Daniel Mannix remembered at Mannix College

Former Monash academic staff member Dr Brenda Niall AO, one of Australia’s foremost biographers, returned to Clayton campus to launch her latest book, a major biography of Daniel Mannix.

The establishment of the college, which is open to Monash students from all backgrounds, was the last major decision taken by Mannix as Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne before his death in 1964 at the age of 99.

Dr Niall spoke of the desire on the part of Mannix to establish a college that would provide high quality accommodation for students as part of his commitment to building tertiary education institutions as well as schools, hospitals and churches.

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