Series[UMA-SR-000001984] Photographic prints taken by Jack Lockyer O'BrienAccession[1965.0004] Papers of Jack Lockyer O'BrienIdentifierUMA-ITE-1965000400089Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentFree Thought Hall, a building in Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Comments: This building has also been known as "The Hall of Science" and "The Freethought Hall". It still stands (2009) and is now known as "Brenan Hall", part of St Vincent’s Hospital. The hall was by built for Joseph Symes and the Melbourne branch of the Australa
Inscription: "Free Thought Hall, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy" is written in ink on the back of the photograph. John Lockyer O’Brien (1905-1965) was an historian at the University. His collection of about 4,000 photographs was taken in the late 1950s and early 1960s.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0158Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
O'Brien, Jack, Free Thought Hall, Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne. (c 1958), [UMA-ITE-1965000400089]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 10/12/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/265801