Event 1904 - Fink Royal Commission

From: 1904
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Summary: 'One consequence of the Dickson Fraud was the appointment of a Royal Commission into University affairs chaired by the Hon. Theodore Fink. The wide-ranging report recommended that the Government make good the losses and substantially increase the annual grant. It also recommended the introduction of a range of new courses including Education, Agriculture, Surveying, Mining and Metallurgy, Architecture and Commerce. Some of these recommendations were incorporated into a new University of Act in 1904, but the report itself served as a sound textbook for the development of the University and education policy more generally.'
(University of Melbourne Archives, Key 35: Fink Royal Commission into University Affairs 1902-4 / The University Act 1904)

Key 35: Fink Royal Commission into University Affairs 1902-4 / The University Act 1904, https://archives.unimelb.edu.au/resources/keys-to-the-past/keys/key-35. Details

Created: 21 August 2018, Last modified: 31 October 2018