The Ballarat/Wimmera team of 2012 was part of the aim to promote and build a skills culture by inspiring young people, celebrating skills excellence and providing them with an opportunity to showcase their trade and skill talent through competitions every two years. Associated with the student restaurant 'Prospects' and SMB. Photograph of 14 people standing on the staircase in the restaurant 'Prospects'. world skills team, ballarat/wimmera, prospects, 2012

Associated with SMB and 'Prospects' restaurant. Part of the World Skills Australia competition that aims to promote and build a skills culture by inspiring young people, celebrating skills excellence and providing them with an opportunity to showcase their trade and skill talent through competitions every two years.22 members of the World Skills Team from the Ballarat School of Mines stand at the front of the restaurant 'Prospects', holding an Australian and Eureka flag. The man on the far right is Peter Morey, Apprenticeship Officerworld skills australia, world skills team, prospects restaurant, flag, trades

A number of plans relating to the refurbushment of the Former Ballarat Supreme Courthouse into a theatre.ballarat court house, performing arts, theatre, ballarat school of mines, smb courthouse theatre, courthouse theatre, ewan jones and associates

Ballarat born Herbert L. Coburn grew up to be a renowned Ballarat architect, practising from 1905 to 1956. He taught Architecture and Building Construction at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) from 1918, resigning in 1948 due to ill health. Copy of a plan for a Catholic primary school at Camperdown by H.L. Coburn. The plan includes front elevation, ground floor and block plan.coburn, h.l. coburn, herbert l. coburn, architecture, camperdown, architectural plan

Ballarat born Herbert L. Coburn grew up to be a renowned Ballarat architect, practising from 1905 to 1956. He taught Architecture and Building Construction at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) from 1918, resigning in 1948 due to ill health.Photocopy of a plan by architect H. L. Coburnherbert l. coburn, coburn, h.l. coburn, k. price, architectural plan, russell street, ballarat

Ballarat born Herbert L. Coburn grew up to be a renowned Ballarat architect, practising from 1905 to 1956. He taught Architecture and Building Construction at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) from 1918, resigning in 1948 due to ill health.Copy of a plan by H.L. Coburn. It includes a front, west, east and rear elevation; ground plan, block plan; and layout plan. herbert l. coburn, h.l. coburn, coburn, architecture, herbert coburn, architectural plan

Ballarat born Herbert L. Coburn grew up to be a renowned Ballarat architect, practising from 1905 to 1956. He taught Architecture and Building Construction at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) from 1918, resigning in 1948 due to ill health.Copy of 2 plans for a proposed double storey building at Horsham for Paterson's Furniture Pty Ltd.: .1) Ground and first floor plans .2) Elevationsherbert l. coburn, h.l. coburn, coburn, architecture, horsham, paterson's furniture pty ltd, architectural plan

Plan of contours at White Flat, Ballarat Central. white flat, ballarat school of mines, ballarat central

The M.B. John Trade–Art building (Albert Street front) of SMB was officially opened by the Hon. John Cain, Premier of Victoria, in the presence of Morgan B. John. Programs include 3 Dimensional Art, Painting & Decorating, and Engineering Trades. (SMB Institutional Plan 1989) The M.B. John Building (Building K), a three storey, face red brick, restrained Late Twentieth Century International styled building with an elongated, cuboid form (defined by the parapeted facades) that is offset by projecting exposed concrete framed, round‐arched entrance and stair wells on the east (Albert Street) elevation (the centrally located entrance breaking the brick façade with glazing). The facades are also characterised by banks of aluminium framed, horizontal ribbon windows, which wrap around the building corners. Metal shades project beyond the windows, while post‐supported bullnosed verandahs and hoods and projecting concrete stairs are other features. On the west elevation, the cuboid façade is punctuated by projecting curved concrete and glazed, elongated bays at first floor level. (David Rowe/Wendy Jacobs)Image of a multi-storey brick building on the Ballarat School of Mines campus. The building is known as the M.B. John Building.ballarat school of mines, m.b. john building, morgan b. john, albert street, m.b. john

