The Museum of the Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1872. The curator in 1882 was Ferdinand M. Krause. Prefatory Notice by James Oddie). The want of a guide through the technical collections of The School Mines has long been felt by visitors and students - a guide , not so much to those who merely 'look' at the various exhibits in the Museum, but an instructor to those who desire to take away with them some practical information on the natural occurrence and economical value of the objects exhibited. This want is being filled by the labour of Mr. Krause, whose first installment - 'A Descriptive Catalogue of the Minerals' - is herewith represented to the visiting public." Introduction to the catalogue: " The collection is still in its early growth, and far from being a complete representation of the Mineral Kingdom; many varieties, species, and even whole groups are absent. This state of incompleteness will, no doubt, be adjusted in the sequence, and progressive lists issued from time to time. 'Ad interin' the present catalogue will, be found useful to students and visitors of the School. As far as practicable, the classifications of the minerals accords with that adopted at the Royal School of Mines, London. The numbers prefixed to the species in the catalogue agree with those on the descriptive labels which accompany each specimen, and also with those attached to the specimens themselves. On the descriptive labels the chemical composition of the minerals is expressed in formulae usually employed in standard mineralogical works. Students who have note paid attention to mineralogical chemistry will note that each dot over a symbol is equivalent to one atom of oxygen, .... A bar through a symbol denotes a double atom of the base, .... " In 1882 the collection was housed in 33 cases. The catalogue outlines the specimen types housed in each case. The classification of minerals accords with that adopted at the Royal School of Mines, London. Leather covered book of 94 pages with gold lettering on the front, including "F.M. Krause". The book includes a plan of the museum layout, plan of the grounds and buildings of the Ballarat School of Mines and a prefatory notice by James Oddie.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines museum, museum, krause, ferdinand krause, fm krause, oddie, james oddie, geology, mineralogy, charles boyd, f.m. krause, minerals, curator

Three page letter from Ian Whitcher (Ballarat School of Mines Alumni) to E. J. Barker (former Ballarat School of Mines principal concerning the career of Ian Whicherian whitcher, ballarat school of mines, alumni, hammersley, consolodated zinc pty ltd, cra, cap, tom price

Handwritten notes relating to student activities at the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat school of mines, student activities, sport, theatre nights, girls' association, art students' club, harold herbert

Letter from the Ballarat School of Mines to politician Murray Byrnemurray byrne, ballarat school of mines

Reference from the Ballarat School of Mines for student Leslie Coburn.ballarat school of mines, leslie coburn, l.j. coburn, f.e. ferguson, alumni

Letter with results for Ballarat School of Mines student J. Lakeland. ballarat school of mines, results, j. lakeland, alumni

Watercolor architectural drawing on paper depicting the Ballarat School of Mineslower left corner "Drawn by H.L Coburn: 1915"coburn, architecture, ballarat school of mines, plan

Ballarat School of Mines planning proposal. Planning document 13.79ballarat school of mines, regional development, centre for regional development

Professor Mica Smith was a well known and much loved professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy at the Ballarat School of Mines from 1882 - 1922.Studio portrait of Alfred Mica Smith in oval oak mount, possibly gelatin silver print. Plaque attached below reads 'PROFESSOR ALFRED MICA SMITH (1844 - 1926) A graduate of Chemistry, B.Sc. (Hons), London, Professor Smith came to Australia in 1873. In 1882 he joined the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries as Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy, in which post he remained for forty years. Professor Smith was involved in many areas outside his teaching, but his chief fame comes from the knowledge he gave to and the affection he inspired in his students.' alfred mica smith, ballarat school of mines

Rough correspondence relating to the emplyment of Wilfred Kenneth at the Ballarat School of Mines.staff, wilfred kenneth, ballarat school of mines, lancelot austin

Invoice from William Flynn to Mr Dixon of the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, dixon, william flynn, invoice

Receipt signed by Daniel Walker, lecturer in Chemistry at the Ballarat School of Mines. daniel walker, staffmember, ballarat school of mines

Ballarat School of Mines loading 1600 bailes of hay for drought aid.ballarat school of mines, hay, drought

Peter Shiell (left) and Steve Crabb with plans at the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, peter shiells, shiells, steve crabb, crabb