These books were added to the library of the School of Mines Ballaarat in 1889. The author was Joseph Prestwich, who was a Professor of Geology at the University of Oxford.Two brown hard cloth covered books, Vol 1 & vol 2 with gold printing on the front cover and on the spine. .1) has a coloured fold out map of the World opposite the title page .20 has a coloured fold out map of Europe..1) A label is attached to the inside front cover with The School of Mines Ballaarat and the no. 955 and date purchased 14/3/89 (1889) as well as the institutions stamp in several places throughout the book. .2) As above but with no. 956 and on the inside fly is written in pencil 'Stamped in Error' with a Ballarat School of Mines Student Library stamp crossed out.geology, bookplate, library plate, ballarat school of mines library, joseph prestwich, geological map of the world, geological map of europe, hieropolis thermal springs, rockss, ice, volvanoes, earthquakes, metallurgy, shakespeare's cliff dover, wapley, gloucestershire, redruth mining district, fossils, reptilian footprints, chalk, london clay

To celebrate the 112th year of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, a book launch was held on 12th April 1985. The book to be launched was "A History of the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat" written by Warren Perry MBE. Professor Geoffrey Blainey A O officially launched the book.Card - yellow and black outside with printed information insideballarat school of mines, book launch, 1985, history of the school of mines and industries, warren perry, geoffrey blainey

Report of the detailed review of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited undertaken by Alexander & Alexander in 1985. Previous reports were done in 1982 and 1983. The report covers all areas of the school - buildings and grounds. Some sections/buildings are still being completed. Report contains written evaluation, maps/diagrams and photographs.Spiral bound book - dark blue cover. 15 pages of written information plus 3 pages of photographs.Gold lettering on from cover "Alexander & Alexander" Signature "J W Elliott" on page 10 (Loss Control Surveyorballarat school of mines and industries, survey, alexander and alexander, j w elliott, maps, photographs

This book has been indexed into the 'Ballarat School of Mines Student Spreadsheet" by Ken Clements.Hardcover book with red leather spine containing the subjects undertaken by Ballarat School of Mines students in 1899. enrolments, ballarat school of mines, f.w. niven and co.

This book has been indexed into the 'Ballarat School of Mines Student Spreadsheet" by Ken Clements.Hardcover book with red leather spine containing the subjects undertaken by Ballarat School of Mines students in 1898. enrolments, ballarat school of mines, f.w. niven and co.

This book has been indexed into the 'Ballarat School of Mines Student Spreadsheet" by Ken Clements.Hardcover book with red leather spine containing the subjects undertaken by Ballarat School of Mines students in 1900. enrolments, ballarat school of mines, f.w. niven and co.

This item was last used at the Ballarat School Of Mines, Flintoff Building Studies Centre, Youille Street, Ballarat. Instructors at the above centre used them. Two pages photocopied from a text book dealing with timber trusses (100-101) are filed for reference.A steel disc equipped with four cutting blades bolted to disc periphery. Disc mounted on a plain shaft, top end can be inserted into a chuck, bottom end enters a pilot hole. Purpose - to produce a circular deep groove in structural timber. Stored in a green wooden box.Stamped on disc top and bottom faces "TECO 418" On front of box, ' "TECO " GROOVING TOOL' On lid of box, "TIMBER ENGINEERING Co - SYDNEY - N S W " Brass hook for closing lid.ballarat school of mines, flintoff building studies, cutting blades, disc, chuck, plain shaft, circular deep grooves

5 photos featuring Ballarat School of Mines librarian Heather Durant. Most of them also include VIce-Chancellor David James and Nichael Adderman outside the Ballarat School of Mines Administraton building, ballarat school of mines, heather durant, david james, jenny leveston, michael aderman, library, a building, administration building

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in Australia and was established in 1870. 22 page booklet titles 'The Ballarat School of Mines: A Statement of the Objects and Resources of the School.' The book has a number of illustrations including the interior of the Ballarat School of Mines Laboratory, and the former Ballarat Circuit Court House. It includes a statement of the formation, progress, and present position of the School of Mines, Ballaarat. The image of the Ballarat School Mines Assay Room shows assay furnaces, crucibles, chimney, and teacher Joseph Flude on the far right. This room is now is a building known as the 'Old Chemistry Building'. Plan and elevation of the new Metallurgical Laboratory and Proposed Chemical Laboratory is depicted.On front cover "Recorded in M-A" "1873"ballarat school of mines, assay, courthouse, joseph flude, crucible, furnace, flude, warrington rogers, brough smyth, harrie wood, wood, james bickett, bickett, redmond barry, somerville learmonth, metallurgy, chemistry, laboratory, examinations, mining engineer, assayer, inorganic chemistry, underground managers, captains of shift, engieners, enginedrivers, louis balhausen, james campbell, l.s. christie, j.j. casey, alexander dempster, g. higinbotham, james martin, alexander millan, malcolm morrison, band of hope and albion, city of ballarat mining company, city of canterbury gold mining company, egerton mining company, el dorado gold mining company, golden reef gold mining company, happy valley company, hope quartz mining company, long tunnel gold mining company walhalla, hopewell quartz mining company, imperial quartz mining company, student numbers, fees, magdala quartz mining company stawell, mariners and sloane's quartz mining company, new north clunes company, park company, temperence quartz company, tookey quartz company new zealand, walhalla gold mining company, matthew seal, harrie woodmuseum, duke of cornwall claim, john lynch, robert m. sergeant, engineers, f.w. niven, william henry barnard, ballarat school of mines museum, museum, ballarat school of mines library, donations of specimens, mining