Agent TypeOrganisationHistoryEdgar Handly of Crusader Plate left two houses at Blackwood, Victoria, "Woodside" and "Hillside" and adjacent land to the University. They are available for use by the staff and students of the University of Melbourne. A statutary declaration Robert R. Priestly (Formerly Student Councillor, Asst Dean of Arts, and Student Services Liaison Officer) he was a friend of Edgar Handly who with Jack Benjamin as trustees of the Elizabeth Handly Trust, proposed that "Hillside" be given to International House. On further consideration it was given to the University for use of staff and students as a holiday house and for study. A final gift of land was made later. Ctd in Desc.
Buildings Branch (The University of Melbourne). University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 07/02/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/62027
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