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Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 These Walls Speak Volumes : A History of Mechanics' Institutes in Victoria
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'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.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood North, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Pam Baragwanath ; Ken James , 2015 .
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      Extent: 1vp.
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      • Published 15 October 2015
      ISBN: 9780992308780

Works about this Work

Rebirth of History Gideon Haigh , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 July 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of These Walls Speak Volumes : A History of Mechanics' Institutes in Victoria Pam Baragwanath , Ken James , 2015 single work criticism
'Established as community hubs and places of learning more than 100 years ago, mechanics’ institutes are undergoing a revival, writes Gideon Haigh.'
Rebirth of History Gideon Haigh , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30-31 July 2016; (p. 16)

— Review of These Walls Speak Volumes : A History of Mechanics' Institutes in Victoria Pam Baragwanath , Ken James , 2015 single work criticism
'Established as community hubs and places of learning more than 100 years ago, mechanics’ institutes are undergoing a revival, writes Gideon Haigh.'
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