Corporate Body
School of Dairy Technology (1939 - c. 1967)
The University of Melbourne
- From
- 1939
Werribee, Victoria, Australia - To
- c. 1967
- Functions
- Education and Food or beverage industry
- Location
- Werribee, Victoria
Summary
The School of Dairy Technology was part of the University of Melbourne's Institute of Land and Food Resources. It was based at the Gilbert Chandler Campus in Werribee. On 17 February 1967 the school was renamed the Gilbert Chandler Institute of Dairy Technology.
The original school of Dairy Technology at Werribee was started in 1939. Similarly to today, subjects taught included microbiology, chemistry and biochemistry and field staff of the department of Agriculture lectured in not only in milk and cream testing and grading and cheese making but also bread making, and accountancy.
Related entries
Timeline
1939 - c. 1967 School of Dairy Technology
1967 - Gilbert Chandler Institute of Dairy Technology
Owner
Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474105. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_s.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 3 September 2001, Last modified: 23 March 2010
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