Identity area
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Date(s)
- 1984-2010 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
2 manila folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Moore Theological College (M.T.C.), Australia's oldest theological college, began tuition in the home of Thomas Moore (1762-1840) at Liverpool on March 1st, 1856. Moore was a wealthy pastoralist and benefactor of the early Church of England in Australia who bequeathed property and funds for the establishment of a theological training college. The Reverend William A. Hodgson was the first tutor of the new college, which remained at its Liverpool site until 1888. For three years the College was closed, re-opening at its present Newtown site in 1891. The "Moore Theological College Ordinance of 1919" placed the government of the College under the Church of England Synod, and established a committee to administer its various functions. In 1921, a Synod Ordinance was passed empowering the College's Trustees to use the Liverpool assets for the Newtown College's use. In 1933 a Board of Reference was established to assess prospective applicants, and 1937 saw the establishment of the College's Women's Auxiliary.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Thomas Moore arrived in the colony as ship’s carpenter on the Britannia in 1792, served as Master Boat Builder from 1796 to 1809, and was then granted a large property in the Liverpool district where he became a magistrate and sheep breeder.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Copy of Moore's will, correspondence and legal documents relating to the estate of Thomas Moore and the Trustees of Thomas Moore.
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Accruals
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Chronological
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Conditions governing access
Restricted - Permission of the current Principal required to access.