Two letters relating to mental health. .1) Dr E. Cunningham Dux of the Mental Hygiene Authority writes to L. Garner, Principal of the Ballarat Junior Technical School, regarding the inaugural Mental Health Week. .2) Dr Brenda Riley of the Ballarat Mental Hospital writes to L. Garner, Principal of the Ballarat Junior Technical School, regarding brief talks about the Ballarat Mental Hospital and its ancillary services. .4) Typed letter on Department of Mental Hygiene (Ballarat Mental Hospital) Letterhead.signed 'E. Cunningham Dax'mental health, ballarat mental hospital, mental health week, l. garner, brenda riley, e. cunningham dax, mental health research institute, mental hygiene, department of mental hygiene, l.c. garner, brenda ridley

Norman MacGEORGE (08 July 1872– 2 September 1952) Born Adelaide, South Australia Norman Macgeorge taught drawing at Wesley College, Melbourne from 1902-06. He also taught at Melbourne Teachers' College and at Melbourne Church of England Grammar School. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed landscape depicting the confluence of the Darebin Creek and the Yarra River. Purchased by the Ballarat Teachers' College in 1964. This work was exhibited in "Norman MacGeorge: Man of Art" at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, The University of Melbourne, 22 September to 25 November 2001.art, artwork, norman mcgeorge, mcgeorge, watercolour, available, landscape, darebin creek, yarra river, ballarat teachers' college art collection

John Mildren sits at a table at Ballarat's L'Espresso Cafe.john mildren, staffmember, politician

The Webster Street Precinct was actively mined during the 1850s. By the 1860s cottages had been built along the street and became fashionable.A small pamphlet outlining houses in Webster Street, Ballarat.webster street ballarat, architecture, peplow house, cairnhurst, roffensis, timeline, novar, glenholme, trerelffe, banyena, balderton, locksley, trelawne

A one page programme for Ballarat Education Week 1962education week, ballarat education week, ballarat teachers' college

Portrait of of Lindsay Hillman, Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines. lindsay hillman, l.f.j. hillman

A image of a number of small boats on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat.ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, boats, lake wendouree

Double storey building in Ballarat known as Beaufort House. beaufort house, student residence, ballarat teachers' college

Beaufort house was the home of Henry CuthbertA number of photographs showing Beaufort House, Cardigan (Ballarat).henry cuthbert, beaufort house, student residence, cardigan, buildings, student residences

Black and white photograph of William Collard Smith of Ballarat william collard smith, w.c. smith

Slide. Bendigo Buildings. A round garden bed, in Ballarat.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings.

The photographer took these night photos from his home in Bungaree, on close proximity to Mount Warrenheip.A bushfire on Mount Warrenheip, near Ballarat, photographed at night.warrenheip, fire, bushfire, bungaree

The historical Phoenix locomotive was laid on tracks near the Civic Hall in Armstrong Street by railway workers. David James Kinnane (far right) with Geoffrey Storey (fourth from right).Newsclipping relating to the tracks from Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat.david james kinnane, geoffrey storey, rail track, phoenix foundry

Families in the vicinity includes the O'Dea, Kinnane, Quin and Nestor families. Image of a weatherboard Church at Gong Gong near Ballarat.Gong Gong Methodist Churchkinnane, quin, nestor, yarrowee soap works, gong gong, gong gong methodist church

A red castiron mailbox in Lydiard Street South, Ballaratmailbox, letterbox, mail, lydiard street south

Copy of a photograph of Brown Hill, near Ballarat, Victoria.w.j. hosking, brown hill

Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch Opening of Gaming Roomphoto/pictures, ballarat rsl, ballarat

Photo of ESCo Sebastopol type No. 21 in Sturt St arriving at the Grenville St city terminus. Has a "Suttons for Organs" roof advertisement. Wal's album noted "Sebastopol type No. 21, Sturt St 1920." Has "1920" written on the photograph in the bottom right hand corner. See also Reg item 178 for another version of this image and 9465 for a glass plate negative.Yields information the appearance of the Sebastopol type tram when they were in service, c1920 and the north side of Sturt St streetscape.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album.trams, tramways, sebastopol type, sturt st, grenville st, suttons, esco, tram 21

