School of Mines Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation UniversityBallarat School of Mines was an education facility set up during the gold mining era in Ballarat to assist in the education of miners in a variety of subjects to do with mining. It later became a technical school and then a TAFE before its current format as a University. This letter was sent to the School of Mines from the education department and is and example of letters written at the time.Letter to School of Mines Ballarat from the Secretary of the Education Department Melbourneletter, education department, school of mines ballarat, secretary, registrar

School of Mines is a predecessor of the Federation University Ballarat School of Mines was an education facility set up during the gold mining era in Ballarat to assist in the education of miners in a variety of subjects to do with mining. It later became a technical school and then a TAFE before its current format as a University.Letter from the secretary of the Education Department to the Registrar of School of Mines, Ballarat letter, education department, school of mines, secretary, registrar

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. 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The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, and is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A bundle of rough correspondence from the Ballarat School of Mines. Includes Ballarat School of Mines Letterhead, a list of Trade Students, their address and the fees they paid; Special Grant for Photography Equipment; Building valuations; Annual Staff Social, Ballarat School of Mines Technical School Annual Report, Quarterly Attendance Return, Medical Certificate ballarat school of mines, 45th a.a.m.c., 49th a.a.m.c., camp, f.c. buchanan, e.l. fidge, r.c. valentine, r.c. smith, j.m. turnbull, w.l. carroll, e.w. simmering, f.m. wesley, k. whittle, allan bernaldo, j.b. sutcliffe, e.n.t. henry, f.t. jellett, a.p. doran, e. somerville, t.h. robinson, ballarat school of mines evening trade time table, victorian education department receipt, letterhead, charles graham, h.s. hall, gauge tower, trade fees., trades, f.r. eva, m.a. fiscalini, v. giuliano, walter baxter, humffray, james walker, clemence hill, mcpherson's pty ltd, robinson, telephone account, charles e. bright, plumbing, g.r. king, a.e. anderson, buildings, n.r. worrell, h.v. duncan, ballarat junior technical school, a.w. steane, philately, stamp duty, bhp, broken hill, excursion, broken hill south mining co, g. fenner, wallaroo, moonta, daniel walker, t.h. shattock, j.m. sutherland, myra bolte, nellie grigg, j.a. greenshields, dora gooch, myra howe, mavis mcgrath, charles mcnamara, kath reidy, percy albert trompf, percy trompf, h.g. wakeling, rene hardess, quarterly returns, accounting, sands and mcdougall, travel lists, w. coltman, gladys kitchen, h. beanland, eva betteridge, victor greenhalgh, staff salary, goliath and hercules, cuming smith and co, australian engineering school, e.j. powell, e.w. hurfield, e.j. mcconnon, hilda wardle, dorothy hambly, assay report, north woah hawp, supplementary examinations, hugh m. rowlands, frank b. maxwell, richard buchanan, walter j. ewart, r.f. finnis, f.g. davis, w.g. walker, charles schroeder, k. bailey fisher, robert hutchinson, w. o'halloran, s.j. chambers, a. westcott, m.f. larking, k. jebb, john dulfer, daniel liddy, louis vernon, pharmacy board victoria, scholarships, david cochrane, howard bennett, herbert werner frederick de nully, thomas robinson, john sutcliffe, thomas carmichael, bessie beatrice robertson

