Ada Constance Duncan (1896-1970), known as ‘Constance’, was an activist and teacher. She studied arts at the University of Melbourne and, throughout her life, was active in supporting international affairs, refugees’ and women’s rights and the peace movement (Langmore, 1996/2020). In 1953, she became the organising secretary for the International House Appeal, one of the […]
Brunswick’s Barkly Square has long been a popular shopping destination. But what were the shopping options for IHers in the 1960s and 1970s? In 1961, the first Selamat Datang recommended a group of shops on Royal Parade near ‘Naughtons’: a newsagent, grocer, chemist, and barber. Closer to IH there was ‘The Dugout’, a food shop […]
Complete the jigsaw to see someone associated with the early history of IH. Clue: there’s a room at International House named after this person. Jigsaw Puzzle
The Founders’ Building at International House was officially opened in 2008. But who were the ‘founders’? The founders were a group of people closely associated with the beginnings and early history of IH. In his history of International House, Professor Emeritus Frank Larkins identifies twenty ‘founders’, all of whom were closely involved with planning International […]
Nicos Kanaris Nicos Kanaris (1929-1961), a science student from Cyprus, was one of the first residents of International House. In 1960, he was appointed Tutor in Biology and Botany, and in 1961 he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Student Club. This is an edited version of an article he wrote for Satadal […]
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