The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, the first of its kind in Australasia. It later became a part of the University of Ballarat , then Federation University Australia.A roll of microfilm containing digitised images of each page of the first four Ballarat School of Mines Minute Books. 26 October 1870 ... The originl intention of the founders of the School - as per resolution of the Mining Bord was to hold the School at the Mechanics Institite Ballaarat and to have special rooms in that building set apart for this purpose. The reasons for this was that the Mechanics Institute had already rooms which could be used for these purposes and the pupils had easy access to the Libary and Museum belonging to that instituions, but after more mature consideration it was deemed advisabke to establish an indpependent institution and obtain a seperate buidling for the School. His Honor J.W. Rogers suggested that an effort should be made to obtain from the Government a lease of teh Old Court House at a pepper corn rent. The building at that time being out of repait and not used by the Government ...ballarat school of mines, minute books, annual report, microfilm, former ballarat circuit court, redmond barry, james flude, mining laboratory, james bickett, william stawell, judge rogers, constitution, mining board of ballarat, duncan gillies, william mclennan, ballarat mechanics' institute, judge warrington rogers, pepper corn rent, harrie wood, professor mccoy, james mcculloch, john alexander macpherson, williammclellan, master, arithmatic, mensuration, surveying, drawing, book-keeping, algebra, euclid, mining, chemistry, somerville learmonth, somerville livingstone learmonth, robert lewis, j.m. bickett, walter cotchett, usher, john cumming, philip russell, andrew anderson, a.h. king, william robertson, band of hope and albion consols, robert gibbs'james mcdowall, r.w. newman, jphn edward bakman, thomas gray, borough council of clunes, h.r. caselli, henry richards caselli, borough council of ballarat west, f.c. downes, l.s. christie, j.d. wanliss, francis summers, thomas whitelaw, h.b. de la poer wall, library donations, roderick murchison, robert brough smyth, museum donation, j.e. crocker, p.c. fitzpatrick, opening address, j.f. usher, edwin trenery, c.s. reeves, t.d. wanliss, john edward bathman, architect, robert davidson

Image from the 1919 Ballarat School of MInes Students' Magazine.ballarat technical art school

.1) Nine adolescent males in sporting jumpers. .2) Seven adolescent males, five in sporting jumpers and shorts.sport, ballarat school of mines, bill llwellyn, rex hollioake

Formal photograph of eight adolescent females wearing the Ballarat School of Mines bastketball uniform.ballarat school of mines, basketball, sporting, l. gladman, b. lamb, j. pittard, v. fisher, r. martin, g. james, d. woolcock, o williams

Formal photograph of 13 adolescent females wearing the Ballarat School of Mines hockey uniform.ballarat school of mines, sporting, hockey, i. shearer, m. booley, b. woolcock, o. williams, c. dunstan, g. bilney, e.dunstan, j. dean, m. mcrae, b. lamb, e. brimacombe, j. neyland, v. fisher

Formal photograph of seven adolescent males wearing tennis clothes.ballarat school of mines, sporting, m. murray, g. sewell, l. pattenden, n. morton, w. wray, w. rowe, d. jelbart

Handwritten poster with names of reunion attendees and apologies.ballarat school of mines, reunion, alumni

Illustrated timeline of the history of gold at Ballaratgold, timeline, ballarat

A pair of gloved hands holding a set of medal dies.verso "The Dies of the Centenary medallion after finishing the first batch"centenary medal, ballarat school of mines, numismatics, c

Ballarat Teachers' College Students at the Gillies Street student residenceballarat teachers' college, student residences, gillies street

The photograph was taken at the 10th anniversary Ball, a celebration of 10 years since Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education and Ballarat Teachers' COllege mergerd in 1976.Two men in white shirts and bow ties and a woman are seated at a social function. The men are Ken Clements (Academic Registrar) and Norm Barling (Lecturer in Education) ken clements, norman barling, anniversary, merger, ballarat institute of advanced education, ballarat college of advanced education, ballarat teachers' college, state college of victoria at ballarat

E.J. (Jack) Barker was the foundation Director of the Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education, which became the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. .1 a women and three men at a social function .2 Several men at a social function .3 People at a social fumction ballarat college of advanced education, jack barker, e.j. barker, retirement, staffmembers

This photo was taken during the afternoon function to mark Jack Barker's retirement as Director of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education.A Social Function at the Ballarat College of Advanced Educationballarat college of advanced educaton, jack barker, e.j. barker, retirement, staffmembers, peter martin, brian sunter, aziz albazzaz, brian coles, anne beggs-sunter, isobel dowling, mo, molly jardine, marnie poole, graeme brown, university women

Photographic copy of a sketch by Eugene Von GuerardSketched view of Ballarat from Black Hill.ballarat, sketch, eugene von guerard, landscape, black hill

Group of Ballarat Teachers' College in blazers. Back row: ? Seated row: ? , ? , ? , Betty Walpole (lecturer in Physical Education), ? , ? .ballarat teachers' college, alumni, blazer

The Ballarat Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. It was originally known as the Ballarat Junior Technical School.Orange covered bookletballarat technical school, ballarat junior technical school, ballarat school of mines, kevin murray, albert steane, e.j. barker, dana street primary school, old boys' association, pine plantation, mothers club