Category: People
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International House: The first years
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 […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/international-house-melbourne/2020/05/14/international-house-the-first-years
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From the Warden: Sir Ian Clunies Ross and International House
Brian Jones Brian Jones was the first Warden (Head) of International House. This article was published in Satadal in 1959. The publishing of the first International House Magazine is a notable event in the history of the House. We are much in the debt of those by whose enterprise and exertions this has been achieved. […] -
Experiences in international living
Gopal Bhattacharyya Gopal Bhattacharyya arrived in Australia from India in 1956 to study education at the University of Melbourne. He arrived at IH in 1957. This is an edited version of an article he wrote for the first issue of Satadal in 1959. It was January, 1956, the year I arrived in Australia. As I […] -
White Australia through Australian Eyes
George Hicks This is an edited version of an article published in the first issue of the International House magazine Satadal, published in 1959. A referendum on Australia’s Restricted Immigration Policy was conducted last June by the students of Melbourne University. Some 2,820, or two-thirds of the full-time students, voted. Of these, 77 per cent, […]
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