https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/grainger/files/original/2a83b1307349716ec3050b3f6601461d.jpg 0068957eef561a73c80299022c90394f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource University of Melbourne Bachelor of Music Certificate awarded to Mona McBurney, 1896 Subject The topic of the resource Certificates; Bachelor of Music; Multivocal exhibition Old Quad Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The University of Melbourne Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grainger Museum Collection, University of Melbourne. Gift of the McBurney family, 1985 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Grainger Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1896 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Grainger Museum Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2018/29-10/1/1