Full Record: Prahran Mechanics Institute

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Main Title:	Beaconsfield Hall and Free Library [MIV file]
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Subject:	Beaconsfield Hall and Free Library Community halls Beaconsfield (Vic.) (Bunurong Country)
Notes:	Established 1904. Building no longer exists. DIGITAL ITEMS Correspondence 1954-1970. Letter book 1951-1963. Financial records 1906-1968. Minutes 1904-1969. Newspaper extracts. 4 Photos. Hall site plan. There was also a Clementston Mechanics' Institute, spelt Clemenston in 'If the walls could speak' but address given as Clementson. According to 'Place names of Victoria' by Les Blake: Clementston: former goldfield near Beaconsfield, n[amed] in 1890 after James Clements p67. Letter from Ben Lockyer, Secretary, Creswick and District Historical Society re: Clementston Mechanics' Institute and also institutes at Kingston and Broomfield (1988).

Result	Collection	Location	Shelf No	Status	Notes
	MIRC	Library Computers	Beaconsfield	Available	Not for loan

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