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Science Museum
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Technical Museum
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National Gallery of Victoria
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Museum of Victoria
304 - 328 Swanston Street and 179 - 181 Latrobe Street, MELBOURNE, MELBOURNE CITY |
The trustees for Melbourne's new public library were appointed in July 1853 and on 3rd July the following year the foundation stone for the first section of building was laid. Opened in 1856, this building was the first of many constructed on the site to accommodate four institutions over a period of time. These included the Public Library, the National Gallery of Victoria, the Industrial and Technological Museum and the Natural History Museum. The Chairman of Trustees, ... more |
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