Caitlin Stone
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Why is Scheps that shape?
The hexadecagonal (sixteen-sided) Scheps building is a familiar Royal Parade landmark. But why is Scheps that shape? Scheps appears to be a ‘rescaled version’ of a similar, sixteen-sided building in Hobart in Tasmania, the Wrest Point Casino (Larkins, 2018, p. 84). However, the casino was built by a different construction company, A. V. Jennings Industries […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/08/20/why-is-scheps-that-shape
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Why are there three buildings in the picture?
This promotional postcard held in the International Archives shows three buildings all of which appear to be ‘Clunies’. Early discussions about International House included plans and costings for three wings. Each was to house around forty-two residents with one building only for women. Insufficient funds meant that only one wing (pictured below, shortly after its […] -
The Founders: Constance Duncan
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 […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/08/07/the-founders-constance-duncan
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Where did IHers go shopping?
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 […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/08/07/history-mystery-shopping
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History Mystery bonus: Jigsaw
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 Puzzleblogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/07/31/history-mystery-bonus-jigsaw
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