Allotments of students to Secondary Schools in Ballarat was made by the Psychology Branch, Urquhart Street State School. Letter from Mr Garner to Mr Zakis stating students from Pleasant Street School have been allotted to North Ballarat Technical School.1 cream coloured page, typedballarat junior technical school, head master, l garner, secondary school allotments, north ballarat technical school, mr zakis, pleasant street school

Circular from the District Inspector, Earl G Pearson, to all schools, June 1952. Divided into six headings. 1. Education Week information and suggestions. Will be held August 10th to 16th. Sunday 10th is Education Sunday. 2. State Schools' Horticulture Society return form nursery shows very little support. All school should support this and pay annual fee of 7/6d. Location is Teachers' Nursery, Poath Road, Oakleigh. ( Became State Schools' Nursery and now Victorian Schools' Nursery No 4214). 3. Inspection. Teachers to read sections of Regulations and Instruction which will be helpful in assessing efficiency of their work and give direction on organisation. Entry age for new students. Restriction maybe necessary to conserve teaching staff. 3. School residences. 4. Desk surplus. 5. Young Farmers' Clubs. New organizer for schools. Been taken over by Education Department.Cream page, typed ballarat junior technical school, head master, l garner, earl pearson, district inspector, circular, june 1952, education week, state schools' horticultural society, inspection, regulations and instructions, work efficiency, organisation, school enrolments, school residences, desk, young farmers' clubs

The State College of Victoria Ballarat was formerly the Ballarat Teachers' College. In 1976 it moved from its Gillies Street location to the Mount Helen Campus, now a campus of Federation University Australia. Denise (Walshy) Walsh 1974-1976 Lecturer, Dept of Studies in Teaching, SCVB 1976-1979 Head, Educational Technology Unit I came to the College bringing the lessons I had learned in 20 years (1954-1974) of teaching secondary school students and their parents in the challenging environment of country schools and parishes. Initially part-time, I found the dedication and competence of the staff and their concern for the professional formation and general well-being of students and colleagues to be inspiring. Similar concern and active acceptance extended to me and I wondered – I think we all did – if these qualities were transferable to the ‘dreaded’ Mt Helen. Later, I was invited to upgrade my academic qualifications by applying for the gradually decreasing but still generous study leave that was available. It was granted and I was accepted into the Master’s Program in Educational Technology at Concordia University, Montreal. The staff who generously extended their loads to cover for my absence amazed me. Their support showed that, in truth, the spirit of Gillies Street had indeed ‘moved over.’ More than in any other place that I have worked, all of the staff – including teaching, research, support, service, outside staff, both central and faculty – worked as one by providing mutual service and care in the spirit of a great and long-standing educational institution. State Council of Victoria at Ballarat (SCVB) 30 Year Reunion Booklet and Signatures.scvb, state college victoria ballarat, ballarat teachers college, reunion, alison lanigan, ballarat teachers' college, denise walsh

