1938 - Art School Staff and Students involved in a Protest Demonstration at the College

Summary

In 1928, staff and students of the Working Men's College Art School were involved in one of the earliest recorded protest demonstrations at the College when the Melbourne City Council announced that it planned to remove the trees located on Bowen Street. Unfortunately the protest failed to prevent the trees being removed (Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 230). The students subsequently planted two small trees where the original trees had stood, with one tree being removed by the workmen (Argus, 25 June 1938, p. 2; Argus 27 June 1938, p. 8; Argus, 28 June 1938, p. 3).

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: 'Despoiled Square: City Council Criticised', The Argus, 28 June 1938, p. 3. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11157634; 'Girls Defy Council: Guard Tree in Rain', The Argus, 25 June 1938, p. 2. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11167152; 'Tree Vigil Ended: Protests by Students', The Argus, 27 June 1938, p. 8. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11174933; 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