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Where it all started
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| 1839 |
First pharmacy (Cotter's) established in Melbourne |
| 1842 |
London School of Pharmacy established |
| 1843 |
Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain received charter. |
| 1857 |
Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria founded. |
| 1876 |
Pharmacy Board of Victoria established through the Medical Act. |
| 1877 |
First meeting of the Pharmacy Board of Victoria. |
| 1881 |
Victorian College of Pharmacy established as the School of the Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria; first lectures given at the Technological Museum. |
| 1882 |
J Kruse appointed director; classes transferred to 60 Hanover Street, Fitzroy. |
| 1882 |
County Court Building, 360 Swanston Street, purchased from the Government (#400). |
| 1884 |
Classes started at Swanston Street; H Shillinglaw appointed first secretary/registrar. |
| 1886 |
First issue, Australian Journal of Pharmacy. |
| 1887 |
A H Jackson appointed college director. |
| 1887 |
Compulsory pharmacy course introduced for medical students. |
| 1890 |
S Plowman appointed college director. |
| 1895 |
Major building additions at Swanston Street. |
| 1897 |
First female graduate. |
| 1900 |
A new century begins
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| 1910 |
Cyril Tonkin awarded his second gold medal. |
| 1913 |
C L Butchers appointed secretary/registrar. |
| 1913 |
Major additions to Swanston Street building |
| 1915 |
Four-year apprenticeship system commenced in accordance with the Medical Act. |
| 1920 |
A T S Sissons appointed first dean; retired 1962. |
| 1927 |
Pharmacy Guild of Australia established. |
| 1928 |
Further building additions at Swanston Street site. |
| 1929 |
Fellowship course introduced (FPS by examination). |
| 1936 |
The last of the major building alterations made at Swanston Street. |
| 1941 |
F C Kent appointed secretary/registrar. |
| 1941 |
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia established. |
| 1943 |
C L Butchers Library established. |
| 1951 |
Property at Parkville purchased. |
| 1957 |
Centenary, Pharmaceutical Society of Victoria. |
| 1958 |
War Memorial Building Appeal launched. |
| 1960 |
Full-time three-year course commenced. |
| 1960 |
College moved to new War Memorial Building, Royal Parade, Parkville. |
| 1962 |
Completion of the Sissons Mural. |
| 1963 |
N C Manning appointed dean; retired 1978. |
| 1963 |
Three autonomous schools established within the college (Pharmaceutics, Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Chemistry). |
| 1965 |
A H Kelly appointed secretary/registrar. |
| 1965 |
Further Parkville property purchased. |
| 1966 |
College affiliated with the Victoria Institute of Colleges. |
| 1967 |
Federal Government finance received. |
| 1967 |
Furnish and Equipment Appeal. |
| 1968 |
Bachelor of Pharmacy degree awarded as the first non-university degree in Australia. |
| 1969 |
H V Feehan appointed secretary/registrar. |
| 1970 |
Master of Pharmacy degree approved. |
| 1970 |
Intersearch program established with the University of Kansas. |
| 1971 |
Further Parkville property purchased |
| 1971 |
New laboratory block opened. |
| 1972 |
Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association Conference, Melbourne. |
| 1973 |
R Burnet appointed registrar of college; resigned 1993. |
| 1974 |
Pharmacists Act replaced Part III of the Medical Act (1958). |
| 1975 |
Institute of Drug Technology founded. |
| 1976 |
College incorporated as a company to become an independent, autonomous college of advanced education. |
| 1976 |
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia founded. |
| 1977 |
Centenary, Pharmacy Board of Victoria. |
| 1978 |
Graduate Diploma in Hospital Pharmacy commenced. |
| 1978 |
Victorian Post-Secondary Education Act. |
| 1979 |
G N Vaughan appointed dean; resigned 1987. |
| 1981 |
Centenary, Victorian College of Pharmacy Centenary Banquet, 23 May 1981, Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria. |
| 1982 |
Centenary Plaque installed. |
| 1982 |
Sigma School of Pharmacy Practice established. |
| 1983 |
Graduate Diploma in Community Pharmacy commenced. |
| 1984 |
Buildings on Parkville campus named `Sissons', `Scott' and `Manning'. |
| 1984 |
College became a `declared institution', thus accrediting its own courses. |
| 1985 |
Reader position included in the academic staff establishment. |
| 1986 |
College established as the Department of Pharmaceutical Science of the University of Melbourne for postgraduate studies. |
| 1986 |
1851 Scholarship awarded to Jennifer Martin, MPharm. |
| 1986 |
Institute of Drug Technology Ltd changed its structure and management to become the Institute of Drug Technology (Aust.) Pty Ltd with college holding a substantial equity. |
| 1988 |
T R Watson appointed dean and director; retired 1991. |
| 1988 |
Affiliation Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to examine the possibility of a closer association. |
| 1989 |
R Burnet appointed deputy director; resigned 1993. |
| 1989 |
Heads of Agreement signed between the college and the University of Melbourne. The two institutions thereby agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation scheduled for 1 January 1991. |
| 1990 |
Amalgamation negotiations with the University of Melbourne terminated. |
| 1990 |
Affiliation Agreement and Heads of Agreement signed between the college and Monash University whereby the institutions agreed to pursue the aim of an amalgamation. |
| 1991 |
C B Chapman appointed dean and director. |
| 1992 |
Passage of the Monash University (Pharmacy College) Act formalised the merger of the college with Monash University. |
| 1992 |
The college company, established in 1976, was liquidated. |
| 1992 |
Victorian College of Pharmacy Statute and Regulations made by the Monash University Council came into force. The college board was established to govern the academic affairs of the college. |
| 1993 |
M D Watson appointed registrar. |
| 1994 |
Commencement of the honours degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy. New BPharm and MPharm regulations approved by the college board. |
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