Key 2: The University Council 1853
The first Council as nominated and appointed by the Lieutenant Governor Charles Joseph La Trobe on 11th of April, 1853 was:
| His Honor Redmond Barry | Hon. William Lonsdale |
| Colin Campbell | Lachlan MacKinnon |
| Norman Campbell | The Bishop of Melbourne |
| Hugh Culling Eardley Childers | Rev. Alexander Morison |
| James Croke | Francis Murphy |
| Right Rev. James Alipius Goold | Hon. James Frederick Palmer |
| Edward Grimes | Robert Williams Pohlman |
| William Clarke Haines | John Pearson Rowe |
| Rev. Irving Hetherington | George William Rusden |
| Godfrey Howitt | Hon. William Foster Stawell |
[Source:Victorian Government Gazette, 1853, p.510]
[Source: University of Melbourne Archives, Accession No: 93/44]
In the extensive records pertaining to Council meetings and an ever-expanding number of committees and sub-committees can be found the framework which underlies and informs every aspect of the history of the University.
[Source: University of Melbourne Archives Catalogue, UMA-I-985]