1939 - Francis Ormond School of Mathematics Opened (29 November 1939)

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29 November 1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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29 November 1939
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary

The Francis Ormond School of Mathematics was opened on 29 November 1939 by the Minister for Education, Sir John Harris. The building, located on the corner of Bowen and Franklin Streets, Melbourne, had previously been White's Imperial Temperance Hotel (SER-09908, 27 November 1939, p. 2042, RMIT University Archives; Age, 30 November 1939, p. 9; Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 239).

Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

  • Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1937 - 1943 - No. 8 25 January 1937 - 20 December 1943 pp. 1736-2058; 1-66; then unnumbered, 1937 - 1943, Item no. SER-09908, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987. Details

Newspaper Articles

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Generous Gifts: Technical College Benefits', The Age, 30 November 1939, p. 3. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205592984; Melbourne Technical College Council Minutes 1937 - 1943 - No. 8 25 January 1937 - 20 December 1943 pp. 1736-2058; 1-66; then unnumbered, 1937 - 1943, Item no. SER-09908, Series S0602; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Murray-Smith, Stephen and Dare, Anthony John, The Tech: A Centenary History of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Hyland House Publishing Pty Limited, South Yarra, Victoria, 1987.

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