In 1951 the first intake of students at the Ballarat Girls Junior Technical School occurred. The school was a part of the Ballarat School of MinesBlack and white image scanned from the 1951 Ballarat School of Mines Student Magazine. The image shows 28 girls in school uniform standing in front of a building. They are the foundation students of the Ballarat Girls' Junior technical School, also known as Central Girls' Technical School. Back Row: Lynette Robson, Lois Snibson, Janice Rogers, Joy Mills, Lynn Gilbert, Dawn Searle, Valerie Mills, Bonnie Cody (Simpson), Judith Bryan, Dawn Peacock. Middle Row: Margaret Paine, Carole Seddon, Valma Vincent, Raylee Bennets, Valerie Hughes, Kay Buchanan, Dorothy Robertson, Loris Gilbert, Dawn Lang. Front Row: Elizabeth Kinnane, Margaret Thompson, Lorraine Horwood, Brenda Beaumont, Yvonne Rowlands, Janette Sandwith, Dawn Parkes, Doreen New, Marion Marshall. ballarat school of mines, junior technical school, girls education, education, central technical school, ballarat girls junior technical school

In 1940 Harold John Hassell was a 4th year student in the Science school. He won the Mica Smith Trust Fund (open championship) and was awarded the 1940 Honour Blazer. The School of Mines was established in 1870 in Ballarat, making it Australia's third oldest tertiary institution. Redmond Barry was its first president, and he was involved in the creation of university degree level courses for the school. The School of Mines was divided into a tertiary division and a technical division. The tertiary division provided higher education courses such as mining engineering, geology, education and business studies, while the technical division provided such programs as wool classing, plumbing and bricklaying.It remained in that form until the 1967 when it was split into three institutions, Ballarat School of Industries, Ballarat Technical School, and Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education. They remained three entities until 1976. Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education merged into Ballarat College of Advanced Education. The Ballarat School of Industries and Ballarat Technical School merged into the School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat (SMB) in 1976. Several entities merged or had arrangements with SMB. In 1994, a memo of understanding (MOU) was signed between SMB and the Ararat Technical School, which was founded in 1969. Then, in 1998, SMB and the Horsham-based Wimmera Institute of TAFE (1984), dating back to 1882, merged into the University of Ballarat to create a larger University.This three buttoned, bottle green woolen blazer is edged in black twill piping and has a Ballarat School of Mines coat of arms on pocket "Honor 1940 ATHS - XVIII. The two side pockets are also edged in the black twill and there is a trim of the twill 8.3cm from the sleeve cuff. The breast pocket has a top binding of yellow and blue stripes. The seams are hand stitched down to prevent fraying and there are tapes hand sewn on the inside across the back of the pockets to prevent tearing. Cloth label - Mark & Philp Pty Ltd On embroidered badge "Incenio Effodore Opes", Honor 1940 ATHS - XVIII"blazer, honor blazer, harold john hassell, smb, school of mines ballarat, costume, textiles, uniform, embroidery

Ballarat School of Mines students Jason Fugiel and Ben Hodge learn the skills of Brick Laying.ballarat school of mines, bricklaying, jason fugiel, ben hodge, trades

Rough correspondence concerning overdue subscription to the Ballarat School of Mines Science and Field Naturalists Club.charles hoadley, hoadley, smb, ballarat school of mines, ballarat science and field naturalists club

Bill Gribble (right) presents Steven Roberts with the Bendix Mintex Scholarship at the Ballarat School of Mines.Typed on a sticker adhered to the back : BENDIX MINTEX SCHOLARSHIP presentation at SMB Steven Roberts and Mr W.J. Gribble 8th October, 1984.ballarat school of mines, scholarship, bendix mintex, bendix mintex scholaship, bill gribble, gribble, w.j. gribble, steven roberts

Mounted colour poster showing the Ballarat School of Mines Lydiard St campus with students in foregroundposter, ballarat school of mines and industries, lydiard street campus, shirley faul, smb campus

