where was the getting of wisdom filmed

“The Getting of Wisdom” (1977) was filmed at several locations in Victoria, Australia, mainly around Melbourne and regional towns.

Main filming locations

• Melbourne & suburbs – Key school interiors and exteriors were shot at Methodist Ladies’ College in Kew, standing in for the exclusive girls’ school in the story.

• Ballarat – Garden and outdoor scenes used the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and other Ballarat locations to evoke late‑19th‑century Victoria.

• Eddington – Rural township scenes were filmed in Eddington, providing the small‑town backdrop for Laura’s origins.

Additional Victorian sites

• Winchelsea – Some sequences were shot in and around Winchelsea, adding extra period streetscapes and countryside.

• Ormond College, University of Melbourne – Certain institutional or collegiate scenes used Ormond College as a stand‑in for parts of the school environment.

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