Geoffrey Blainey was the inaugural Chancellor of the University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia)Seven typed pages of an address made by Professor Geoffrey Blainey at the launch the Ballarat School of Mines history book.ballarat school of mines history, warren perry, geoffrey blainey, alfred mica smith, mount isa, william corbould, david avery, gloatation process, redmond barry, rivett henry bland, thomas learmonth, maurice copland, rontgen, x-ray, xray, frederick martell, mcdougall, andrew anderson, bella guerin, harold herbert, speech, alumni

The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Yellow soft covered booklet ballarat school of mines, tertiary campus, mount helen campus, victoria institute of colleges, mt helen campus acquisition, first buildings, g building, f building, appeal, great hall appeal, founders hall, centenary appeal

A 2 fold printed document outlining the centenary history of the Balalrat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines, e.j. barker, centenary, history

The report was prepared by Graeme Tyrrell, headgroundsman/Gardener at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) for Bob Feary, Manager of Facilities at SMB. Its aim was to determine the feasibility of implementing recommendations of the Conservation Analysis report (Cat. No. 8516). The report considered the following plants: Borage, Marigold, Fennel, thistle, Chamomile, Comfrey, Yarrow, Carroway, Asofoetida, Madder, Pennyroyal. Eight page report on white paper, stapled in the top left corner. Contents include purpose of the report, analysis of plants, history of garden, works programme, plans of Ballarat School of Mines (1881 and 1988) and bibliography. ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, bob feary, graeme tyrrell, botanical garden, materia medica, botany

1. square stamp with Common Seal of the University of Ballarat 2. rectangle stamp with School of Mines Ballarat, 3. long narrow stamp with School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat Limited 4.Ink pad in white container1. Common Seal of the University of Ballarat was hereto affixed by direction of the Vice Chancellor in the presence of the Vice-Chancellor …. Secretary to the Council 2. School of Mines Ballarat, 1870 3. School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat Limited ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat school of mines and industries limited, university of ballarat, university seals, legal university seals, ink pad

Letter to the Principal of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat from General Motors - Holden's Limited, stating the Principals' previous letter to Mr W. W. Watson had not been received. A. A. McCullagh, manager of Frigidaire and Household Appliances stated the matter for the loan of a domestic refrigerator will be looked in to. Quarto paper colour letterhead the school of mines and industries ballarat, general motors - holden's limited, principal, mr w. w. watson, a. a. mccullagh, frigidaire and household appliances

Photograph of a metal plaque on an interior wall of the SMB Hospitality Facility (former Ballarat Junior Technical School)The School of Mines and Industries Ballarathospitality, plaque, ballarat junior technical school, prospects, ian cathie

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 15 January 1985 to 6 June 1985.Book with beige cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, new tafe board head - glen ludbrook, order of australia medal to agnes tweedle and william north, more funds for retraining for older workers, ballarat regional association for community education, tafe catering course for unemployed, forestry seminar centre opened, victorian school of forestry and land management creswick, industrial sewing machining course, short course to more satisfying life, government spending $6 million at smb, stephen bracks, roger lowrey, evan walker, minister for public works, $790000 smb work extension launched, $95000 for smb arts centre, community employment program grant, ballarat's job board launched, jim simmonds, ballarat employment and training board, bill gribble, andrea lees, begonia queen, firm donates car to traffic safety school, bulldozed out of existence, smb extensions, silvana faulkner equal opportunity officer, the age nikon school photographic contest 1985, smb offering dance as a subject, history of the school of mines and industries ballarat book, our aladdin's cave of rowing trophies

4 x orange covered booklets with information on tertiary education, your objective in life, the importance of basic training, the importance of learning, passing examinations, how to study efficiently and your health. your four years with us, the school of mines and industries, ballarat school of mines, booklet

Ballarat School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Statement of Payments and Receiptsballarat school of mines, receipts, payments, annual report, balance sheet