Graham Hawley lectured in Art Education at the Ballarat College of Advanced Education 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.A drawing of the heritage listed buildings of the Ballarat School of Mines (Now Federation University SMB Campus). art, artwork, graham hawley, lydiard street south, ballarat, available, architecture, architectural drawing, ballarat school of mines, federaton university smb campus, administration building, building a, former wesley church, art deco, ballarat technical art school

Harold Brocklebank Herbert (16.09.1891-1945) Harold Herbert was one of the first pupils at the school starting in 1891, commencing as a 15 years old he studied Applied Design and Architecture at the Ballarat Technical School of design attached to the Ballarat Fine Art Galery, transferring to the Ballarat Technical Art school attached to the Ballarat School of Mines. He was a certificated Art Teacher with the Victorian Education Department. His talents were identified by Ballarat’s Ponsonby Carew-Smith who rose to become Art Inspector with the Victorian Education Department. His teaching career included being appointed Principal of the Sale Technical Art School in 1898. Harold Herbert undertook further studies in England returning to Ballarat with all new entrepreneurial ideas. He worked at the Ballarat Technical Art School between 1915-19. Harold Herbert was involved with the design of the Ballarat Arch of Victory, and was responsible for the reproductions in ‘The Education Department’s Record of War Service. Had been principal of the Sale Technical Art School since 1898, and had undertaken further studies in England returning to Ballarat with all sorts of entrepreneurial ideas. In 1924 the Ballarat School of Mines Students’ Magazine reported “We are perfectly safe in claiming on behalf of our school, that no institution of its kind has turned out a greater number of men and women students who have since “made good” while some have achieved enviable prominence in the world of art. Amongst these later, the most brilliant is Harold B. Herbert whose work is so widely and justly appreciated throughout Australia and whose achievements are watched by his old school with the greatest pride. He commenced at the School when he was about 15 years of age, and followed a course of training very similar to what most students are doing the most valuable qualities shown by him during his career as a student were a passion for drawing and a capacity for taking pains, so essential in all artwork. He was appointed as Assistant Art Teacher at Ballarat on completion of his course, and later assistant in the office of Art Inspector. All of his spare time was devoted to out-door sketching and commercial drawing and he showed an ability in practical design for various crafts quite equal to the ability he has since displayed in depictive art. His return to this School as senior master and his departure to devote himself entirely to fine art are quite recent happenings with which all students are familiar. The wonderful exhibition he held in Melbourne on return from a sketching trip abroad has place him amongst the leading artists of Australia. Upon his death in 1945 the Ballarat School of Mines Student's Magazine recorded: "The death of the famous water-colour artist, Harold Herbert, will be a distinct loss to art in Australia. he was educated at the Ballarat Art School which it was situated in Sturt Street, and the gave promise of becoming a famous artist then. his talents were recognised, and in water-colour work he quickly made a name for himself. his landscapes in water-colour are in the principle galleries of the world, and many of them are to be found in the Ballarat gallery and in other provincial galleries. In 1941 he was appointed official war artist for the COmmonwealth, and he served in the Middle East and Syria. Exhibitions of his war pictures have been seen at different times in Melbourne."Portrait of a young man in a suit. He is Harold Brocklehurst Herbert, staffmember of the Ballarat Technical Art School (a division of the Ballarat Technical Art School). The photograph is a detail of the Ballarat School of Mines Magazine Committee, 1919. (http://victoriancollections.net.au/items/54923a682162f116140de59c)harold herbert, harold b. herbert, harold brocklebank herbert, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, art, arch of victory

Original Poster for a Ballarat School of Mines Dance. The poster features Snoopy and is black ink on cream paperGood grief ... Not another SMB Dance! I suppose it will be on the 5th at Corbould Hall with an admission of 50c ...ballarat school of mines, dance, corbould hall, student activity

Llanberis No 2 was a mine in Ballarat associated with the Chinese.Handwritten paper regarding a parcel of pyrites sent to the Ballarat School of Mines by J.Wee Tow of Llanberis No. 2J. Wee Tow llanberis No 2 3 to 4 ton Pyrites To be sampled Thursday mining. Cheque Saturday. wee tow, j. wee tow, llanberis, llanberis no 2, ballarat school of mines, pyrites, mining, chinese

