The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, and was the first school of MInes in AustraliaPhotograph mounted on grey board. Taken outside School of Mines Administration Building

These photographs were taken just before structural modifications and connecting overhead walkways were commenced in 1978.1: Art School opened in 1915 on the site of the original SMB building.It was converted from the abandoned court house. Also Administration building including the teaching and other spaces. .2: "Old Chemistry building" showing the south side and west end. .3: Art school on the left, Ballarat Brewery boiler chimney stack in centre background, Administration building on the right. .4: Entrance on the north side of Art School building .5: South side entrance of Administration building.ballarat school of mines, buildings, a building, administration building, lydiard street south, smb campus

The former Ballarat Circuit Courthouse was used as the first site of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1870.Black and white photograph of two buildings at the Ballarat School of Mines. The one on the right is the former Ballarat Circuit Court House which was demolished to make way for the Ballarat Technical Art School (Gribble Building). The building on the left was orginally known as the New Classrooms and were opened in 1901. It is now known as the Administration Building (A-Building).ballarat school of mines, administration building, new classrooms, ballarat circuit court house, lydiard street south

.1) Ballarat School of Mines buildings from Dana Street, near Albert Street, Ballarat showing Caselli's Gauge Tower, Administration Building, and Model Mine. .2) similar view to .1) but showing more foreground and additional buildings, c1917henry richards caselli, gauge tower, ballarat school of mines, dana street, albert street, model mine, mining laboratory

Hilliard and Thomason was established in Birmingham, and closed in 1908.Sterling silver presentation trowel in blue leather hinged presentation trowel with blue suade and satin lining. The trowel handle is silver plate and can be screwed off the trowel, and is hollow. The trowel is hallmarked H&T = Hilliard and Thomason - Sovereign Head/Duty Stamp = 1784 - 1890 - Lion passant guardant = silver quality- Anchor = Birmingham - b in oval = 1876Engraved into the trowel "Presented by the President & Council School of Mines Ballarat to the Hon. A.J. Peacock Minister of Public Instruction on his laying the Foundation Stone of New Buildings April 14th 1899hilliard and thomason, silver, presentation trowel, ballarat school of mines, new classrooms, administration building, buildings, andrew peacock, andrew j. peacock, silversmith, a building

Editorial, News and Notes, A Contribution to the Mining Geology of Kalgoorlie W.A., Summaries and Notes from the Australian Mining Standard, S.M.B. Theatre Night, Opening of New Buildings - Ministerial Speeches - Differences of OpinionSoft covered magazine of 14 pages. Articles include: New and notes, A contribution to the mining geology of Kalgoorlie, W.A. (by F. M. Krause), Summaries & notes from the Australian Mining Standard monthly, Progress reports of the Geological Survey, Electrical notes, Students' Theatre Party, Opening of the new buildings, Students Association, Relief of Mafeking, A critic criticised, Things we eat and drink, Editorial notices. mining geology of kalgoorlie, w.a., f. m. krause, new classrooms, administration building, students association, relief of mafeking, alumni, c. f. eeles, a.b. reid, o. e. jager, w. a. parramore, a. s. burdekin, r. g. todd, f. h. krause, g. mcintyre, kalgoorlie geology, mafeking, ferdinand krause, a building

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

Blue plan of the front and ground electation of the Ballarat School of Mines Administratoin Building (later Administration Building).ballarat school of mines, new classrooms, administration building, buildings

Private papers relating to the Holmes Family at Ascot. It includes Wills, property settlements, land transfers, wool prices and asset distribution to the family.edith holmes, registration of a firm, live stock prices, lamb numbers, affidavit and statement, memorandum of agreement, land purchase agreement, contractor's account and receipt, solicitor - cuthberts, transfer and conveyance paperstax return, will of violet holmes, distribution of estate of violet holmes, administration account, wool results from dennys,lascelles

The book was part of the Ballarat Teachers' College Library.Green hard covered book of 168 pages, with index. penal settlement, education, colonial education, public education, government teachers, public school education, school administration, missions, child welfare, colonial orphanages, aboriginal education, private education, convict colony

The School of Mines Ballarat Administration Building had a foundation stone laid in 1899. It was originally known as the New Classrooms.Two photographs mounted on to thick card. Photographs have a gold boarder marked on to the card. One photograph shows the construction under scaffold, and other other the completed building.ballarat school of mines, administration building, scaffold, a building, new classrooms

In 1997 South West Institute of TAFE formed an alliance with University of Ballarat in a bid to be more flexible for students. Under the arrangement the TAFE's Professional Writing and editing Diploma and Associate Diploma of Business (Office Administration) would be linked with the University's Bachelor of Arts Degree,Twenty page newspaper. Page 6 reports on the agreement between University of Ballarat and South West TAFE.warrnambool, agreement, south west institute of tafe, university of ballarat, david james, patricia varley, barrie baker, agreement signing, flagstaff hill motel proposal, koroit sewerage scheme public information day

The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Austraila.Black and white poster of images of teaching staff at The School of Mines. Images grouped into teaching areas/subjectshumanities, maths, science, metal fabrication, art/craft, machine shop, administration, planning, student services, co-ordinator, motor mechanics, library, educational services, audio visual, print, electrical trades, plumbing, sheetmetal, remedial, carpentry, business studies, panel beating, body making, painting and decorating, bricklaying, rural studies, woolclassing, barry firth, librarian, heather durant, paula hall, john van dreevan, frank sheehan, ballarat school of mines, staffmembers, poster, staffmember poster

Female graduateballarat school of mines staff, administration building, graduation, a building

