Emily Mc Pherson College Of Domestic Economy
The Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy was an Australian domestic science college for women, in Melbourne, Victoria.
It was officially opened on 27 April 1927 by Her Royal Highness Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Duchess of York, and later Queen Consort.
On 30 June 1979 it became part of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and is known as Building 13 (Emily McPherson College).
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