A syllabus for each subject taught in Technical Schools that was provided by the Education Department of Victoria. .1: Syllabus for Heat Engines - side 1, Grade 1; side 2, Grade 2 .2: Syllabus for Refrigeration - Grade 1 and Grade 2 on side 1. .3: Syllabus for Farm Irrigation and Irrigation Engineering - side one, Farm Irrigation; side 2, Irrigation Engineering. .4: Mechanics and Mechanics applied to Mining - 4 pages covering Mechanics (Applied) Grade 1, Grade 2, Mechanics (Applied) Structures, Grade 3, Mechanics (Applied) Machines, Grade 3; Mechanics Applied to Mining and Theoretical Mechanics .5: Syllabus for Mechanics and Heat - First Grade Mechanics students will be required to know the general principles and formulae of the science, apparatus used method of using and to verify formulae experimentally. Second Grade course includes all subjects for Grade 1 plus Newton's proof of the parallelogram of forces, rotation round fixed axis, laws of rotary motion of a body, resistance, harmonic motion, friction,impulsive forces, barometer corrections and Heat and thermodynamics. Third Grade students, an intimate knowledge of the courses for first and second grades plus remaining portions of thermodynamics. A special course for Evening Students in Mechanics and Heat outlined. .6: Syllabus for Electricity - covers the requirements for First Grade, Second Grade and Grade 3. Areas covered are Magnets and Magnetism, Electroscopes and Electrification, Electronic Fields, Voltaic Electricity, Measurement of Current, Electromagnetism, Amperemeters, Resistance, Electrical Technology,A5 size pages, typed. Some are doubled sided.education department victoria, technical schools, syllabus, 1921, heat engines, refrigeration, farm irrigation, irrigation engineering, mechanic, mechanics applied to mining, mechanics and heat, electricity

The Education Department, Victoria, Syllabuses for Technical Schools. They include Mechanics (Applied) and Mechanics Applied to Mining (Syllabus No. 6), Mechanics and Heat (Syllabus No. 10), Municipal Engineering and Hydraulics (Syllabus No. 26), Engineering Drawing and Design (Syllabus No. 28), Electrical Engineering for Post Office Mechanics, Letter-Press Printing, Geology and Mining Geology (Syllabus No. 3), Electrical Wiring, Geology and Mining Geology (1914), Trade Teachers' Courses, Full Trade Courses,8 sheets of A4 folded to make A5 document .1: Three syllabuses pinned together .2 to .8: Single syllabus.1: Note at top written in pencil - 18/3/12 and Office Copy .2: Note at top right corner - Office Copy 7/6/13education department, victoria, syllabuses, technical schools, mechanics, mechanics applied to mining, mechanics and heat, municipal engineering, hydraulics, engineering drawing and design, electrical engineering, post office mechanics, letter-press printing, geology, mining geology, electric wiring, trade teachers, full trade

Syllabuses produced by the Education Department of Victoria. They are for Technical Schools and outline requirements for various subjects. They were produced at the beginning of each year. .1, .2, .3 are for 1921. .4 to .22 are for 1924. .1: Mechanics and Mechanics Applied to Mining (1921) .2: Mechanics and Heat (1921) .3: Graphics (1921) .4: Hydraulics (1924) .5: Civil Engineering (1924) .6: Electrical Technology (1924) .7: Electric Wiring (1924) .8: Sheet Metal Work, Pattern Cutting for Tinsmiths, Galvanized Iron Workers and Sheet Copper Workers (1924) .9: Metal Work (Machine Shop Practice) (1924) .10: Farm Irrigation and Irrigation Engineering .11: Food Analysis .12: Theory of Aircraft Design and Construction (1924) .13: Iron, Steel and Engineering Alloys (Special Course for Aeronautical Engineers) (1924) .14: Civil Engineering (1924) .15: Diploma Students - Iron, Steel and Engineering Alloys (1924) .16: Aerodynamics (1924) .17: Electrical Engineering (1914) .18: Mechanical Drawing, 2nd Year Students - Junior Technical Schools (1924) .19: Mechanical Drawing, 3rd Year Students - Junior Technical Schools or Preparatory Evening Course for Technical School Students (1924) .20: Mathematics (1924) .21: Diploma Courses in Engineering - Electrical, Mechanical, Marine, Civil, Aeronautical (1924) .22: Civil Engineering (1924) 22 items, A5 in size. Some are folded sheets of A4 paper.sylabus, education department, victoria, technical schools, 1921, 1924, mechanic and mechanics applied to mining, mechanis and heat, graphics, hydraulics, civil engineering, electrical technology, electric wiring, sheet metal work, pattern cutting for tinsmiths, galvanised iron workers, sheet copper workers, machine shop practice, farm irrigation, irrigation engineering, food analysis, theory of aircraft design and construction, aeronautical engineers, diploma students, aerodynamics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechanical drawing, junior technical schools, evening course for technical students, mathematics

