Working Men's College, Melbourne
The Working Men's College was an Australian college of further education located in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1887 by a prominent Victorian parliamentarian and philanthropist, Francis Ormond.
former Working Men's College (left building) from La Trobe Street
Construction of the Working Men's College c1886
Francis Ormond was a Scottish-born Australian pastoralist, member of the Parliament of Victoria and philanthropist in the areas of education and religion.
Ormond College (1881)
The Gordon Memorial Technical College (1888)
Francis Ormond statue near the former Working Men's College, at RMIT's City campus