Dookie Campus Historical Collection, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne
Dookie Campus is Victoria's oldest agricultural college. It was one of four sites reserved in the Benalla district in 1875 for the purpose of an agricultural college and experimental farm. Clearing and fencing began in 1877, and Dookie Agricultural College commenced operation in 1886. Its association with the University of Melbourne began in 1910 when Bachelor of Agricultural Science students spent a year at Dookie as part of their degree studies. It is now part of the University's Faculty of Land and Food Resources.
Address:
Dookie College, Dookie-Nalinga Road, Between Shepparton and Benalla, via Midland Highway VIC 3647, Australia
Tel:
+61 03 5833 9224
+61 03 5833 9201
Hours:
By appointment only
Email:
Admission:
General admission free
Facilities:
The Dookie Campus Historical Collection is located in Lecture Theatre C which was built in 1908 as a chemistry laboratory and classrooms. The building has undergone substantial refitting at various times serving as a computer room and plant laboratory. It now houses a tiered lecture theatre and since the College's centenary in 1986, the Dookie Campus Historical Collection.
Collection:
The collection comprises approximately 1,000 items including photographs, certificates, examination papers, journals, correspondence, student notes, prospectuses and a small number of artefacts.