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training and widespread incompetence among teachers, and the school was reopened as the Board of
Education's Training Institution in 1870. With the establishment of free and compulsory primary schooling in 1872, the requirement for new teachers grew substantially. It was felt that teachers would benefit from proximity to Melbourne University, and after years of negotiation, in 1887 four acres (1.657 hectares) of the south east corner of the grounds was provided to the Education Department.
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lecture rooms, retiring rooms, and dormitories. The first stage was completed in 1889, comprising the central section with the principal teaching spaces. The west wing for female teachers was completed in 1891 and the east wing for male students was completed in 1892. In 1893, the
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as one of his first recruits to lecture the college's students who were studying for an Infant
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In 1940, extensive building works were undertaken to expand facilities, with the construction of a new building behind, designed by State Chief
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In 1977, Noel Flood (head of the
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the STC and the VTC were amalgamated to form the
Melbourne College of Education. Further new facilities were added to the north in the early 70s. The Melbourne College of Education amalgamated with the University of Melbourne in 1989. The college building then became known as the '1888 Building'.
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