Framed copy of a plan of the Ballarat School of Mines Administration Building.ballarat school of mines, administration building, a building, architecural plan

A number of groups visiting Ballarat were interested in touring the facilities at the Ballarat School of Mines.White page with blue letterhead of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh's Third Commonwealth Study Conference Australia. A letter is handwritten to Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, E..J. Barker, requesting a tour of the School, and the proposed Mt Helen Campus. The letter is signed by Alice Horner of the Ballarat Study Group Committee. Other members of the Ballarat Committee were J. Hanford Stevens, Jack Chisholm, J.T. Kilfoyle, Dr A. King and B. McOrist. A typed response from Jack Barker invites a visit, but outlines there will be no students due to the holidays.ballarat school of mines, barker, horner, prince phillip. duke of edinburgh

H.W. Goldsmith taught Machine Shop Practice at the Ballarat School of Mines and the Ballarat Junior Technical School.Small black hardcovered book with handwritten notes, quotes, students in class order, and their examination resultsballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, h.w. goldsmith, machine shop, trades, leslie j. coulter, glyn evans, george hancock, arthur e. tandy

S. G. Turrell was a student at the Ballarat School of Mines and passed the Chemistry, Assaying, Metallurgy, Mineralogy and Geology in 1903 and Chemistry II, Metallurgy II, Steam and Gas Engines, Technical Chemistry, Mine Surveying, Electricity, Mining Geology and Engineering Drawing in 1904Two quarto pages. One from S.G. Turrell on Brownhill Consols Ltd letterhead asking Fred Martell of the Ballarat School of Mines for details on obtaining certificats. The second page is a list of the subjects passed by S.G. Turrell in 1903 and 1904university of ballarat, ballarat school of mines, fred martell, s g turrell, f j martell

A deed appointing the Reverend Samuel Thornton as a trustee of the Ballarat School of Mines, after the death of former Trustee Rivett Henry Bland, and increasing the number of trustees by appointing James Millhinch Bickett. It includes a covering letter of Department of Lands and Survey Letterhead... and whereas it is intended that forthwith after the execution hereof the said land and premises shall be so transferred that the same may become vested in the said Sir William John Clarke and John Warrington Rogers jointly with the said Right Reverend Samuel Thornton, Andrew Anderson and James Millhinch Bickett now these prexsents witness that the said Governor as such Governor as aforesaid in exercise of the power for this purpose given to him by the said Crown Grant and of every other power enabling him doth hereby appoint the Said Right Reverend Samuel Thornton to be a trustee of the land in place of the said Rivett Henry Bland and James Millhinch Bickett to the addition trustees. .. .department of lands and survey, letterhead, legal, john adrian louis earl of hopetoun, william john clarke, rivett henry bland, john warrington rogers, trustees, ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines trustees

Sir Redmond Barry was a Trustee and first President of the Ballarat School of Mines, Australia's first school of mines. Minutes of the Ballarat School of Mines Council (10 nov. 1870) state that a letter be sent to Sir Redmond barry acknowledging with thanks the copy of his address and stating that the COuncil had determined upon ordering 100 copies at at present buyt that the Coucnil had postponed the printing of a larger number till the constitution and some other matters are prepared so as to be printed with that. It was moved by Downes and seconded by Henry Richards Caselli.Cream, soft covered booklet with the 23 page printed address on the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines as delivered by Sir Redmond Barry.Inside front covered written in ink by Barry: "To Edmund [Illegible] with Sir Redmond Barry's kind regards. January 2 1871. Handwritten corrections throughoutballarat school of mines, redmond barry, s m b, establishment, barry, legal, mason. firth & mccutcheon, robert stephenson, electricty, tangil mines

Three quarto typed pages of relating to the closure of the Ballarat School of Mines Museum and the fate of the Pern Anthropological Collection. .1) Sydney Pern writes to the Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, Dick Richards, asking for details relating to the closure of the Ballarat School of Mines Museum and the future of the Pern Aboriginal Weapon Collection. The correspondence is dated June 1957. .2) Ballarat School of Mines Principal, R.W. Richards responds to Dr Pern assuring him that nothing will happen to the collection without consultation. The correspondence is dated 06 June 1957. .3) Ballarat School of Mines Registrar, F.W. Ferguson, responds to Dr Pern on behalf of the Ballarat School of MInes Council, and again assured Dr Pern that nothing will happen to the collection without consultation.pern, sydney pern, aborigines, aboriginal, museum, ballarat school of mines museum, f.e. ferguson, r.w. richards, dick richards