School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation UniversityThis book lists the sealing information of the School of Mines in the 1970's and 80's giving us an understanding of the operations of the School of Mines in that era and of the people involved with the institution at that time. It shows projects that were being undertaken at the institution at the time and gives us an historical perspective on project costs and the type of work being doneRed book with gold lettering on the front Sealing Register School of Mines and Industries Ballarat written on front cover sealing register, school of mines and industries ballarat, d.j weir pty ltd, customs of the commonwealth of australia, peter joseph gill, mary daly, w.g feary and sons, john nolan and son, k.j brady, r shewell, t.j coutts, j. k. and w walsh, h.w sarah

The first school of Mines in Australia was established at Ballarat in 1870. At the time of its jubilee (1930) the following people were members of the School Council: W.H. Middleton (President), W.T. Humphreys (VP), J.S. Vickery (VP), F. Barrow, Col. W.K. Bolton, William Baragwanath, A.E. Cutter, J.N. Dunn, G. Fitches, W.H. Fleay, F. Herman. W.D. Hill, T. Hurley, K. Kean. J. Kelly, L. Lederman, Mayor of Ballarat, Mayour of Ballarat East, D. Maxwell, M. Martin, R. Maddern, D. Ronaldson, F. Saunders, R. Stephenson, A.O. Stubbs, R.E. Tunbridge. The School Staff in 1920 comprised: Herbert H. Smith, Walter Rowbotham, Reginald L. Cutter, M.C. Young, Hilda Wardle, M. Wiliamson, P.S. Richards, L.H. Archibald, J. Woods, Ken Moss, W. Kenneth, Mrs McIlvena. B. Robinson, S. Rowe, E. Hope-Jones, Miss Abrams, L.St.G.P. Austin, Alfred Mica Smith, J.R. Pound, Herbert R. Murphy, N.H. Junner, Maurice Copland, L.H. Archibald, E.J.A. McConnon, Newton King, D.m. Hull, T.R. Gordon, John M. Sutherland, T.K. Jebb, Dick Richards, C. Tonkin, A.W. Steane, J. Paterson, H.W. Malin, R.V. Maddison, S.M. Mayo, F.A. King, W.H. Steane, T.R. Gordon, T.A. Williams, H. Waldron, G. Black, E.J. McConnon, R.V. Duncan. R. Cutter, E.G. Vawdrey, Hilda WardleWhite stapled booklet - landscape format - 20pp + soft covers with blue writing. Includes an historical sketch of the Ballarat School of Mines. Contains images of the school from around 1920. The history outlined in the booklet follows: 'Ballarat has helped to influence the life and destinies of Australia in many ways, the recital of which would perhaps prove tedious to the citizens of less favoured localities! However, it can be said, without much fear of contradiction, that only less known thought Australia than its fame as a gold field is the reputation won for it by its school of Mines, ... Ballarat was still quite a new place when the School was founded, but a very propserous and popular place all the same, with a go-ahead lot of citizens brim full of the spirit of enterprise which seemsto animate mining populations generally. Money was plentiful, and they launched out into ventures, which later, were to develop and take the place of the gold mines, while what is more to the point, they understood the value of education. the old digging days were passing away. So far as Ballarat itself was concerned the day of the cradle and tin dish had already passed into an antiquity "as dead and distant as the age of the Tubal Caon," said dir redmond Barry on declaring the School open. Mining had become a serious business, and the mining engineer, the metallurgist, and the geologist had become a power in the land. In these circumstances the suggestions to found a School of Mines met with ready acceptance. The late Mr James M. Bickett had the honor of bringing forward the proposition at a meeting of the Ballarat Mining Board in October, 1869. it was agreed to, and the Government, having been approached for assistance, granted a lease of the old Supreme Court buildings at a nominal reantal. A modest sum, including 100 pounds from the Borough Council of Ballarat West, was subscribed by a number of sympathisers, and on the 26th October, 1870, the inaugural address was delivered by Sir Redmond Barry, the first President of the School. Classes were commenced on the 23rd January, 1871. The students at first were mostly adults. They were chiefly men emloyed at the mines, who had the wisdom and energy to devote their spare time to study, and, though their attendance was somewhat irregular, they made very good progress. Old prints which have been preserved show them at work at furnaces, big bearded men of the old-fashioned type of miner. It is interesting to note that among those who gave evidence and encouragement was Sir Roderick Murchison, who many years before had advised Cornish miners to emigrate to Australia to search for gold, and who in 1848 was in possession of gold ore sent from this country. Sir Roderick sent a parcel of books for the library, and gave useful advice as to the curriculum which should be adopted. The Museum, which now contains a most valuable collection of minerals, was one of the first things attended to, and the reports presented to the Council from time to time speak of additions being made from all parts of the world. New equipment was constantly being added to the School, a good deal of assay work was done, and some specimens were sent from the East Indies for examination as far back as 1873. By this time there was a difficulty in providing accomodation for the students who wished to enrol, and the number of instructors had grown from two to four. In 1882 the first building was being erected on what was then part of the gaol reserve. A little more than ten years afterwards a buildnig formerly serving as a Methodist Church was absorbed, while later on, the demand for accomodation increasing, the attack upon the gaol was renewed. The School continued to grow in reputation and size, and became the science centre of the district, and in 1889 a learge new building was opened by Sir Alexander Peacock. Students came from over seas as well as from all the States of Australia, and after going through their courses they took with them the name and fame of the old School to all parts of the globe. School of Mines boys have played a great part in developing the mining fields of Western Australia, South Australia, and africa, while old students who have made a name in their profession are constantly dropping in to see how the old place is getting along. It was not to be expected, however, that