1950 - Bowen Street Closed

Summary

The Melbourne (Bowen-Street) Land Bill was read at the Parliament of Victoria Legislative Assembly on 9 and 15 August 1950. The motion was agreed to and passed through the remaining stages. The Bill legislated for the closure of Bowen Street and part of an adjoining lane in order to provide more space for the Melbourne Technical College (Victoria, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, 9 August 1950, pp. 262 and 268-269, and 15 August 1950, pp. 303-313; Murray-Smith and Dare, 1987, p. 294).

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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

• 'City Street to Be Closed', The Age, 10 August 1950, p. 3. Also available at http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206399661. Details

Resources

• Victoria, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates Session 1950-51, vol. CCXXXII, Melbourne, Victoria, 1951. Also available at https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/499cf9/globalassets/hansard-historical-documents/sessional/1950/19500808-19500823-hansard-combined.pdf. Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 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; Victoria, Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly, Parliamentary Debates Session 1950-51, vol. CCXXXII, Melbourne, Victoria, 1951. Also available at https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/499cf9/globalassets/hansard-historical-documents/sessional/1950/19500808-19500823-hansard-combined.pdf.

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