The first school of Mines in Australia was established at Ballarat in 1870. At the time of its jubilee (1930) the following people were members of the School Council: W.H. Middleton (President), W.T. Humphreys (VP), J.S. Vickery (VP), F. Barrow, Col. W.K. Bolton, William Baragwanath, A.E. Cutter, J.N. Dunn, G. Fitches, W.H. Fleay, F. Herman. W.D. Hill, T. Hurley, K. Kean. J. Kelly, L. Lederman, Mayor of Ballarat, Mayour of Ballarat East, D. Maxwell, M. Martin, R. Maddern, D. Ronaldson, F. Saunders, R. Stephenson, A.O. Stubbs, R.E. Tunbridge. The School Staff in 1920 comprised: Herbert H. Smith, Walter Rowbotham, Reginald L. Cutter, M.C. Young, Hilda Wardle, M. Wiliamson, P.S. Richards, L.H. Archibald, J. Woods, Ken Moss, W. Kenneth, Mrs McIlvena. B. Robinson, S. Rowe, E. Hope-Jones, Miss Abrams, L.St.G.P. Austin, Alfred Mica Smith, J.R. Pound, Herbert R. Murphy, N.H. Junner, Maurice Copland, L.H. Archibald, E.J.A. McConnon, Newton King, D.m. Hull, T.R. Gordon, John M. Sutherland, T.K. Jebb, Dick Richards, C. Tonkin, A.W. Steane, J. Paterson, H.W. Malin, R.V. Maddison, S.M. Mayo, F.A. King, W.H. Steane, T.R. Gordon, T.A. Williams, H. Waldron, G. Black, E.J. McConnon, R.V. Duncan. R. Cutter, E.G. Vawdrey, Hilda WardleWhite stapled booklet - landscape format - 20pp + soft covers with blue writing. Includes an historical sketch of the Ballarat School of Mines. Contains images of the school from around 1920. The history outlined in the booklet follows: 'Ballarat has helped to influence the life and destinies of Australia in many ways, the recital of which would perhaps prove tedious to the citizens of less favoured localities! However, it can be said, without much fear of contradiction, that only less known thought Australia than its fame as a gold field is the reputation won for it by its school of Mines, ... Ballarat was still quite a new place when the School was founded, but a very propserous and popular place all the same, with a go-ahead lot of citizens brim full of the spirit of enterprise which seemsto animate mining populations generally. Money was plentiful, and they launched out into ventures, which later, were to develop and take the place of the gold mines, while what is more to the point, they understood the value of education. the old digging days were passing away. So far as Ballarat itself was concerned the day of the cradle and tin dish had already passed into an antiquity "as dead and distant as the age of the Tubal Caon," said dir redmond Barry on declaring the School open. Mining had become a serious business, and the mining engineer, the metallurgist, and the geologist had become a power in the land. In these circumstances the suggestions to found a School of Mines met with ready acceptance. The late Mr James M. Bickett had the honor of bringing forward the proposition at a meeting of the Ballarat Mining Board in October, 1869. it was agreed to, and the Government, having been approached for assistance, granted a lease of the old Supreme Court buildings at a nominal reantal. A modest sum, including 100 pounds from the Borough Council of Ballarat West, was subscribed by a number of sympathisers, and on the 26th October, 1870, the inaugural address was delivered by Sir Redmond Barry, the first President of the School. Classes were commenced on the 23rd January, 1871. The students at first were mostly adults. They were chiefly men emloyed at the mines, who had the wisdom and energy to devote their spare time to study, and, though their attendance was somewhat irregular, they made very good progress. Old prints which have been preserved show them at work at furnaces, big bearded men of the old-fashioned type of miner. It is interesting to note that among those who gave evidence and encouragement was Sir Roderick Murchison, who many years before had advised Cornish miners to emigrate to Australia to search for gold, and who in 1848 was in possession of gold ore sent from this country. Sir Roderick sent a parcel of books for the library, and gave useful advice as to the curriculum which should be adopted. The Museum, which now contains a most valuable collection of minerals, was one of the first things attended to, and the reports presented to the Council from time to time speak of additions being made from all parts of the world. New equipment was constantly being added to the School, a good deal of assay work was done, and some specimens were sent from the East Indies for examination as far back as 1873. By this time there was a difficulty in providing accomodation for the students who wished to enrol, and the number of instructors had grown from two to four. In 1882 the first building was being erected on what was then part of the gaol reserve. A little more than ten years afterwards a buildnig formerly serving as a Methodist Church was absorbed, while later on, the demand for accomodation increasing, the attack upon the gaol was renewed. The School continued to grow in reputation and size, and became the science centre of the district, and in 1889 a learge new building was opened by Sir Alexander Peacock. Students came from over seas as well as from all the States of Australia, and after going through their courses they took with them the name and fame of the old School to all parts of the globe. School of Mines boys have played a great part in developing the mining fields of Western Australia, South Australia, and africa, while old students who have made a name in their profession are constantly dropping in to see how the old place is getting along. It was not to be expected, however, that the Ballarat School would be left without rivals, its very success inspiring competition. Mining Schools were started in other parts of Australia, and, at the same time, Victoria ceased to hold first place as a mining state. On the other hand there was a great advance in manufacturing, and the demand for technicaly trained men became a great and as insistent as ever it had been for trained mining men. The Council was quick to adapt the school to the new conditions, and the result is seen in the institution, which is one of Ballarat's proudest possession. Instruction is given in all branches of technical work, and the classes are filled with students who are building up for Ballarat a reputation as an industrial centre, which promises to equal that which it formerly held as a mining town. Owing to its bracing climate, its abundant opportunities for recreations, and its accessibilty, Ballarat as a city is an ideal place for educational purposed, and is yearly becoming more and more appreciated throughout the State. The chairman of one of Ballarat's biggests industries claims that the workman can do twice the day's work here that he can do in Melbourne. he was a little enthusiastic over it, perhaps, but it is a well-known fact that the healthy and invigourating Ballarat climate is conducive to both physical and mental activity, and the records of the School provide ample proof of it. One of the most interesting and successful branches of the School of Mines and Industries - if the name be enlarged with the enlargement of its scope - is the Technical Art School. "The City of Statues" has from its earliest days been a stronghold of art. Art schools have flourised here, and in 1905 the Education Department came to the conclusion that the best thing to do with them was to place them under the management of the School of Mines Council. A magnificent new Technical Art School was built at a cost of some 12,000 pounds on the site of the old Supreme Court building, and was formally opened on the 23rd July, 1915. The results have not only been justified but surpassed all anticipations. The most comprehensive list of subjects is taught, and this list is constantly added to. Students have flocked to the art School, which may be said to occupy a unique position in Australia, and its record of success is really astonishing. Its students supply art teachers for the newer schools that are being built, and many occupy leading positinos in important business houses. So well is its reputation known that orders are constantly being received, not only from Victoria, but from other States, for honor boards and challenge shields to be designed and made. The most recent addition to the School of Mines and Industries is the Junior Technical School, for which a new building is now being erected on a portion of the gaol site, transferred to the School of Mines Counci by the Government. At the present moment temporary quarters are being occupied. Some students after passing through the Junior School go straight to employment, continuing perhaps to attend the evening trade classes, while others move on to the senior School. In a review of the work of the School of Mines mention must be made of a series of industrial research carried out under supervision of the Principal. One in particular, regarding the suitability of the local ores for the manufacture of pigments attracted much attention, while the experiemtns on the manufacture of white potery from Victorian clayes were considered of sufficient importance by the Federal Advisory Council of Science and Industry to warrant the appointment of a special investigator. The results of these have been most encouraging, and may have far-reaching consequences. The vocational training of returned soldiers also should not be overlooked. The work was taken in hand from the first, before the Repatriation Department gave assistance, and now with the help of the department of the School has become one of the largest vocational training centres in Victoria outside of Melbourne. The soldiers, trained in a variety of occupations, have made remarkable progress, and already considerable numbers have found employment in local workshops and factories. To sum up, the School is divided into the following departments, each well staffed and equipped: - The School of Mines, science, and Engineering; the Techncial Art School, the Boys' Junior Technical School, the Girl's Preparatory Technical Classes, Trade Classes, and the Commercial School. The school of Mines, science and Engineering, comprises the following branches: - Mining, Metallurgy, Geology, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Chemistry, and Pharmacy. Battery treatments, Cyanide Testing, Smelting, Assays, and Clay Testing from a regular part of the School's work. Students gaining qualifications obtain concession in their courses at the university, should they proceed there to continue their studies. The technical Art school curriculum includes training in all branches of pictorial and applied art, an Architectural Diploma Course, a Draughtman's Course, technical Art teachers' Course, Photography,Ticket Writing, Art Metal Work, Woodcarving, Needlework, and Leather work. The Trade Classes give instruction in Telephone Mechanics, telegraphy, Carpentry, Cabinet Making, Plumbing, Blacksmithing, Fitting, Electric Wiring, and Printing. Numerous Scholarships are offered every year, and altogether students will find few places to equal the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries as a training place for their life's work. One of the first in the continent to be established, its Jubilee finds it still in the front rank, keeping pace with the times, and offering to the youths of this country the means of taking advantage of Australia's teeming opportunities. william, battery, smith, herbert, drawing from the antique, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat school of mines, redmond barry, alfred mica smith, james bickett, museum, dick richards, ballarat junior technical school, s m b, ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat technical art school, model mine, james m bickett, j m bickett, roderick murchison, vocational training rooms, wesley church, methodist church, alexander peacock, lathes, repatriation, repatriatin department, war service, school council, baragwanath, gold mining, mining laboratory, plaster cast, r.w. richards, anniversary, jubilee