the Ballarat School would be left without rivals, its very success inspiring competition. Mining Schools were started in other parts of Australia, and, at the same time, Victoria ceased to hold first place as a mining state. On the other hand there was a great advance in manufacturing, and the demand for technicaly trained men became a great and as insistent as ever it had been for trained mining men. The Council was quick to adapt the school to the new conditions, and the result is seen in the institution, which is one of Ballarat's proudest possession. Instruction is given in all branches of technical work, and the classes are filled with students who are building up for Ballarat a reputation as an industrial centre, which promises to equal that which it formerly held as a mining town. Owing to its bracing climate, its abundant opportunities for recreations, and its accessibilty, Ballarat as a city is an ideal place for educational purposed, and is yearly becoming more and more appreciated throughout the State. The chairman of one of Ballarat's biggests industries claims that the workman can do twice the day's work here that he can do in Melbourne. he was a little enthusiastic over it, perhaps, but it is a well-known fact that the healthy and invigourating Ballarat climate is conducive to both physical and mental activity, and the records of the School provide ample proof of it. One of the most interesting and successful branches of the School of Mines and Industries - if the name be enlarged with the enlargement of its scope - is the Technical Art School. "The City of Statues" has from its earliest days been a stronghold of art. Art schools have flourised here, and in 1905 the Education Department came to the conclusion that the best thing to do with them was to place them under the management of the School of Mines Council. A magnificent new Technical Art School was built at a cost of some 12,000 pounds on the site of the old Supreme Court building, and was formally opened on the 23rd July, 1915. The results have not only been justified but surpassed all anticipations. The most comprehensive list of subjects is taught, and this list is constantly added to. Students have flocked to the art School, which may be said to occupy a unique position in Australia, and its record of success is really astonishing. Its students supply art teachers for the newer schools that are being built, and many occupy leading positinos in important business houses. So well is its reputation known that orders are constantly being received, not only from Victoria, but from other States, for honor boards and challenge shields to be designed and made. The most recent addition to the School of Mines and Industries is the Junior Technical School, for which a new building is now being erected on a portion of the gaol site, transferred to the School of Mines Counci by the Government. At the present moment temporary quarters are being occupied. Some students after passing through the Junior School go straight to employment, continuing perhaps to attend the evening trade classes, while others move on to the senior School. In a review of the work of the School of Mines mention must be made of a series of industrial research carried out under supervision of the Principal. One in particular, regarding the suitability of the local ores for the manufacture of pigments attracted much attention, while the experiemtns on the manufacture of white potery from Victorian clayes were considered of sufficient importance by the Federal Advisory Council of Science and Industry to warrant the appointment of a special investigator. The results of these have been most encouraging, and may have far-reaching consequences. The vocational training of returned soldiers also should not be overlooked. The work was taken in hand from the first, before the Repatriation Department gave assistance, and now with the help of the department of the School has become one of the largest vocational training centres in Victoria outside of Melbourne. The soldiers, trained in a variety of occupations, have made remarkable progress, and already considerable numbers have found employment in local workshops and factories. To sum up, the School is divided into the following departments, each well staffed and equipped: - The School of Mines, science, and Engineering; the Techncial Art School, the Boys' Junior Technical School, the Girl's Preparatory Technical Classes, Trade Classes, and the Commercial School. The school of Mines, science and Engineering, comprises the following branches: - Mining, Metallurgy, Geology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, and Pharmacy. Battery treatments, Cyanide Testing, Smelting, Assays, and Clay Testing from a regular part of the School's work. Students gaining qualifications obtain concession in their courses at the university, should they proceed there to continue their studies. The technical Art school curriculum includes training in all branches of pictorial and applied art, an Architectural Diploma Course, a Draughtman's Course, technical Art teachers' Course, Photography,Ticket Writing, Art Metal Work, Woodcarving, Needlework, and Leather work. The Trade Classes give instruction in Telephone Mechanics, telegraphy, Carpentry, Cabinet Making, Plumbing, Blacksmithing, Fitting, Electric Wiring, and Printing. Numerous Scholarships are offered every year, and altogether students will find few places to equal the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries as a training place for their life's work. One of the first in the continent to be established, its Jubilee finds it still in the front rank, keeping pace with the times, and offering to the youths of this country the means of taking advantage of Australia's teeming opportunities. william, battery, smith, herbert, drawing from the antique, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, redmond barry, alfred mica smith, james bickett, museum, dick richards, ballarat junior technical school, s m b, ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat technical art school, model mine, james m bickett, j m bickett, roderick murchison, vocational training rooms, wesley church, methodist church, alexander peacock, lathes, repatriation, repatriatin department, war service, school council, baragwanath, gold mining, mining laboratory, plaster cast, r.w. richards, anniversary, jubilee

