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1854
The National Museum of Victoria opens in the Government Assay Office, La Trobe Street, Melbourne. It displays geological and natural science collections. William
Blandowski is the first scientist appointed to the staff.
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The Museum's first building as it appeared in 1858 when it had become the Crown Land Building. The former Government Assay Office comprised the central portion with the entrance. The two wings were added after the Assay Office closed in 1856 and the Museum collections were moved to the University of Melbourne.
Source: The Illustrated Melbourne News, 1858. |
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