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Spring Creek Mechanics' Institute and Fawcett Hall blue plaque

Fawcett, VI, Australia

Spring Creek Mechanics' Institute and Public Library (name changed to Fawcett circa. 1908). On this site from 1882. 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 Mechanics' Institute or Athenaeum with a library and meeting hall. Common objects were the "spread of useful knowledge" and provision for "rational recreation" in the c

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