.1) A typed report from the Ballarat School of Mines to the enquiry into Post Secondary Education in Victoria from the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat. .2) A typed report from the Ballarat School of Mines to the enquiry into Post Secondary Education in Victoria from the Teaching Staff and Senior Administrative Staff School of Mines and Industries Ballarat. ballarat school of mines, post secondary education

45 copper medals in a black hinged box. The medal struck for the Ballarat School of Mines centenary. . The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat 1870-1870 Verso Achievement Award for outstanding performance in \stokes & son, ballarat school of mines achievement award, award, medal, numismatics

The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor Institution of Federation University Australia.Long white banner with stencilled "The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat 125 years 1870 1995"ballarat school of mines, banner, anniversary, 125th anniversary

Three versions of the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited Memorandum of Association, the last prepared in 1980.ballarat school of mines memorandum of association,, ballarat school of mines and industries

A timber and metal plaque including a crossed shovel and pick with gold in a goldpan, and an SMB medal housed in a white cardboard box. .1 Presented to Jack Barker for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1976-1994. .2 Presented to Peter Carthew for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1991-1994. .3 Presented to Mike Stephens for service the the Ballarat School of MInes Council 1990-1994.Presented to Mike Stephens in Appreciation of his contributions while a member of the Council of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat 1990 to 1994ballarat school of mines, council, mike stephens, jack barker, e.j. barker