Correspondence from W. Robinson of Soho Foundry Maryborough to the Director of the Ballarat School of Mines. The letter is on letterhead which includes details for Abraham Robinson, Engineer, iron and brass founder, boiler maker, blacksmith, etc. The correspondence related to two samples of tailings for assay.soho foundry maryborough, abraham robinson, w. robinson, assay, ballarat school of mines, engineer, brass founder, iron founder, boiler maker, blacksmith

This medal was struck to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the merger of the University of Ballarat and the Ballarat School of Mines. Silver coloured medal featuring the University of Ballarat heraldic device and the motto 'Dare to be Different".ballarat school of mines, university of ballarat, numismatics, medal, heraldry, heraldic advice, merger, coat of arms

These pages are the rough notes and compilation of the Ballarat School of Mines World War One honour board..1) Roll of Honor for School of Mines Ballarat - original listing on blue feint lined cream foolscap paper. Handwritten names (lines through) with ROLL of HONOR printed at top. .2) Handwritten names on blue feint lined foolscap paper .3) A5 cream sheet of paper with handwritten names.1) ROLL OF HONOR printed on top of page .2)Revised list 12.10.15 at bottom right hand corner .3) Joined Expeditionary Forces handwritten on top of paperroll of honor, roll of honour, honour roll, honor roll, ballarat, ballarat school of mines, smb, university of ballarat, expeditionary forces, soldiers, world war one, wwi, 1st world war, killed in action, virgil tucker, alexander fraser, a.g. campbell, herbert hawkesworth, william e. figgis, stanley hepburn, robert m. serjeant, milton williamson, e. sleep an anderson, p. sinclair anderson, john h.s. thomas, leslie de jersey grut, ralph moore, louis g. buchner, william williams, thomas rhys williams, leslie w. mathews, leigh simpson, john bolton, martell, stanley kitchner, william henry o'brien, reginald callister, theodore serjeant, les kemp, basil ross, carl janssen, fred hepworth, percy levison, alfred mica smith, les mounsey, leslie blick, john r. sides, henry jerman, harold g counell, stanley kitchen, h.m. connan, reg nunn, hedley long, frank dawson, leslie kemp, mcnamee, g.h. winckler, h.j. hibbins, arthur w. hughes, syd rawlings, bent hayes, trevan ruglen, brew, w. wilberforce, e.t.a. zuabour, t.t.w. dixon, r.r. marshall, charles tait, j.j. hibbins, d.r. tunbridge, w.s. davies, j. coglan, frank clark, harold peart, frank peart, a.t. bury, a.r. mcconnell, sheppard, alf wilson, roy parker, kevin coglan, allan perry, forbes tweedie, c.e. bray, l.w. matthews, robert marshall, a. parry, h.w. preston, alfred wilson, r.w. vickery, alfred bailey, p. besmore, c. bryant, a. clegg, n. cameron, w.f.m. johnson, l.w. quirk, a.c. collins, e.c. doepel, a. gourlig, allan ross, ross allan, samuel ainsworth, les blick, c.c bray, b. beesmerse, calvin briant, h. brown, harry brittain, harold c. connell, kevin j. coglan, ted cannon, e.j. cannon, ray cormack, dixon, arthur dixon, ernest duncan, harold ferguson, n.j. hibbins, bert hayes, heddles long, leslie mournsey, ken moss, arthur w. nicholas, morshead, j.b. morshead, allan t. penny, roy parkin, paulig, paterson, l.w. quick, morris roberts, lindsay ross, a. simmons, percy senior, s. halliburton sheppard, spencer, gerard scarff, trevan, a.a. trahan, percy towly, robert tremain