The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, and was the first site to offer technical education in Australia. The Ballarat School of Mines site is now a campus of the University of Ballarat. This image was reproduced in the 1914 Ballarat School of Mines Annual ReportFive rows of desks in a classroom with glassed front cupboards along the side, and an instructors desk at the front. The classroom is lit by gas.education, school, classroom, ballarat school of mines

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first of its type in Australia. The Albert Street frontage was the 'working end' of the campus with the mining laboratory, gauge tower and caretakers cottage. All the structures in the foreground have been demolished to make way for the Flecknoe Building and the M.B. John Building. The gauge tower is also depicted in the 1881 Annual Report.Original double mounted and framed architectural plan for the Ballarat School of Mines Gauge Tower. The plan includes sections and elecation. Some areas have been coloured, and the drawing is at a scale of four feet to one inch. Verso in ink "Gauge Tower School of Mines" Signed left "H.R. Caselli architect 4.11.80henry caselli, henry richards caselli, architectural plan, ballarat school of mines, gauge tower, buildings, architect

According to 'Salute to the X-Ray Pioneers of Australia' the X-Rays experiments conducted at the Ballarat School of Mines 'played a conspicuous part in the development of the application for x-rays to medicine.' John M. Sutherland conducted most of the experiments with induction coils giving 6 inch, 12 inch and 16 inch sparks respectively. Photograph of a timber frame with 27 original X-Rays conducted by John Sutherland at the Ballarat School of Mines. X-Rays include human bones, kangaroo hand, steel, bent knee, gold in quartz, snake, and others.x-ray, john m. sutherland, ballarat school of mines, john mckenzie sutherland, xray, pioneer xrays

A number of blank Ballarat School of Mines Associateship ceetificates, individually numbered tafe, ballarat school of mines, associateship, certificates

Copies of the Ballarat School of Mines and Insudtries Articles of Association with alterations marked. tafe, ballarat school of mines, articles of association

Ballarat School of Mines Administration Building from Lydiard Street South.ballarat school of mines, lydiard street south, administration building, a building, illuminated sign, painted building

A photograph of Alec Kinnane (left) in front of Building A at the Ballarat School of Mines. alec kinnane, ballarat school of mines, administration building, architectural feature, a building, stained glass windows, leadlight

Union Bank Cheque Book stubb as used by the Ballarat School of Mines.cheque book, banking, ballarat school of mines

A number of Ballarat School of Mines staff stand at the rear of the Administration Building.ballarat school of mines, administration building, staff, graeme beanland, val d'angri, alistair heighway, betty collier, brian mclennan, brian mclennan

This building is now a part of the Federation University Australia SMB CampusBlack and white photograph of the interior of the Ballarat School of Mines Amenities building. ballarat school of mines, amenities building, cafeteria

Plan of Ballarat School of Mines Administration Building plan with coloured shadingballarat school of mines, administration building, new classrooms, percy e. everett

Four colour photographs of a metallurgy kiln in use at the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines, metallurgy, metallurgy kiln, assay kiln, laboratory

Aerial photograph of the Ballarat School of Mines, with establishment date for each building. ballarat school of mines, aerial, buildings, former ballarat gaol, mining laboratory, hillman hall, former supreme court, administration building, ballarat technical art school, former wesley church, ballarat girls technical school, ballarat junior technical school, albert street, grant street, lydiard street south, armstrong street south, dana street

Ballarat School of Mines mining class visit the New Normanby Mine. ballarat school of mines, new normanby, thomas hart, john rowe, mining, mining alumni, new normanby gold mine, miners, alumni

.1) Ballarat School of Mines Sound Installation of Plumbing Shop, by architect John Firth, 1954 .2) Plan and sections of the proposed Scheme - conversion of Ballarat School of Mines Clay Mill Building to Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, by architect John E. Dixon, 1962 .3) Plan for Ballarat School of Mines New Sanitary Accomodation, 1967 .4) Plan for Ballarat School of Mines Extension to Existing Workshop by architect Percy E. Everett. The plan includes the former Ballarat Supreme Courtjohn firth, percy everett, john e. dixon, ballarat school of mines, clay, ceramics, plumbing, buildings, architectural plan