ሜልቦርን ዩኒቨርሲቲ ሂው Childers በ ተቋቋመ, ኦዲተር-አጠቃላይ እና ፋይናንስ ሚኒስትር, ላይ ለመጀመሪያ በጀት ንግግር ውስጥ 4 ህዳር 1852, አንድ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ውስጥ ለማቋቋም £ 10,000 አንድ ድምር ያስቀምጥ.
The University of Melbourne was established by Hugh Childers, the Auditor-General and Finance Minister, in his first Budget Speech on 4 November 1852, who set aside a sum of £10,000 for the establishment of a university.