Four soft covered School of Mines Students' Magazines .1) 1925 red cover -Editorial, Personal, Answers to Correspondents, Fumes from the Lab, Trip to Newcastle, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Echoes of the Past, Professor Alfred Mica Smith, Sport, The Junior Techs. .2) 1926 orange colour - Editorial, Personal Column, S.M.B. Ball, Eastern Life and Customs, Fumes from the Lab, Chemical Excursions, Organic Evolution, Obituary - Professor Mica Smith, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Echoes of the Past, Sport, The Junior Techs .3) 1928 blue colour - Editorial, List of Course Students' 1929, Notes, S.M.B. Gala and Picture Night, Fumes from the Lab, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Echoes of the Past, Experiences with Malayan Chinese, Sport, The Junior Techs. .4) 1929 pale blue colour - Editorial, List of Course Students' 1929, Notes, S.M.B. Gala and Picture Night, Fumes from the Lab, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Echoes of the Past, Experiences with Malayan Chinese, Sport, The Junior Techs.non-fictionballarat school of mines, students' magazine, magazine, jones-smith, j. maude, h. jolly, f. wert, r. fricke, f. sheahan, r. collins, v. jeffries, m. sydes, b. rogers, l. b. evans, e. van beck, o. cocks, m. timmings, h. brown, theo. e. leonard, dr. j. r. pound, f. x. collins, ernest v. duncan, rex warrillow, edwin a. brophy, e. t. oliver, f.v. middleton, f. larkin, herald shield, harold jolly, g. roberts, e. j. mckissock, jean rodgers, f. sheehan, m. f. timmings, f. ewart, t. e. leonard, jean graham, vera jeffries, m. conlan, j. r. pound, e. n. schache, w. g. coates, jean ronaldson, r. warrillow, v. g. anderson, j. b. robinson, f. v. middleton, professor alfred mica smith, c. a. schache, r. s. russell, g. richmond, r. mcinnes, gordon pearson., editorial, answers to correspondents, fumes from the lab, trip to newcastle, arts & crafts gossip, echoes of the past, sport, r. morrison, o. roberts, r. begg, r. montomery, e. rumpff, l. hillman, g. hopwood, a. inglis, j. johnson, g. neagle, a. p. mclean, ed. a. brophy, dr. j. w. mellor, regd. c. callister, s. barnett, p. trompf, e. j. tippett, a. t. morrison, percy trompf, j. bosher, j. bell, h. steane, h. symons, s. hillman, j. edmunds, k. windsor, f. craig, w. baragwanath, l. frees, h. jones, r. downey, h. caddy, a. richards, c. coster, r. andre, w. richardson, k. mclachlan, e. loveland, j. alexander, j. walters, a. fletcher, w. watson, j. colbourn, l. prendergast, j. barnett, l. clarke, m. paul, o. dulfer, m. norris, a. bosher, k. kisler, ernest h. schache., william baragwanath, alfred mica smith obituary, excursion to newcastle

Editorial, List of Course Students' 1929, Notes, S.M.B. Gala and Picture Night, Fumes from the Lab, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Echoes of the Past, Experiences with Malayan Chinese, Sport, The Junior Techs.Blue soft covered magazine of 56 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, j. bosher, o. roberts, j. bell, l. hillman, h. steane, h. symons, s. hillman, j. maude, j. edmunds, k. windsor, h. jolly, dr. j. r. pound, g. hopwood, f. craig,, w. baragwanath, r. warrillow, l. frees, h. jones, r. downey, h. caddy, a. richards, c. coster, j. bell, r. andre, w. richardson, k. mclachlan, e. loveland,, j. alexander, j. walters, a. fletcher, w. watson, j. colbourn, l. prendergast, k. windsor, j. barnett, l. clarke, m. paul, o. dulfer, m. norris, a. bosher,, k. kisler, a. t. morrison, ernest h. schache.

School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Fumes from the Lab, Ancient Craft Classes and the Apprenticeship Question, Magazine Editorial Staff, The Trip to Bradshaw's Creek, Arts & Crafts Gossip, In Memoriam - E. J. Cannon, Echoes of the Past, The Haunted Tram Car, Old Boys', Sport, Shun!! Military Notes, The Junior TechsBlue soft covered magazine of 62 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, f. maxwell, n. turnbull, g. procter, e. seimering, l. tonkin, w. carrol, h. smith, r. cox, j. a. greenshields, jnr, r. o. buchanan, l. vernon, a. bowman, w. h. steane, n. henry, r. dale, e. j. cannon, ted cannon, lance-corporal e. j. cannon, charles w. whyte, patrick s. anderson, william t. sayer, william f. m. johnson, robert m. sergeant, harold t. w. dixon, harrie wilson, ernest s. morsehead, carl jensen, corpl. r. sergeant, sergt. h. dixon, q.m.s. t. wilkins, captain james fairbairn fairley, sergt. e. morshead, sergt. hy. wilson, lieut. l. c. blick, f. g. procter, f. g. davies, glad procter

