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Public Holiday
Labour Day, Victoria (Graduate House is closed)
This annual holiday in Australia acknowledges the 1850s Eight Hour Day Marches in Melbourne and Sydney advocating for eight hours for work, eight for recreation and eight for rest each day. On the 21st April, 1856 Victorian Stonemasons working on the Old Quadrangle Building at The University of Melbourne downed tools and marched to Parliament […]
Good Friday
A day of sorrow, penance, and fasting, Christians observe the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday annually. Also known as Holy Friday, Great Friday and Black Friday, this is observed on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday and with church services. In Australia, it is first day of the Easter public holiday […]