Hardcovered quater leather bound minute boook with handwritten minutes relating to the Ballarat School of Mines Council. The minutes include: 1880 - Ballarat Gaol Reserve Proclaimedballarat school of mines, ballarat gaol, minutes, ballarat school of mines council, shells, ballarat gaol reserve, ferdinand krause shell collection, eugene von guerard shell collection, william barnard, william barnard resignation, smb patent grinder

The Ballarfat School of Mines Mining Plant and Laboratory were formally handed over on 23 May 1902Ground floor plan of ore laboratory drawn on coated cotton cloth, hand colouring Drawing No 3. Initialed "C.B.A. Jan 1900) H [Illegible} 31 1 00smb ore treatment laboratory, mining, ballarat school of mines, department of public works victoria, architecture, plan, laboratory, ore sampling floor, furnace, boiler house engine bed, gaol ground, ballarat gaol ground, laboratory

The M.B. John Trade Building was built on the Albert Street Frontage..1) Plan of SMB showing Albert, Grant, Lydiard and Dana streets, on paper with colored highlights undertaken by Ballarat School of Mines student George Murrowood in 1932 .2) Hand written page by George Murrowood, of technical description of land surveying Grade II 1932ballarat school of mines, surveying, george murrowood, albert street, alumni, m.b. john building, architectural plan

mounted 1858 panoramic view of Ballarat in 4 photographic prints taken from near the SMBtyped text lower left of image partiallyballarat, ballarat school of mines, wesley church ballarat, ballarat gas company, gold mining

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 20 November 1986 to 14 February 1987.Book with blue cover, front, spiral bound.courses available, tertiary orientation program, t o p, teaching positions advertised, smb programs, fashion of the future, clare schreenan, lisa willison, mary anne rowe, smb staff join protest, wool classing exams, smb secretarial program, women graduate with trades skills, linda bland, julie baulch, tracey coleman student, royal horticultural society of victoria, garden tools for field officers, helen mclennan course teacher, writing for pleasure, book launch "wednesday's words"june griffiths, nan gale, averil macklin, smb applied science grant, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, julie baulch encourages women to break with tradition, family centre space in tippett building, mellissa bone win photographic award, smb computer world's best, sue dennis, school's in for adults, smb vocational programs, university of the third age, ken flecknoe managing director courier retires

Dick Richards has been honoured through the naming of a Ballarat School of Mines prize - The R.W. Richards Medal. This medal later became a University of Ballarat prize. It has been awarded annually since 1959 to the Bachelor of Applied Science graduate considered to have achieved the most outstanding academic performance of their course. The award was was introduced to commemorate the long years of service to tertiary education in Ballarat by Mr Richards. Dick Richards joined the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) in 1914, and soon afterwards was granted leave to join an expedition to Antarctica. In 1915 he sailed from Australia with the Antarctic Exploration Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. White folded pamphlet outlining the Dick Richards medal. dick richards, r.w. richards, dick richards medal, richard w. richards medal, r.w. richards medal, awards, prize, antarctica, ballarat school of mines principal

White porcelain dinner plates with Ballarat School of Mines monogram and gold rim.GIBPAT fine china made expressly for Gibsons and Paterson Japancrockery, smb crockery, porcelain, ballarat school of mines crockery

Framed color portrait photograph of E.J. Tippett seated in chaire.j.t tippett, smb president, portrait photograph, thornton richards camera house, available

