Category: Events
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When was the first IH play?
The International House Drama Club staged its first play in 1964. The Teahouse of the August Moon played at the Union Theatre from 30 April until 2 May. All the male roles were taken by residents of International House. In the absence of female IH residents, the lead female role was played by University of […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2022/08/26/when-was-the-first-ih-play
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Fifty years of Scheps
Larika Desai Larika Desai was a resident of International House from 2018 to 2020. In 2021, she undertook research into the Scheps Wing as part of an industry internship for the Master of Urban and Cultural Heritage at the University of Melbourne. As early as 1967, Melbourne newspapers started publishing articles with appeals and particulars […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2022/04/08/fifty-years-of-scheps
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Fifty Years of Women at International House
‘Fifty Years of Women at International House’ is a project aimed at preserving and promoting the archival collection at International House (IH), focussing specifically on holdings relating to women. Supported by the Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund at the University of Melbourne, the project is timed to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the […] -
The Samuel Wadham Wing: ‘A microcosm of the world’
The second purpose-built accommodation wing at International House, ‘Wadham’, opened in 1963. Planning for Wadham had begun in earnest in 1960, when International House launched an appeal to raise money for a new building. The goal was to raise £250,000 (equivalent to more than 7.5 million dollars in 2020 1) to construct accommodation for an […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2021/03/22/the-samuel-wadham-wing
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Official opening of International House
International House is probably Australia’s most tangible expression of its new consciousness of Asia. Geoffrey Blainey, 1957 International House in Melbourne was officially opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 24 May 1958. It was a sunny Saturday and Empire Day, the precursor to the King’s Birthday holiday. Also at the event were Ian Clunies […]