Category: Events

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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 […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2021/04/21/fifty-years-of-women-at-international-house

  4. 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

  5. The first Selamat Datang

    1961 saw the first issue of the IH orientation booklet Selamat Datang. The orientation program that year included cricket matches, tennis tournaments, talks, a formal dinner, processions and two sherry parties. Writing in his foreword, the Warden (Head of College) Sam Dimmick urged students to find a balance between these social activities and their academic […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2021/02/22/the-first-selamat-datang

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