Thomas S. Hart was a teacher at the Ballarat School of Mines, and a member of the Ballarat Field Naturalists ClubArticle with illustrations published by the Royal Society of Victoria by Thomas S. Hart. The following plates are included: Fig 1. The Main Divide and some of the transverse ridges Fig 2. Hills on and near the Divide at the Ercildoun and Ascot Gaps Fig. 3. Profile of the Divide at Ascot Gap. Fig. 4. Sketch of the Hills west and north-west from Mt Buninyong - - The divide in Ascot Gap from Mt Blowhard (Serra Range, Mt William, Mt Ararat, Larne Gerin, Ben Major, Mt Cole, Mt Misery, Mt Bolton) Fig. 5. Diagram to illustrate the possible courses of the leads south of the present Divide - Burrumbeet Basin (Smythesdale, Ballarat, Lal Lal , Mt Doran, egerton, Parwan Creet, Rowsley Fault, Eastern Plateau) Fig. 6. Diagramatic cross section of the grampians, south of Hall's Gap. Profile of the Pyranees, from maiden Hill - Diagramatic Section of the Grampians south of Hall's Gap. (Mt Cole, Mt Mitchell, Ben Major, Ben More, Avoca Hill, Hall's Gap.) Fig. 7. Profile of the Pyrenees as seen from Maiden Hill near Waubra.thomas hart, thomas s. hart, ballarat school of mines, ballarat field naturalists club, royal society of victoria, western victoria, ballarat, great dividing range, mt william, volcano, volcanic plains, waterways, lal lal basin, yarrowee creek, ballarat common, lava flow, wendouree, warrenheip, ballarat plateau, mt elephant, grampians, t.s. hart, mt buangor, mt beckworth, mt misery, mt bolton, lal lal iron ored, mt ararat, mt wiliam, mt cole, burrumbeet, mt warrenheip, daylesford, waubra, ercildoun gap, smythesdale, lal lal falls, parwan valley, burrumbeet creek, staffordshire reef, pyranees, bacchus marsh, rowsley fault, ben nevis, avoca hill, landsborough hill, mt blowhard, weatherboard, mclean's hill, fyan's creek, thomas stephen hart, lal lal

This book was discovered beneath the floor of a former Ballarat School of Mines office during renovations in 1970. It appears to have been placed there in safe storage, then forgotten for decades. Both State Library of Victoria and Monash University have a full run of all 10 volumes of Recueil de planches sur les sciences, les arts libereaux, et les arts mechaniques avec leur explication. This copy is the sixth volume, and contains 294 pages. School of Mines stamps are dated 1870. Etchings by Benard Fecit and Louis-Jacques Goussier (1722-99). Goussier was a French illustrator and encyclopedist.Large hard covered book of 294 beautifully printed plates on handmade paper. Each plate has descriptions written in French. Along with animals and natural history the images also include mining, metallurgy and mineralogy. Rebound in 1987 with green cloth and leather spine and corners. Gold lettering on the spine. Ballarat School of Mines stamp on the back of each image, dated 1870.printed plates, animals, natural history, metallurgy, mineralogy, mining, minerology, etching, 1768, french, science, briasson, david, le breton, sixth volume

Students of the Cricket Team - Ballarat Junior Technical School If you information about the students/date, please use Comments section belowPhotographers stamp - 1215 19

Macarthur Street Primary was constructed in 1877 and officially opened on 31 May 1878, replacing the Soldiers Hill School. It has an initial enrolment of 650 students. Its first head teacher was William Cox.Colour photographs of Macarthur Street Primary School, Ballarat. The photographs feature the original red brick building, chimney, and other architectural features. macarthur street primary school, macarthur street state school, red brick, schools, education, macarthur street ballarat, soldier's hill

4 sheets folded plus single sheet half the size - 8 plus 2 pagesnon-fictionballarat school of mines, miners write, newspaper, building plans, graham beanland, principal, letters to the editor, sporting results, evan jones & associates, architects, twelve angry men, pentridge prison, barry hall, jim burns, lorene guley, glenn keating, karen knight, greg smith, robert smith, rohan souter, jeff zilles

This item was probably acquired for, and used by, participants in telegraphy at the Ballarat School of Mines courses between 1873 and 1893.An electromagnetic relay device on a brass base plate, and mounted onto a wood base. It is covered by a removable wood-framed glass sided cage. The item has four terminal posts and an adjustable conductor mechanism.ballarat school of mines, telegraphy, relay device, telegraph coding

These items were used by Ballarat signwriter Keith Rash, who studied signwriting at the Ballarat School of MinesSponges, rags, probably related to stenciling and signwriting.signwriting, keith rash, ballarat school of mines, stencil

