Christmas Hills Mechanics' Institute blue plaque

Christmas Hills, VI, Australia

Christmas Hills Mechanics' Institute. Founded 1877. This building erected 2013. The Mechanics' Institute movement began in British urban industrial centres in the early 1800s. A "mechanic" was a person applying skills and technology. During the 19th century, most towns in Victoria established a Mech

anics' Institute or Athenaeum with a library and meeting hall. Common objects were the "spread of useful knowledge" and provision for "rational recreation" in the community. Built in 1877 on what is n

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