Building 9 (1938 - )

From
1938
Website
https://web.archive.org/web/20240227000917/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-9
Summary

Building 9 originally housed the Electrical Trades and Radio Schools. The foundation stone was laid on 13 October 1937 (Edquist and Grierson, 2008, p. 48). The building was completed in two stages, with the first part opened in 1938 for the Electrical Trades School (Heritage Council Victoria, 1998; The Sun News-Pictorial, 3 November 1938, p. 22). During the war, army and air force communications staff were trained in the building under Ronald Mackay (RMIT University, undated).

Published Resources

Books

  • Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008. Details
  • 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

Webpages

Online Resources

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Electrical Trades School Opened By Minister', The Sun News-Pictorial, 3 November 1938, p. 22. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/277729661; Edquist, Harriet and Grierson, Elizabeth, A Skilled Hand and Cultivated Mind: A Guide to the Architecture and Art of RMIT University, RMIT University Press, Melbourne, Victoria, 2008; RMIT Building No. 9, Victorian Heritage Database, 23 May 1998, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/710; RMIT University, Building 9, Melbourne, Victoria, undated. Also available at https://web.archive.org/web/20240227000917/https://www.rmit.edu.au/maps/melbourne-city-campus/building-9.

Created: 14 December 2021, Last modified: 10 December 2024