The Best Time of their Lives: Researching the History of Prahran Technical School

The history of Prahran Technical School is a remarkable story. Created by the Prahran Mechanics’ Institute, the ‘Tech’ opened in High Street in 1915. With both junior and senior sections, a boys’ school and later a girls’ school, it survived for fifty years with barely sufficient funding. Art had al...

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Main Author:	Judith Buckrich
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Record Office Victoria 2006-10-01
Series:	Provenance : The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria
Subjects:	Prahran Technical School Prahran Mechanics' Institute art education Prahran history
Online Access:	http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance/provenance2006/the-best-time-of-their-lives

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The Best Time of their Lives: Researching the History of Prahran Technical School

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