Wallan Wallan Free Library and Mechanics' Institute blue plaque

Wallan, VI, Australia

Wallan Wallan Free Library and Mechanics' Institute. Established on this site 1877. 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 community. The first Wallan Mecha

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