The box of stencils was used by Ballarat signwriter Keith Rash, who studied signwriting at the Ballarat School of Mines. Hinged box of stencils.ballarat school of mines, stencils, signwriting, keith rash, simplex stencil co., simplex tucket writing outfit, ticket writing

Thought to be public works issue. Used in the Ballarat School of Mines Electrical Engineering depatment for testing circuits. Rectangular timber box with handle and two terminals on top, leather strapcontinuity tester, electrical engineering, ballarat school of mines

Lindsay Hillman enrolled as a student at the Ballarat School of Mines c 1921, and started teaching there in the 1930 s.Photographic Portraitballarat school of mines, lindsay hillman, alumni

Ballarat School of Mine had a boot making department. This one of the tools that would have been usedBlade tool - wooden handles and brass blade section"EDMUNDSON - LANCASTER" engraved on blade section "LEITCH" on both wooden handles tool, leather, boot making, ballarat school of mines, skiver, edmundson, lancaster

Cricket Team photograph - Ballarat Junior Technical School If you have information about the students /date, please use Comments box belowPhotographers Stamp 1215 11

E.J. Tipett, David Ronaldson, M.B. John and Harold Arblaster were all associated with the Ballarat School of Mines.Four men are photographed. Left to right: E.J. Tipett, David Ronaldson, M.B. John and Harold Arblastere.j. tipett, david ronaldson, m.b. john, harold arblaster, ballarat school of mines

Fred Brown was awarded a certificate in Telegraphy at the Ballarat School of Mines in 1880. (SMB Annual Report 1880, p64) A sitting man poses for a studio photograph, wearing a jacket and bow tie. The photograph is surrounded by an oval shaped metal frame, and that in turn is located within an ornate rectangular frame. ballarat school of mines, telegraphy, telegraph, brown, fred brown, alfred brown

Ferdinand Von Mueller was the Government Botanist for the Colony of Victoria. He was an early examiner in Botany at the Ballarat School of Mines. Three volumes of a book by Ferdinand Von Mueller (First, Third, and Fifth Decade). The soft cover is brown, and the book includes text and black and white illustrations.botany, ferdinand von mueller, ballarat school of mines, eucalypts, botanist, bookplate

This item is possibly the sextant donated to the Ballarat School of Mines Museum on 21 October 1885 by D. Turpie of Ballarat.Timber (ebony?) framed sextant with ivory scale, brass radial arm and ivory vernier scale. Mirrors and viewer are set in brass.Maker's label inside the hinged lid.sextant, scientific instrument, d. turpie, navigation, ballarat school of mines museum

The Ballarat Gaol was closed in 1967, and became a part of the Ballarat School of Mines (now Federation University SMB Campus)Copies of plans of the gates a the Ballarat Gaol.ballarat gaol gates, plans, ballarat school of mines, ballarat gaol

Inorganic chemistry text book for university students used by J R Pound a lecturer at the Ballarat School of Mines. .1) Blue hard covered book of 1062 pages. .2) Red hard covered book of 388 pages. .1) Signed "J R Pound School of Mines Ballarat" Handwritten notation at the bottom of the page. .2) Signed inside front cover "K.W. Wilkie School of Mines Ballarat"chemistry, inorganic chemistry, j r pound, j r partington, school of mines, ballarat school of mines library

William Troughton attended the Ballarat School of Mines, and became its instructor in Turning and Fitting from 1935-1937.Photographic portraitwilliam troughton, bill troughton, ballarat school of mines, alumni, turning and fitting, fitting and turning

Used at Ballarat School of Mines in areas needing a lot of light as well as numerous globes in banks to test the generators.Osram large gas filled, standard shaped, Eddison screw 250 V 300 W light globe.bulbs, light bulbs, osram, gec osram, ballarat school of mines, globes, edison screw, lamps, electricity

This photograph was taken by a TAFE student at the Ballarat School of Mines Campus. They were most likely taught by Alistair Heighway. If you can provide information on this artist and/or artwork please use the comments link below.photography, boots, clocks, ballarat school of mines, alistair heighway, zoe bassett