DUBLIN INSTITUTE

Location
9 Sixth Street Dublin or Lot No: 53
Build Information
Original building built in 1884
Builder Mr O’Hara
Material Limestone local stone carted by Mr Carrier
Size 52’ long 30’ wide and 16’ high

DUBLIN INSTITUTE
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	Location 9 Sixth Street Dublin or Lot No: 53 Build Information Original building built in 1884 Builder Mr O’Hara Material Limestone local stone carted by Mr Carrier Size 52’ long 30’ wide and 16’ high



TIMELINE
1882 19th May – At a public meeting held at Dublin Hotel it was agreed to provide a public reading room and library for the township 1882 20th September - library formally opened in Dublin Council Chambers 1884 3rd September it was agreed that an Institute be built and on 17th September Lot 53 was purchased from Mr Carson. Trustees were Messrs Jonathon Porter, Joel Prime, N Tainsh, N Crosby and G West 1884 25th November - Mr L.G. Browne M.P. of Buckland Park laid foundation Stone 1885 26th May - Mr. W. Gilbert, M.P., Opened Institute July - Cupboard was procured for Institute 1897 Operations of the library were suspended due to disagreement between Trustees and Committee and 200 books from the library were disposed of 1906 17th August - Mr. E. H. Coombe, M.P., reopened the Dublin Institute. Mr. Coombe had attended a meeting called at Dublin on 8th June to consider the question of reviving the institute; those seven new trustees had been appointed; a President and secretary elected, and those 24 persons had agreed to become subscribers 1914-15 Supper room 20’ addition 1915 Scenery curtain added to stage 1928 Library was transferred to Supper Room 1929 Kitchen extension built by Mr Halliday 1935 December - Jubilee was celebrated with concert, supper and dance 1935 Table tennis table bought 1940 Fighting Forces Comfort Fund busy 1947 Mr E A Collins installed 12-volt lighting system, a ball was held and Mr A D Prime officially turned on the lights 1957 Table Tennis Club formed 1959 Hall was wired for electric power 1964 Side door and toilets 1973 New partition placed in archway and stage flood light on stage and fluorescent lights installed main hall 1978 13th November, public meeting was held about closure of institutes and being passed over to councils. District Council of Mallala asked if Dublin was willing to form a committee to takeover the building and it was. 1980 Meals on Wheels started and used the back room and kitchen 1983 June – the dissolution of the Institute and control passing to the then-District of Mallala Council. 1984 15th March – A meeting was held to form a committee to officially close the institute and Dublin Community Club Inc. was asked to take over the institute and all books sent to Institutes Association 25th November - Dublin Institute Centenary Celebration, a Thanksgiving Serviceconducted by Rev. Kelvin Benn of the Adelaide Plains Parish Uniting Church of Australia. A booklet celebrating the Dublin Centenary was also compiled by Mrs E F Thompson 2004 Dublin Community Club disbanded and District Council of Mallala resumed management 2005 - 2009 Dublin Institute Committee was formed to manage the Institute but after 4 years ended and Council again resumed management 2009 125th Birthday Celebration of Dublin Institute From November the Dublin History Group Inc. held all its meetings at the Dublin Institute 2010 Dublin History Group Inc held a Special General Meeting on Tuesday 2nd March at Dublin Institute for a discussion on a proposal that the Dublin History Group lease the Dublin Institute for the purpose of creating a History Centre. 2012 1st March - Dublin History Group Inc. were given the lease on Dublin Institute for 5 years and the Dublin History Group Research Centre was established 2017 1st March – the Dublin History Group’s lease on the Dublin Institute was renewed for a further 5 years 2018 Salt damp treatment and exterior and interior painting done 2022 Dublin History Group again leased for a 5 year with 5-year option 2022-2023 The old toilets were demolished and new 2 toilets installed Community usage Meals on Wheels Dublin Senior Citizens Dublin Community Club Inc. Dublin Fighting Forces Comfort Fund Dublin Red Cross District Council of Mallala (Adelaide Plains Council) Dublin History Group Inc. Thompson Beach Ratepayers Dublin Football Club Dublin Cricket Club Girls Club Dublin Coursing Club And other groups and families used the facilities