Corporate Body
Melbourne University Engineering Society (1889 - 1919)
The University of Melbourne
- From
- 1889
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - To
- 1919
Australia - Functions
- Association and Society or Membership Organisation
- Location
- Melbourne, Victoria
Summary
From the early 1900s, the Melbourne University Engineering Society formed out of the Melbourne University Engineering Students' Club, becoming an Alumni organization and a professional engineers' association. A member of the Melbourne University Students' Club was usually nominated to be an Assistant Honorary Secretary of the Society.
In 1919, the Melbourne University Engineering Society amalgamated with other existing engineering associations, to form the "Institution of Engineers, Australia" as one of the Institution's eleven 'Foundation Societies', and its members transferred to the Institution as foundation Associate Members.
Its proceedings were published as "The Varsity Engineer" in ten volumes between 1910 and 1916, with a War memorial edition published in 1919, to honour University students and graduates who had served in the war.
Related entries
Timeline
1889 - 1919 Melbourne University Engineering Society
1919 - Institution of Engineers, Australia
Published resources
See also
- Institution of Engineers Australia, 'Historical account of the formation of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.', Transactions of the Institution of Engineers Australia, 1 (1921), 28-46, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.628107070347674. Details
Ken McInnes
Created: 23 February 2022, Last modified: 2 February 2023