Emmanuel’s centenary in 2011 was celebrated throughout the year by the College community. Alumni embraced the chance to reconnect, with reunions held in Toowoomba, Cairns, Sydney, Melbourne and as far afield as Hong Kong and New York. The Centenary Weekend from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 September teed off with a golf day followed by...Read More
The 1990s were another period of expansion and accessibility for Emmanuel and its student body. The digital revolution in education was in progress and computers became part of everyday life. The College was connected to the Internet and the wonders of the World Wide Web. Campus improvements included three new wings, sound-proofed music rooms, and...Read More
The 1970s in Australia was a tumultuous period of economic and political upheaval. Women, Indigenous people, migrants, and people from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities were all demanding changes to the status quo. Politically, the biggest disruption was the election of the Labor Party, with reformist Gough Whitlam as Prime Minister, in 1972 after...Read More
The post-war years brought many changes and the 1950s were a time of significant social and cultural progress in Australia. Modernism had arrived and the new style of urban development, architecture and interior design signified a break with the past. The built form of houses, businesses, and institutions transformed in response to a modernising world....Read More
Emmanuel expanded in the 1930s, growing to be the largest of the six UQ colleges. Major renovations were completed, including the remodelling and cement rendering of the original building in 1931 and the addition of a new wing to accommodate more students in 1936. The College magazine of that year notes: “The Council has ever...Read More
“Throughout the first ten years of its existence, Emmanuel had a struggle with circumstances as the war came on the heels of its inauguration with devastating effect.” These are the words of Emmanuel’s founder and inaugural Council Chairman Reverend Dr Ernest Northcroft Merrington MA writing on the occasion of the College’s silver jubilee in 1936....Read More
On 13 September 2021 Emmanuel College attains super-centenarian status, reaching the privileged age of 110 years. As part of the super-centenary celebrations, the College will be publishing a series of articles looking back and looking forward. While this series is not intended to be a definitive history of the College, we will be retelling important...Read More
