1937 - The Education Department issued a directive that staff must retire on their 65th birthday

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July 1937
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July 1937
Summary

At the Melbourne Technical College Council meeting on 26 July 1937 it was reported that the Education Department had sent a letter 'advising Council that all officers must retire on the 65th anniversary of their birthday' (SER-09908, 26 July 1937, p. 1799, RMIT University Archives). Subsequently, a major confrontation occurred between the Melbourne Technical College, alongside four other council-controlled colleges, and the Education Department (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 215; SER-09908, 27 June 1938, p. 1908, RMIT University Archives). According to Frank Ellis, Principal of the Melbourne Technical College, it had been the practice of the Council to retire staff on December 31st, rather than on the day they celebrate their 65th birthday (SER-09908, 2 May 1838, p. 1897 and 23 May 1838, pp. 1901-1903, RMIT University Archives).

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

Sources used to compile this entry: 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.

Created: 2 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024