The Ballarat Teachers' College was established after the Victorian State Government and the State Education Department decided to establish two provincial teachers' colleges, at Ballarat and Bendigo. On 04 May 1926 W.H. Ellwood (Principal), Miss A. Bouchier, and Mr A.B. Jones, welcomed the first enrolment of 61 students to undertake the one year course. In 1927 the College moved to the former Ballarat East Town Hall in Barkly Street, which was remodelled for their use. It closed in December 1931 due to the Great Depression. In 1946 Ballarat Teachers' College reopened and relocated to the Dana Street State School. The building used by the Teachers' College was the original bluestone building facing Doveton Street South. It was originally planned to open as a women's college, for whom the residence at 130 Victoria Street was purchased, but the decision was made to admit resident men from Ballarat. Mr T.W. Turner was appointed as Principal in 1951 and directed the introduction of a two year course for the Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate. The former one year course was terminated at the end of 1951. In 1958 the College was relocated to a custom built facility at Gillies Street, in close proximity to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Numbers increased with the introduction of the Trained Infant Teachers' Certificate course under the guidance of Mary Egan. With the introduction of a three year Diploma Course in 1968 accommodation became cramped. The introduction of the Diploma of Teaching (Primary) led to the Trained Infant Teachers' Certificate being discontinued in 1969, and the end of the Trained Primary Teachers' Certificate in 1969. Secondary Art and Craft students began studies at Ballarat Teachers' College in 1969 under Mr Ted Doney. In 1971 Mr D. Watson was appointed Principal. The State College of Victoria was proclaimed by Order in Council on 24 July 1973, and Ballarat Teachers' College became a constituent college of the State College of Victoria, and was known as State College of Victoria, Ballarat. By 1975 the College moved to Mount Helen as part of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. Pre service teachers currently undertake their studies on the Mount Helen Campus of Federation University. ("Ruffians Attempted to Carry of the School Tent: A History of State Education in Ballarat", 1974, p73-4.)Framed photograph of the staff and students of the Ballarat Teachers' College taken outside the outside of the Ballarat East Town Hall. teachers training college ballarat, ballarat teachers' college, w.h. ellwood, a.b. jones, a.r. hamono, monica miller, a.j. colo, n. larkin, k. henderson, v. mckenzie, prudence hamono, ballarat east library, ballarat east town hall, r.g. bowman, univesity women

Sole Agent - Rogan Real Estate.Coloured brochure of The Town Estate subdivision, Cowes. Circa 1968cowes subdivisions, phillip island, rogan real estate cowes phillip island, kate murphy, c. 1960s

Black and white photo of the Ararat Town Hall clock and tower.

Colour photograph of Eltham Town Park near Main Roadmain road, eltham, twon park

Featuring 50 "Ghost Towns" in and around Victoria's Alphine Region

Possibly acquired because of a connection to rural life and the Irish immigrants settled in the Ballarat District. Harry and Edith Holmes visited this area with my mother, their daughter M. Elizabeth in the early 1950s. [Jane Dyer 2024]A town is surrounded by green fields and trees. A mountain is evident in the backgroundchatham-holmes family collection, enniskerry, wicklow, ireland, postcard

Unused (blank) 'Memo Form' - Town Clerk, Borough of Eaglehawkorganization, government, eaglehawk

Two metal oil footlights from Eaglehawk Town Hall.eaglehawk, history, town hall

Photograph: Group of bike racers beside the Bendigo Town Hallrecreations, sports, cycling, bendigo advertiser

Negative print. First Town Plan,City of Bendigo 1854.cottage, miners, first town plan, first town plan

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Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. Engine on way to resting place.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town.

Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. Rolling the sand in preparation for the track.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town.