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

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 10 June 1981 to 25 September 1981.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, smb music teachers to play in japan, scholarships given by real estate men, department tests plant operators, student comfort and architectual skill, carol woolman breaking language barrier, morgan john retires from bcae council, leanne parker neil henderson and daryl crawley among state's top students, father john ignatius bleasdale wine authority, receptionist course to begin at smb, governor sir henry winneke's tribute to craftsmen, smb courses to help avoid business failure, joan chamber mla critical of tafe college funding, jobless urged to train for jobs, replies to joan chambers' comments, ballarat rowers deny council bashing, henry sutton inventor, employers advised to learn of training changes, apprentice week at smb, photography courses at smb, geoff pope photography teacher, training better supervisors - factory language in classroom, impetus from top, ballarat move for apprentice hairdressers' course at smb, safety seminar for apprentices, education mood of gloom says john dawkins federal spokesman for education, tafe region board chairman appointed, neil ferguson, councils face increasing financial pressures, proper care of rape victims advocated, tafe funding not enough, local government conference in ballarat, major trophy for john wilson, peter drake racv apprentice motor mechanic of the year

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 25 November 1981 to 13 March 1982.Book with white cover, front, spiral bound. courses available, teaching positions advertised, restoration of "spirit of ballarat", advance apprenticeship 200, mrs chambers resigns from smb council, phyllis elliott studying metal work, practical experience on farm, smb may introduce student quotas, smb courses for all, mrs chambers accused of campaign against smb, david rees top drafting student in state, corbould a man of iron and vision, computer training course, the changing scene in apprentice training, jan wood highest achiever in receptionist course, greg mannix - ballarat artist's big year, scope of tafe course puts it at top, fleur haller co-ordinator of evening classes, brian webber angry on ballarat education scene, new smb training program for apprentices, school-to-work transition program at smb, trade workshop nears completion, oldest technical school grew from gold rush, smb head resigns, access program opens doors, kevin james and andrew woodward - qualified but jobless, heather george andrew dale and jenny peers to study music at melbourne state college, council gives $10000 to smb to restoration of east library building, machinists' courses to provide 60 jobs, fiona fraser won 100 metres freestyle, shears new education co-ordinator

