South Melbourne College
| South Melbourne College | |
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| Coordinates | 37°50′41″S 144°57′21″E / 37.84472°S 144.95583°E |
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| Type | private |
| Established | 1889 |
| Founder | Thomas Palmer |
| Status | closed |
| Closed | 1917 |
South Melbourne College was a co-education boarding school in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded by Thomas Palmer in 1883.[1]
John Bernard O'Hara became a partner in 1889 and became sole proprietor in 1893-4.[2] In his hands it became a leading private school in Victoria. During a period of eight years, of 28 first-class honours gained by all the schools of Victoria in physics and chemistry, 14 were obtained by pupils from South Melbourne College. O'Hara was an inspiring teacher, and many of his pupils went on to hold distinguished positions in the universities of Australia.[3]
From 1905, the school was located at 76 Kerferd Rd, South Melbourne.[4]
O'Hara closed the school in 1917 due to ill health.
Notable alumni
- Don Cameron, politician
- Paul Jones, politician
- Katharine Susannah Prichard, author
- Henry Caselli Richards, geologist
- T. J. Ryan, politician
- Walter Nairn, politician
- Royston Barry Drew, industrial chemist
- Doctor Sister Mary Glowrey JMJ, medical missionary in India
- Doctor Elsie Carne (nee Thomas), medical missionary in India
References
- ^ Clements, M. A. (1988). "Palmer, Thomas (1858 - 1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ Pawsey, Margaret M. (1988). "O'Hara, John Bernard (1862 - 1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
- ^ Serle, Percival (1949). "O'Hara, John Bernard". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus & Robertson. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- ^ "History & Heritage". City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 2011-03-07.