History of RMIT Australia?

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   The Working Men's College of Melbourne was founded in 1887 by a prominent grazier and philanthropist, The Hon. Francis Ormond MLC, who donated £5000 toward the establishment of the college. The Council of the Melbourne Trades Hall then matched Ormond's initial donation through rallying its members. On June 4, the college opened in a purpose-built building on the corners of Bowen Street and La Trobe Street in Melbourne, with a gala ceremony, becoming the third official provider of higher education in the Colony of Victoria (the Melbourne Athenaeumwas founded in 1839 and the University of Melbourne in 1853). In 1904, the college was incorporated under the Companies Act as a private institution.

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