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unusual facts about Melbourne University



Andrew Dent

Dent was born in Warragul Victoria, and educated at Warragul High School and Wesley College, Melbourne before being admitted to study Medicine at Melbourne University, initially at Queen's College.

Arthur Bartholomew

On 1 September 1859 Arthur was appointed Attendant to Frederick McCoy in the department of Natural History at the newly established Melbourne University.

InterVarsity Hockey

The first InterVarsity match was played in 1908 when a team of women students from Melbourne University Hockey Club traveled to Adelaide, SA, to take on a team from The University of Adelaide.

Jasmine Cresswell

Cresswell received a Bachelor's degree in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a degree in history from Macquarie University, and a Masters Degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University.

John Medley Building

The John Medley Building is at Kernot Road, Melbourne University, Parkville Campus, Melbourne, Australia.

Marion Phillips

She was educated at the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne and Melbourne University, graduating in 1903 and in 1904 began a research scholarship at the London School of Economics.

Mateusz Sikora

He was born on 25 May 1971, in Warsaw, Poland and educated in Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University.

Melbourne University Regiment

providing military training for members of Melbourne University and the public schools of Melbourne and Geelong.

Rennie Ellis

Born in the Melbourne beachside suburb of Brighton and educated at Brighton Grammar School, Ellis won a scholarship to Melbourne University in 1959.

Scav Hunt

University of Melbourne Scavenger Hunt - the culmination of Melbourne University's Prosh Week, a tradition dating back to the mid 20th century

Victor Perton

Perton attended Catholic schools, later studying economics and law at Monash University, Melbourne University and Peking University.

William Moule

Moule resided at Clarence House now known as the old Mansion nightclub in 1876 whilst being educated at Melbourne Grammar School and took a law degree at Melbourne University, being called to the bar in 1879 and going into practice the following year.


see also

Dictionary of Australian Biography

It should not be confused with the multi-volume Australian Dictionary of Biography published by Melbourne University Press in 1966.

Doug Heywood

He won premierships in the Victorian Amateur Football Association with the University Blacks during his time at Melbourne University.

George Paton

George Whitecross Paton (1902 – 1985), Australian legal scholar and Vice Chancellor of Melbourne University

Irvine Masson

He went to Melbourne Grammar School then Melbourne University, achieving a BSc with first class honours in chemistry in 1908.

Methodist Ladies' College, Melbourne

The board at the time of Storelli's sacking consisted of Louise Adler (Melbourne University Press), Brendan Fleiter (Australia Post), Ahmed Fahour (Australia Post), Tony Peake (PricewaterhouseCoopers), Bernard Salt (KPMG), Patricia Cross (NAB, JB Were, Qantas), Patrick Ng (Architect), Belinda Probert (LaTrobe University) and Julie Landvogt (education consultant).

Sympathy in Summer

It was partly financed by Melbourne University Film Society and was heavily financed by the films of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and Alain Resnais.

World Vegan Day

Featured stalls include Lentil as Anything, Invita Living Foods, Animals Australia, Aduki Independent Press, Eco-shout Melbourne, Vegan Society of Australia, ALV, the Melbourne University Food Co-op, Lush Australia, eco store, and many more.