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This gallery is devoted to the demise of Technical Education in the State of Victoria.

-......1887 ___The Working Man's College founded with junior school part of its operations.
-......1912 ___Junior school moves to 555 LaTrobe Street and given the name Melbourne Junior Technical School.
-......1921 ___Re-named The West Melbourne Technical School.
-......1930s __Decision made to move to a new site in Essendon.
-......1938 ___Foundation stone laid... Essendon Technical School classes started in 1939

--1992 The Kennett government closed it down and sold it off for private development with TAFE taking over the "Listed" building, demolishing the rest for car parking.

I think you can tell that I am upset by this foolish 'near-sightedness'
When are our politicians going to held to account for this 'vandalism' of Taxpayers Facilities?
Essendon Technical School
Essendon Technical School		 Essendon Tech 1991 Drg 1 Labelled.jpg
Essendon Tech 1991 Drg 1 Labelled.jpg		 Kangan TAFE
Kangan TAFE		 Kangan TAFE.jpg
Kangan TAFE.jpg
Demolished Hall
Demolished Hall 		Demolished FM 1.jpg
Demolished FM 1.jpg		 Before the destruction
Before the destruction		 Filing Bench work before D-DAY
Filing Bench work before "D-DAY"
Gymnasium before demolition
Gymnasium before demolition		 Government Vandalism
Government Vandalism		 The West Melbourne Technical School/ Essendon Technical School
The West Melbourne Technical School/ Essendon Technical School		 Welding Torch
Welding Torch
Carpark replaces Workshops 2.jpg
Carpark replaces Workshops 2.jpg		 FM makes way for 3 rubbish bins and a few cars.jpg
FM makes way for 3 rubbish bins and a few cars.jpg		 Demolition stops here
Demolition stops here		 Spot the students?
Spot the students?
Entrance 2.jpg
Entrance 2.jpg		 So Pretty NOW 2.jpg
So Pretty NOW 2.jpg		 Library
Library 		Essendon Tech Housing estate panorama
Essendon Tech Housing estate panorama
Typical House 2.jpg
Typical House 2.jpg		 New Road
New Road 		Some things don't change
Some things don't change		 Rear entrance
Rear entrance
The western end goal posts
The western end goal posts		 Love is blind
Love is blind		 Avondale Heights High School Demolished.jpg
Avondale Heights High School Demolished.jpg		 Avondale Primary School Ex.jpg
Avondale Primary School Ex.jpg
Learning Centre.jpg
Learning Centre.jpg

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George Bovell 14-Mar-2016 03:05
The pictures to me are just so gut wrenching I was a student there fond lasting memories at ETS from 1978-1983 then got an got an apprenticeship halfway through year 12 in Fitting/Machining fields I also had apprenticeship classes from 1983-1984, I'm now a qualified Toolmaker thanks to this school the motto (Deeds Not Words) rang true with me. My Brother Grahame was also there as a student in the mid to late 1950's he got a Plumbing apprenticeship whilst at ETS, also my Dad had links being West Melbourne Tech. It's such a travesty as we have a big skills shortage in this nation as we have to outsource which is the norm these days it's just a bloody disgrace. Nice Pictures by the way I'm glade some history was kept also including the blatant vandalism pictures as proof that some will bulldoze anything if there's a dollar to be made.
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