Title These walls speak volumes : a history of mechanics' institutes in Victoria / Pam Baragwanath and Ken James

Published Camberwell : Ken James Ringwood North, Vic. : Baragwanath, Pam and James, Ken, 2015

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ADPML REF	374.9945 Bar/Tws		LIB USE ONLY

Description pages regular print Summary Annotation. History of approx.1,000 institutes including building status, social, adult education, library history, heritage listings, plus thematic essays about the MI movement, role of women, architecture, schools of art, schools of design and schools of mines. This is the most comprehensive study of mechanics' institutes in Victoria Analysis Australian Notes Higinbotham Hall Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Mechanics Institute and Free Library, Frankston Libraries -- Australia -- Victoria. Mechanics' institutes -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- Pictorial works. Libraries -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Mechanics' institutes -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Adult education -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Historic buildings -- Australia -- Victoria. SUBJECT Mechanics Institutes, Frankston, Vic Genre/Form History. Illustrated works. Author James, Ken, author ISBN 9780992308780 099230878X

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