South Melbourne College

South Melbourne College
Location
South Melbourne, Victoria Australia
Coordinates	37°50′41″S 144°57′21″E / 37.84472°S 144.95583°ECoordinates: 37°50′41″S 144°57′21″E / 37.84472°S 144.95583°E
Information
Type	private
Established	1889
Founder	Thomas Palmer
Status	closed
Closed	1917

South Melbourne College was a co-education boarding school in South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school was founded by Thomas Palmer in 1883.^[1]

John Bernard O'Hara became a partner in 1889 and became sole proprietor in 1893-4.^[2] In his hands it became a leading private school in Victoria. During a period of eight years, of 28 first-class honours gained by all the schools of Victoria in physics and chemistry, 14 were obtained by pupils from South Melbourne College. O'Hara was an inspiring teacher, and many of his pupils went on to hold distinguished positions in the universities of Australia.^[3]

From 1905, the school was located at 76 Kerferd Rd, South Melbourne.^[4]

O'Hara closed the school in 1917 due to ill health.

Notable alumni

• Don Cameron, politician
• Paul Jones, politician
• Katharine Susannah Prichard, author
• Henry Caselli Richards, geologist
• T. J. Ryan, politician
• Walter Nairn, politician
• Royston Barry Drew, industrial chemist

References

1. Clements, M. A. (1988). "Palmer, Thomas (1858 - 1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
2. Pawsey, Margaret M. (1988). "O'Hara, John Bernard (1862 - 1927)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 2011-03-07.
3. Serle, Percival (1949). "O'Hara, John Bernard". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
4. "History & Heritage". City of Port Phillip. Retrieved 2011-03-07.