A hand drawn original drawing of a proposed Ballarat School of Mines office shift from the space on the south side of the entrance hall to the north side. Drawing shows the existing arrangement and also the proposed arrangement. "Proposal: To transfer classroom No 1 to the Area 1A, to transfer present office to No 1, to connect existing Registrar's and Principal's offices into the Staff room." On rear rubber stamp: "Received 28 Sep 1948 C & S"ballarat school of mines, administration building, a building, refurbishments

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats, student activity, procession, students, lydiard street south, administration building, a building

Used at School of mines and industries Ballarat As H.V. McKay's Sunshine Harvester business expanded there was a requirement for a school to train the company's apprentices. In 1911, H.V. McKay wrote to the Victoria Cabinet offering 2,000 pounds and 4 1/2 acres of land in Derby Rd for a technical school, On the 7th July 1913, the new Sunshine Technical School opened with a wooded administration building with six class rooms and a large galvanised iron workshop for the trade apprentices. Mr George Baxter was appointed principal with assistant teachers, A.J. Dunlop (Maths & English), W.W. Anderson (Art) & H.B. Ernest (Maths & Science). Seventy students were enrolled in the first year of which 44 were apprentices from the Harvester Works. During the First World War Years (1914 - 1918) there was a difficulties with staffing and enrollments. The school was also used to provide vocational training for wounded returned soldiers. In 1919 during the great influenza epidemic the school was used as a hospital. ​Light blue soft covered booklet of 60 pages with information about office bearers, staff, objects of the school, prizes and scholarships, examinations, time tables, courses, and subjects. It has photographs and advertising.sunshine, technical school, sunshine technical school, prospectus, hugh victor mckay, r.m. lambert, george mckay, d.b. ferguson, samuel mckay, george bult, ralph mckay, george butlin, george baxter, f.s. midgley, j.b. gray, w. kerr, a.j. dunlop, h. ernst, w.w. anderson, f. cleary, school councillors, staff, blacksmithing, carpentry, fitting and turning, moulding, sheet metal, mathematis, english, science, art, 1914, h v mckay, sunshine harvester, 2000 pounds and land donated, wounded returned soldiers, 1919 ued as hospital, influenza epidemic

The Federation University Mt Helen Campus was once the farm of John Latta and his wife Elizabeth Ann Dean. The couple married in 1867 and had three children at the time of John Latta's death (Elizabeth Ann b.1870; Mary b.1873; John b.1875). Elizabeth later married George Downing, and had another six children. The house was situated in the vicinity of the current Administration and Caro Conference Centre buildings, surrounded by an orchard, and a well under the current Albert Coates Building (Union Building). The land was purchased by the Ballarat School of Mines for their tertiary division from the Stapleton family.Various items relating to the Federation University Mount Helen Campus, and the early settlers on the land, the Latta Family. .1) Parish Plan, including E. Latta, M. Fiscalini, R. Wynne, R. Nixon, J.U. Smith, J. Davis .2) Part of a 1930s ordinance map showing Ballarat, Buninyong and Greenhill .3) Contour Map with the first two Mt Helen Campus buildings included. .4) Drawing a a proposed campus plan .5) Latta Family negativemount helen campus, latta family, greenhill, e. latta, m. fiscalini, r. wynne, r. nixon, j.u. smith, j. davis, parish plan, john latta, elizabeth latta, george downing, elezabeth downing, green hill, pontresina, abraham baxter, g. dean, market gardens, jim downing, bob thornton, j. hateley, martin fanning, toll keeper, anne beggs sunter

This building on the Federation University SMB Campus is now known as the Administration Building or Building A.Two pink invitation cards cards for the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines new classrooms by C. Carty Salmon, Minister of Education. ballarat school of mines, new classrooms, c. carty salmon, buildings, conversazione, administraiton building

Copy of a plan of the Ballarat Children's Home (formerly Ballarat Orphanage) in Victoria Street. The plan names each building, and identifies the oval, tennis courts, playground and farm. The hall, dining room and school have been highlighted in orange. The 'Blue Birds' building has an orange question mark over it. WGS 84 37degrees 33' 35" S 143 degrees 53' 10" EWritten in blue "Board meeting next Wed"ballarat children's home, ballarat orphanage, orphanage farm, farrel cottage, swimming pool, gym, leach building, school, infant school, junior's wing, administration, laundry, blue birds, superintendent's residence, assistant superintendent's residence

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

The Ballarat School of Mines was hthe first school of mines in Australasia and was established in 1870. It is now a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Three colour photograph of Founders Room, and an honour board in Founders Room at the SMB Campus Administration Building. It lists the Directors, and the School Council Presidents.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines directors, ballarat school of mines council presidents, frederick martell, c.a. fenner, w. poole, h.h. smith, maurice copland, a.f. heseltine, r.w. richards, dick richards, richard w. richards, harold arblaster, e.j. barker, jack barker, graham beanland, peter shiells, ron wild, redmond barry, wiliam stawell, andrew anderson, richard maddern, w.h. middleton, e.j.t. tippett, m.b. john, john tippett, morgan b. john, w.j.c. north, rex holioake, ken flecknoe, kerry l. cross, william gribble, bill gribble

The board was probably from the School of Mines Library, located on the 1st floor of the Administration Building in Lydiard Street. Changes have been made to some times for Tuesday and Friday. The E J Tippett Library was opened in 1978 at the SMB Campus.Wooden board with bevelled and painted edge in blue-grey. Front surface painted black with gold coloured letters and numbers. Two bolts, washers and nuts for fixing, held in position by central wooden strip pinned on back by four screws.ballarat school of mines and industries, library, e. j. t. tippett

School of Mines Ballarat Botanical Gardens print.A page torn out of 1953 Prospectus, with black and white printed image showing rear of administration building and SMB Gardens.smb, ballarat school of mines, school of mines ballarat, smb botanical gardens, smb administration building, botanical gardens, prospectus, a building