Dick Richards joined the Ballarat School of Mines in 1914, and soon afterwards was granted leave to join an expedition to Antartica. In 1915 he sailed from Australia with the Antartic Exploraton Expedition, led by Sir Ernest Shackleton. Most Antarctic enthusiasts know of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross the continent, only to be thwarted by the sinking of the ship 'Endurance'. Dick Richards was the physicist and sled manager for Shackleton's Ross Sea Party - with the task to meet Shackleton on the other side of the continent. When Shackleton planned his transcontinental crossing he decided to use supply depots as loads of supplies were too heavy to pull. The depots would enable Shackleton's party to carry just enough to reach the Pole, relying on the depots which were to be left by the Aurora's crew every 60 miles, stowed in 2 sledge journeys in 1915 and 1916. Dick Richards spent 3 freezing years in Antarctica between 1914 and 1917. Richards' worst experience was when his ship Aurora, tethered offshore, was blown away in a gale leaving Richards marooned for two years with nine other men on the ice floe. The expedition, consisting of two teams, were attempting to cross Antarctica from opposite sides, linking up somewhere near the middle. "That was with pretty poor equipment by today's standards, and we did not make it." (Dick Richards) The Ross Sea Party arrived in McMurdo Sound aboard the Aurora in January 1915. The men planned to make two sledging trips to leave supply depots every 60 nautical miles to Mount Hope about 400 miles away. The going was tough as the sledges were overloaded. Temperatures were as low as minus 68F. In June 1916 the party crossed on foot to Cape Evans, occupied Scott's Hut (from his Terra Nova Expedition, erected in January 1911) in May 1915, for two months. On 10 January 1917 Richards was hunting for seals when he saw a ship on the horizon. It was 'The Aurora'. Picking up the relieved survivors 'The Aurora' arrived in New Zealand on 9 February 1917 to a hero's welcome. Joyce, Wild, Hayward and Richards later won the Albert Medal for their heroic devotion to duty. Later an inlet on the Antartic continent was named after Richards. Dick Richards wrote the following years after the ordeal "To me no undertaking carried through to conclusion is for nothing. And so I don't think of our struggle as futile. It was something the human spirit accomplished." Prime Minister Bob Hawke wrote in 1984 'Your incredible journey of almost 2000 miles across the Antarctic Wastelands - involving some 9 months in the field with makeshift equipment - and you're adherence to duty in the face of enormous difficulty, suffering from scurvy, and the death of comrades, will; be an inspiration to your countrymen of the future as it is to us today." After returning to Australia Dick Richards resumed his work at SMB as Lecturer in Physics and Mathematics, and developed many pieces of experimental equipment. During World War Two he acted as a scientific adviser in the production of optical apparatus in Australia. In 1946 he was appointed Principal and twelve years later he retired after a total of 44 years service. Dick Richards has been honoured through the naming of a Ballarat School of Mines prize - The R.W. Richards Medal. This medal later became a University of Ballarat prize. It has been awarded annually since 1959 to the Bachelor of Applied Science graduate considered to have achieved the most outstanding academic performance of their course. (See http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/aasp/is/library/collections/art_history/honour-roll/honourroll_Richards,Dick.shtml )A man and lady inspect a bust of Richard (Dick) Richards by sculptor Victor Greenhalgh. The scultpure is at the Ballarat School of Mines. The man is Dick Richards, and the woman is his sister and wife of sculptor Victor Greenhalgh. Both Dick Richards and Victor Greenhalgh were former students and teachers at the Ballarat School of Mines. The bust of Dick Richards was Victor Greenhalgh's last work and was cast in bronze after his death. The bust was presented to the Ballarat School of Mines by Mrs V.S. Greenhalgh (widow of the sculptor and sister of the subject). At the presentation Victor Greenhagh's son said "the two men had been friends as well as brothers-in-law, were of similar age, both enjoyed red wine, beer and cricket and both were educationalists, one an artist the other a mathematician."dick richards, r.w. richards, richards, richard w. richards, victor greenhalgh, bust, sculpture, ballarat school of mines, antarctica, ross shore