The former Ballarat Circuit Court Building, later the first building of the Ballarat School of Mines, was demolished to make way for a new custom built Art School building. Sir Alexander Peacock opened the Ballarat Technical Art School in July 1915. It cost 10,000 pounds and was constructed by the Public Works Department from plans drawn by the then Art School Principal, Herbert H. Smith. The building contractors were Messrs Gower and Eddards. According to the SMB Annual Report of 1914 'the internal upholstering and fittings have all been carried out in Australian timbers, with Queensland maple largely used throughout.' Before this building was constructed art and craft classes were held in various buildings around Ballarat. The building could be described as federation-art deco in style. It features sandstone insertion with sandstone string coursing. The base of the building is rusticated sandstone. The relief stone panel on the front with the words "Technical Art School" features stone pilaster brackets and corbels. In the centre front can be seen rectangular sandstone pediment with decorative stonework incorporating the date of construction. The windows in the lower floor feature five supporting keystones whereas the upper windows have sandstone lintels. The building also features decorative cast iron downpipes. The entrance on the northern side has attractive leadlight glazing in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick are featured in the design. The building is functional in design with large metal windows in the south wall to ensure good light into the studios. The northern wall has standard double hung windows. The interior of the building features a carved wooden staircase and cast iron ceiling vents. The rear drawing studios can be made into one large studio by opening panelled timber doors. This opening features classical plaster pilasters with a pediment above.Colour photographs of a double storey, red brick building built - the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, architecture, art, gribble building

Bill Gribble (right) presents Steven Roberts with the Bendix Mintex Scholarship at the Ballarat School of Mines.Typed on a sticker adhered to the back : BENDIX MINTEX SCHOLARSHIP presentation at SMB Steven Roberts and Mr W.J. Gribble 8th October, 1984.ballarat school of mines, scholarship, bendix mintex, bendix mintex scholaship, bill gribble, gribble, w.j. gribble, steven roberts

From the very beginnings of the Ballarat Junior Technical School a senior students have been Prefects. The photograph was taken on the occasion of the investiture of those to act as Prefects for 1961. Eight students in Ballarat Junior Technical School uniform on the entrance steps to the school - Prefects for 1961 Back row L to R: Barry PENHALL, Gerard O'KEEFE, Bruce McKINNON Middle row L to R: Ray BILNEY, Ian WEYBURY, Stewart RIDDIFORD Front row L to R: John DELLACA, Robert TITHERIDGE - Head PrefectIn pencil on back - "7th.4.61; See SMB cuttings book".ballarat junior technical school, prefects, 1961

On 28 March 1981 the Ballarat College of Advanced Education 1870 Founders hall was opened. The hall was erected from the proceeds of the Centenary Appeal, held in 1975. It cost approximately $800,000. The hall commemorates the initiative of the founders of the original Ballarat School of Mines and its "descendants", including Ballarat College of Advanced Education, as well as formal technical education in Australia. The hall plans were to erect a building to accommodate 670 persons in a theatre type seating arrangement and to be used for multi-purpose use by community groups as well as by the College. Construction of the hall commenced in 1978. It was opened approximately 110 years after the Ballarat School of Mines (26 October 1870) and 10 years after the opening of the Mt Helen Campus (31 October 1870)..1) Morgan B. John on left with Bill North right. .2) L to R:- Betty Barrell; W.J.North; John Vernon; A.C.Burrow; Mrs North; Dulcie Burrow; Mrs Webb; K.C.Webb; Geoffrey Barrell .3) L to R:- unidentified; E.J. Tippett; Bert Stohr .4) L to R:- Mrs Handford-Stevens; Mrs Nicholson; J Handford-Stevens; Sir A Nicholson, Mayor of Ballarat .5) L to R:- Bill North; unidentified; S Martin-Brown; unidentifiedPhotographer's stamp on back of each photograph. .1) In pencil: "at Centenary Appeal conclusion reception 1975"; "M.B.John, President of (BIAE crossed out) SMB Council; W.J.C.(Bill) North, appeal committee chairman"; 10 - 3. .2) 10 - 4 .3) 10 - 2 .4) 10 - 1 .5) 10 - 5 a.w. nicholson, e.j. tippett, m.b. john, morgan b. john, ballarat junior technical school, ballarat school of mines, ballarat college of advanced education, 1870 founders hall, centenary appeal, 1978, 1981