University of Melbourne Bachelor of Music Certificate awarded to Mona McBurney, 1896
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Title
University of Melbourne Bachelor of Music Certificate awarded to Mona McBurney, 1896
Description
In 1896 Mona McBurney graduated from the Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne, becoming the first woman in Australia to receive this degree. Born on the Isle of Man, McBurney came from a musical and scholarly family. Moving to Victoria in 1881, she enrolled as a music student at the University in 1892. She was well-known as both a composer and performer and enjoyed Australian and international success in both respects. From 1918, she returned to the Conservatorium to teach Italian and French remaining in this role until her death in 1932. She was known as an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher, described by Margaret Sutherland (one of her students) as “one of the most sensitive, gentle, yet vital persons I ever knew”.
Creator
Source
Grainger Museum Collection, University of Melbourne. Gift of the McBurney family, 1985
Publisher
Grainger Museum
Date
1896
Contributor
Grainger Museum
Identifier
2018/29-10/1/1