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 22 July to 3 October 1987.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, ricky hains receives highest state mark, draftsman, enrolment for smb courses, tafe state conference, next wave festival, sec pupils at smb, women's trade progam to continue, $60000grant for aboriginal studies, neville french pottery, latest equipment installed - catering, smb staff stop work, intellectually disabled stand on their own, gary bell appointed as music teacher, field work for students, the smeaton painting studio complex, small business course for women, wool prices, enriched life in twilight years, calligraphy course, eddie goodson american calligrapher, smb's heritage

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 17 September 1988 to 14 December 1988.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, farewell to linda bland, andrew pilgrim double mechanic honor, women's technical trade program improves job options, morgan john retires after 40 years on council, learning at u3a, concern over smb plans, smb carpentry students working in yuille street, ballarat roadworks lydiard and dana streets, david hunnybell wins reiv award, anthony maybery budding chef, diana nikkelson, pauline smith, graduates of counselling skills course for aboriginal women, leona atkinson cultural officer, carpentry workshop in yuille street to be built, doug white retirement, shooters shun duck hunt test, glazed ceramic mural at child care centre, smb in victorian recorder guild competition, damian everard farming apprentice third in state award, smb students art exhibition, obituary of k j flecknoe, hoteliers' inspection of smb students, local music courses available, ceramics exhibition, volunteering is a vital link, associate diploma courses introduced

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 27 November 1990 to 1 March 1991.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, ballarat small business centre opening, mall proposal planned 25 years ago, agricultural programs discussed at smb, teachers visit colleges, ceramics student bev wilkin, negotiated targets policy for disadvantaged, official praises our schools, ann morrow, sheetmetal apprentice kandra chapman, former smb student wins rich art prize, robert hannaford wins $1000000, brenda hine wins computer services award, scholarships to nardine collins and lynne thompson, miriam strutt painting trade, australia day honors, jack barker for education, hairdressing skils, kathryn reichelt and juy-ann williams, hospitality students, education for handicapped, plumber andrew trigg wins silver medal, apprentices hit by state slump

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 25 May 1991 to 31 July 1991.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, donna keys wins r j young scholarship, once a teacher - joan kirner, video-conferencing course in hairdressing, jobs illustrated computer, margot healy wins e j tippett award, home and community care course, $120000 state training board grant, workshop targets industry pollution, $33000 commonwealth grant for office/secretarial department, skills and community service, statewide industrial campaign, ftuv monica maud, smb new residential complex, hospitality teachers - chocolate work, healthy minds in healthy bodies, joan kirner supports bid for cub site, craig bennetts outstanding apprentice award, master painters'association, bradley dean apprentice joinery stairbuilding/shopfitting, government to bid for cub site, smb students' night of music, haystack up in smoke, tafe award restructuring, food and music a test of talents, smb student display, strike disrupt classes

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 3 February 1993 to 1 May 1993.Book with green cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, out of trade apprentices, daihatsu cars donated to smb, $1 million for carlton & united breweries, school services trainee employment program, students polish skills at restaurant, tertiary places at smb, tafe options, ballarat university college's fee plan backed, grants for adult education, quilt "celebration of women of ballarat", smb retaining wall progress, talk goes statewide, smb to employ own staff, knowledge-based thrust, corporate plan for tafe colleges, critical of proposed tafe site at ararat, smb and ballarat grammar work together, smb one of state's busiest centres, scott young victorian pastoral apprentice, food processing course, peter shiells retires, buc affiliates with smb

Collection of newspaper articles related to Ballarat School Of Mines.They cover activities and advertisements for staff. The papers concerned are The Courier, Ballarat, The Australian, The Age over the period of 8 June 1994 to 22 July 1994.Book with yellow cover, front, spiral bound. teaching positions advertised, pre-employment courses, courses available, enrolment for smb courses, state training board achievement award to susan featherstone, e j t tippett outstanding achievement awards, deborah dewar, wayne braybrook, stewart moore top regional student waiter, scholarships keeps students going, david thomas, fiona mcphie, karen morgan, smb awards night, performing arts students play, theft at smb trade school, qec graduates almost end era, valerie wilson top artist, kelly weston design for handbook cover, workskill competitions in ballarat, tafe offers japanese course, prof james urges work together, owner wool classers course to stop, smb looks to future, united student newspaper, smb first place of knowledge