Corporate Body

Brisbane Technical College (1882 - 1908)

From
1882
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
To
1908
Functions
Education
Location
Brisbane, Queensland

Summary

Brisbane Technical College was founded in 1882 when the Brisbane School of Arts gained government funding to establish a technical school. Enrolments were initially 80 students but soon rose to be over 1000 students in 1897. Brisbane Technical College became part of the Central Technical College in 1908.

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Archival resources

John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland

  • Brisbane Technical College - Records, 1889 - c. 1910, OM64-15; John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection, State Library of Queensland. Details

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