Feature Story
Design drawings for constructing the COLTECH lathe were sent to the Central Drawing Office in Maribyrnong where it was to be modified and so could be used for other purposes; drawings were supplied to other States and New Zealand.
During this Decade
Great Depression hits Australia hard – at its peak in the early 1930s around one third of Australians were out of work.
NMIT Milestones
1930: Mr. Matthew Richardson, foundation Principal of Collingwood Technical School from 1912, retires.
The Rise of Vocational Education
In the 1930s, the Age Newspaper was adding its voice to the calls to invest in technical education as a way to improve the employability of youth and to combat youth unemployment, at a time when there was an identified lack of trades-qualified workers. A call that the echoes to the present day.
Student Enrolments
By 1939 Collingwood Technical School had 630 secondary and 1692 post secondary enrolments
Did you know?
Preston flagpole
The Australian Natives Association donated the flagpole for during the establishment of Preston Technical School.
Final Siren
In the VFL the Premiers were Geelong (1931), Richmond (1932), South Melbourne (1933), Richmond (1934), Collingwood (1935 and 1936), Geelong (1937), Carlton (1938), Melbourne (1939 and 1940).
Winning Post
Melbourne Cup winners for the 1930s were Phar Lap (1930), White Nose (1931), Peter Pan (1932), Hall Mark (1933), Peter Pan (1934), Marabou (1935), Wotan (1936), The Trump (1937), Catalogue (1938), and Rivette (1939).
During this Decade - 1940s
Great Depression hits Australia hard – at its peak in the early 1930s around one third of Australians were out of work.
1930: First international telephone call was made by Australian Prime Minister James Henry Scullin.
1932: Sydney Harbour Bridge opened on 19 March. ABC begins broadcasting.
1932/33: the infamous ‘Bodyline’ Test Cricket series between England and Australia takes place in Australia.
1934: first commercially made ute hits the market. 300 000 people attend the dedication of Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on 11 November.
1939: Robert Menzies becomes Prime Minister of Australia. Germany invades Poland and World War II begins. Black Friday bushfires claim 71 lives in South East Australia.