ESCo No 17 in Wendouree Parade, Photographed on the depot lead. Tram in as built or original form. Wal's note on rear of photograph say's Motorman J. Quirk, Conductor Fritz A Their and the photo is dated 30/5/1906. Note hanging destination side over the front of the tram rather than a roof version. Shows crew uniforms. See also Reg Item 3578, 4290, 8700 for other copies of this image and 9466 for a glass plate negative.Yields information about the ESCo tramcars as originally built and the uniforms originally worn.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album. See image i2 for details of inscriptions on back of photograph.trams, tramways, esco, uniforms, wendouree parade, tram 17

Titled 'The French Revolution Vols 1 & 2' these books were gifted to John (Jack) Felix Wotherspoon for excellence in Arithmetic and Algebra. Jack was born 24 June 1897 at Beaufort and joined Ballarat College in 1911. Jack left school at the end of 1914 and joined the Navy and served as a wireless operator. Following the war Jack was a draper in Beaufort from 1919 until 1949. Two small maroon leather bound books with maroon end pages; gold lettering on front covers and spine, school crest on front cover and author's signature in gold; Book plate inside front cover of vol 1: Ballarat College / Crest / Awarded to / J Wotherspooon / Form Va I / Prize for Algebra (1st) / A S M Polson / Principal / Christmas 1913 Book plate inside front cover of vol 2: Ballarat College / Crest / Awarded to / J Wotherspooon / Form Va I / Prize for Arithmetic (1st) / A S M Polson / Principal / Christmas 1913jack-wotherspoon, navy, j f wotherspoon

Photocopy of part of City of Ballarat's Mayor's Report for 1954 - 1955. Three pages covering trams, railways telephone exchange problems, photo of Queen Elizabeth hospital, photo from Ballarat Town Hall looking east in 1874 and today (1955). Originals held in the Ballarat Library. trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history

These photographs were taken by Caroline Winter, lecturer at the University of Ballarat. Horace Pickford was born at Clunes, Victoria. He was killed in action on 27 September 1917. According to his dossier Pickford was in the 58th battalion and was buried in the vicinity of Polygon Wood. Glyndwr Evans was a native of Treorchy in the Welsh Rhondda Valley. He emigrated to Australia with his parents who lived at Randwick in New South Wales. He attended the Ballarat School of Mines, and served on the Student's Magazine Committee in 1905. The following year Glyndwr took up a position as a solutionist at the Golden Horseshoe Mine at Kalgoorlie. In the application for a commission in the AIF Glyndwr stated at he had completed three years at the Ballarat School of Mines, obtaining a Mine Manager's Certificate of Competancy, an Assayers Certificate and additional certificates in Land Surveying, Electrical Technology, Metallurgy and Geology. Gyndwr was a member of the AIF 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy. He was killed in Action at Hill 60 on 25 April 1917 and is buried in Belgium at the Railway Dugout Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row G, Grave 33). (http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/is/library/collections/art_history/honour-roll/honourroll_Evans.shtml) A number of colour photographs of World War One war graves of soldiers from the Ballarat district. .1) Horace Pickford's headstone, Tyne Cot Cemetery .2) Glyn Evans tombstone, Railway Dugouts Cemetery south of Ypres. 3. Railway Dugouts Cemetery, Glyn Evans tombstone has a poppy on it. university of ballarat, world war one, war graves, war cemetery, world war i, world war, pickford, evans, horace pickford, harry pickford

Yields information about Ballarat Trams and streetscapes late 1950's on the Mt Pleasant route and advertising of the period.Black and white print of Ballarat 18 and 37, at the Victoria Street terminus, photographed by Wal Jack, 21/4/1962. Two copies. Tram has advertisements for "The Age", Whites Florists, Lancashire's. Both trams are showing "Special" and have the AETA tour boards on the front of the tram. Photo print courtesy of Port Dock Railway Museum, now the National Railway Museum. See worksheet 4311 for letter and details of prints sent to Bill Scott, 19/10/2001. Any photo credit to mention NRM Collection.On rear of copy 1 "SEC Ballarat / 18 & 37 / Victoria / 21/4/62 2092 / Wal Jack" Copy 2 "DAC" in ink, bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, victoria st, terminus, tram 18, tram 37