"Mining the Education Lode: The History of Mining Education in Ballarat" by Anne Beggs Sunter covers the Early History, Community Impact, Decline of Gold Mining, New Avenues, The Baby Boomers, Mergers and New Directions, The 1990s, Innovations, Associateship to Degree, Staff, Heads of Department, Graduates, Scholarships and Prizes, Architectural Heritage, Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Management (Rehabilitation), relating to the Ballarat School of Mines. Anne Beggs-Sunter is an historian who lectures in the School of Arts at Federation University Ballarat.26 A4 page thesis concerning the history of mining education in Ballarat. ballarat school of mines, school of mines, mining education, ballarat, anne beggs-sunter, beggs-sunter, anne beggs sunter, mining the education lode, alumni, mining, gold mining

The first building at the Mt Helen Campus was opened in October 1970. Students first starting using the campus in the same year. The programme includes the following historical information: "On 26th October, 1870, Sir Redmond Barry officially opened the first venture into formal technical education in Australia - the Ballarat School of Mines. Over the preceding year a small group of Ballarat citizens interested in mining had conceived and brought into being the idea of creating such a school. They leased a derelict Court House next to the Ballarat Gaol in Lydiard St., at a nominal rental for15 years, and started classes with 4 students and an honorary lecturer. The School developed its courses beyond the initially intended range of studies related to mining, increased in enrolments, took over neighbouring properties and buildings and developed three levels of education - tertiary, trade and secondary. From the latter part of the 19th Century, even though remaining under the control of its own autonomous Council, it developed close links with the State Education Department. From the earliest times the School achieved widespread recognition and a particularly high reputation, and its graduates spread across Australia and the world. For several years it was affiliated with Melbourne University. In the last decade its scope has been further broadened by the introduction of new tertiary courses. During 1965 the State Government created the Victoria Institute of Colleges - a non-teaching body empowered to award degrees and directed towards the task of co-ordinating and developing tertiary education in Victorian in institutions other than universities. the tertiary division of the School became affiliated with the V.I.C. at the end of that same year. Subsequently the Council of the School decided that, whilst retaining for the whole establishment the time honoured title - The School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat - it should more distinctly sub-title the three divisions. the tertiary division then became known as the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education. On receipt of substantial Commonwealth-State Grants, made to it as a college of advanced education, the Council was enabled at the start of 1967, to purchase for the Institute the 20 acre campus at Mt Helen. A master plan has been produced to develop this beautiful and spacious site as a tertiary institution enrolling, in due course, some 3000 full time students. the first sod was turned, to initiate this development, by the then Governor General of Australia, The Right Honourable Lord Casey, on 19th October, 1967. The first building group, now completed and occupied, has involved an expenditure approaching $1,000,000. It contains the departments of Mechanical, Civil and Mining Engineering, Metallurgy and Geology. it also contains the Computer Centre, a temporary Library and temporary student amenities. Over the next two years a further four buildings, costing about $2,500,000, will be erected, and a further major portion of the Institute will move to Mt Helen. these buildings, in addition to one for direct teaching work, will include a Library, a Union and the first stage of a Hall of Residence."White, folded, paper programme printed on the occasion of the official opening of the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education (BIAE) Mount Helen Campus on the occasion of the centenary of the Ballarat School of Minesuniversity of ballarat, ballarat school of mines, biae, mount helen, mt helen campus, mb john, jack barker, e.j. barker, rolly parfenovics, parfenovics, nigel bown, campus. victorian institute of colleges, m.b. john