This microscope is thought to be one of the earliest 'mineral microscopes' obtained by the Ballarat School of Mines. See reference in SMB Calendar 1896, p47, also Ballarat SChool of Mines Calendar 1908-9, p35 - "petrological microscope".Black-finished brass microscope and brass stage. Includes adjustment knobs, lens mounts,three objective lenses and two eyepiece lenses of same rating. The microscope is boxed in a timber storage case, hinged at the front with a brass handle on top. Model: London, Ser.no. 26791Engraved on rear of base frame "R. & J. BECK Ltd LONDON 26791"petrographic microscope, microscope, petrology, ballarat school of mines, school of mines ballarat, mineral microscope, laboratory, r. & j. beck ltd

Handwritten notes concerning the scaling back of the Ballarat School of Mines Science and Field Naturalists Club due to the war.In view of difficulty of obtaining lectures and activities for members be circularised [illegible] in the coming year. The work of the Society be confined to: Flower Show, Social Evening, Excursion. Proposed Mr Bary, Mr Collyer. Show beginning of October. Early notice to be given . Beginning of September. Social Evening late in August.smb, ballarat school of mines, ballarat science and field naturalists club, collyer

Copies of plans of Ballarat Gaol. One has later Ballarat School of Mines buildings drawn onto a plan. ballarat gaol, ballarat school of mines library, e.j. tippett library, learning resource centre, ballarat supreme court, governor's residence, domestic arts, dressmaking

James Oddie died on 03 March 1911.Difficult to read thermo copy of a probate document relating to James Oddie's transfer of land to the Ballarat School of Mines.james oddie, ballarat school of mines, probate, land transfer, ballarat trustees, samuel willey

Letter to the Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines from Suresh Chand, Honorary Secretary of the Ballarat Asian Students's Association.suresh chand, ballarat asain students' association, ballarat school of mines

Document. Metallurgists reports from Victor Leggo Mining Co. Pty. Ltd. And the Bendigo School of Mines and Industries.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, nell gwynne reef mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, nell gwynne reef n/l, gold mining, victor leggo mining co. pty. ltd, bendigo school of mines & industires, pyrites file

The Ballarat Junior Technical School was under the jurisdiction of the Ballarat School of Mines. In 1949-50 the aims of the school was to: 1. Give all students a sound general and cultural education to the Intermediate standard for technical Schools. 2. Prepare those with the necessary ability for the higher professional courses of the Ballarat School of Mines in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Mining engineering, Applied Chemistry, Metallurgy, Assaying, Architecture, Art and Crafts or technical Teaching. 3. In addition to a sound education, it gives students not proceeding to the higher courses, a pre-vocational training which will enable them to become competent artisans in any of the skilled apprenticeship.Five page booklet on white paper with blue ink. It relates to the Ballarat Junior Technical School, including information on the school aims, curriculum, technical education, fees, cadet corps, boarding, etc. The aims of the Ballarat Junior Technical School was : - 1. It gives all students a sound general and cultural education to the Intermediate standard for Technical Schools. 2. It prepares those with the necessary ability for the higher professional courses of the Ballarat School of Mines in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil and Mining Engineering, Applied Chemistry, Metallurgy, Assaying, Architecture, Arts and Crafts or Technical Teaching. 3. In Addition to a sound general education, it gives students not proceeding to the higher courses, a pre-vocational training which will enable them to become competent artisans in any of the skilled apprenticeships.ballarat junior technical school, ballarat school of mines, mechanical, electrical, civil and mining engineering, applied chemistry, metallurgy, assaying, architecture, art and crafts, technical teaching.

School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University..1 A letter to the secretary of the State Superannuation Board regarding the election of Miss R.H. Lonie for an additional unit she is entitled to due to her increase in salary. Letter written by F.E. Ferguson .2 A letter in reply to above letter advising of an appointment for Miss Lonie to attend a medical examination in Melbourne. .2 - Received stamp dated 12/5/48state superannuation board, f.e. ferguson, r.h.lonie, c.d. long, medical officer, tuberculosis bureau, ballarat school of mines and industries, school of mines and industries ballarat