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  1. The First Female Medicine Students Enrolled in 1887

    Although women were finally admitted to the University of Melbourne in 1879, they were not permitted to study medicine until 1887. The women pictured were the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2011/07/12/237

  2. Book Lover, George McArthur, and His Bequest to the University

    George McArthur (1842-1903) was born in Scotland and immigrated to Victoria with his family in 1852, moving to Maldon two years later at the height of …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2011/07/06/the-george-mcarthur-bequest

  3. Beautiful Manuscripts from the Rare Music Collection

    The Rare Collections of the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library consist of manuscripts (mainly works by Australian composers from the colonial period to the present day) and printed scores …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2011/06/30/rare-music-collection

  4. Fine Private Presses of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

    The Eragny Press, one of the fine private presses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is held by the University Library and is the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2011/06/29/eragny-press

  5. Arthur Purnell, Architect

    Arthur W. Purnell (1878-1964) was a Geelong-born architect who built a thriving practice in Melbourne. He designed hundreds of buildings, including the Olympic Stand at the …

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/librarycollections/2011/06/24/arthur-purnell-architect

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