Boys could leave their primary school at 13 years of age and enter the Ballarat Junior Technical School, free of charge for 12 months. Brown / grey soft covered booklet with Ballarat School of Mines crest. .1) Ballarat School of Mines Prospectus A: Science and Engineering. ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, scholarship winners, studentship winners, a f heseltine, j r pound, h r murphy, g cornell, h yates, r w richards, e j mcconnon, t r gordon, n g king, j m sutherland, d e mullins, a v gilpin, h l waldron, miss e bult, miss h darby, w h steane, n a longden

School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Fumes from the Lab, Ancient Craft Classes and the Apprenticeship Question, Magazine Editorial Staff, The Trip to Bradshaw's Creek, Arts & Crafts Gossip, In Memoriam - E. J. Cannon, Echoes of the Past, The Haunted Tram Car, Old Boys', Sport, Shun!! Military Notes, The Junior TechsBlue soft covered magazine of 62 pages. Former students mentioned are John Walter Sutherland, Basil Sawyer, Charles Burbury, Herbert Sleeman, Eustace M. Watson. Oliver E. Jaeger, Oliver e. Jager, Godfrey Stephen Hart, Lionel J. Lambert, Charles G. Fraser, L.W.G. Buchner-Malcolm, James A. Reid, Richard G. Walker, Leslie J. Coulter, Herbert E. Hawkesworth, Leslie de Jersey Grut, Frederick G. Brisnden, Reginald Callister, Lewis J. Westcott, Angus D. Gibson, Henry Whittingham, Virgil Tucker, Norman C. Tinworth, Charles E. Finnis, Benjamin H. Bennett, Valentine G. Anderson, Ernest S. Anderson, Ralph I. Moore, John A. Grant, William Geldard, Francis C. Hall, Harold G. Cornell, Robert H. Lamb, Sydney Radcliff, George A. Denny. Frederick P. Paul, H. Lipson Hancock, Edgar C. Hurdsfield, David W. Bonar. Wilfred L. Allen, William J. Lakeland, Frederick A. Marriott, Eric Byron Moore, NOrman Stuckey, PErcy H. Osborne, John F. Spornballarat school of mines, magazine, f. maxwell, n. turnbull, g. procter, e. seimering, l. tonkin, w. carrol, h. smith, r. cox, j. a. greenshields, jnr, r. o. buchanan, l. vernon, a. bowman, w. h. steane, n. henry, r. dale, e. j. cannon, ted cannon, lance-corporal e. j. cannon, charles w. whyte, patrick s. anderson, william t. sayer, william f. m. johnson, robert m. sergeant, harold t. w. dixon, harrie wilson, ernest s. morsehead, carl jensen, corpl. r. sergeant, sergt. h. dixon, q.m.s. t. wilkins, captain james fairbairn fairley, sergt. e. morshead, sergt. hy. wilson, lieut. l. c. blick, f. g. procter, f. g. davies, gladstone procter, bradshaw's creek, edwin cannon, art library

Ballarat Junior Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of MinesGrey soft covered booklet.ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, prospectus, j.n. dunn, j. kean, d. maxwell, r. maddern, j.y. mcdonald, d.ronaldson, r.stephensen, f. saunders, a.o. stubbs, r.e. tunbridge, j.s. vickery, j.d.woolcott, r.e. williams, f. barrow, w.k. bolton, g. buchanan, j.j brokenshire, geo. fitches, w.h fleay, j.w. gower, f. herman, w.d. hill, w.t. humphreys, t. hurley, w. nixon, d. walker, l.s.g.p. austin, w.h. middleton, james bickett, school councillors, junior school staff, head master, a w steane, w j paterson, h w malin, r v maddison, senior school staff, w h smith, d walker, j m sutherland, e j mcconnon, d e mullens, w h steane

Boys could leave their primary school at 13 years of age and enter the Ballarat Junior Technical School of 12 months free of charge. * Brown / grey soft covered booklet with Ballarat School of Mines crest. The book includes the aims of the school, and the following photographs: * Scholarship, Studentship Winners and Prefects, 1920 * Woodwork Class (A.W. Steane in background) * School Sports Team (Winners of the Victorian Junior Technical School's Championship, 1920 a.w. steane, albert steane, ballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, scholarship winners, studentship winners, prefects, h.w. malin, w.j. paterson, r.v. maddison, s. h. mayo, samuel mayo, r.l. cutter, w. kenneth, f n king, h h smith, j r pound, h v duncan, j m sutherland, l g leroux, t r gordon, w h steane, w kenneth, stakk of senior school

List of Full Course Students' 1934, Editorial, Obituary, Personal Column, Professor A. Mica Smith, Fumes from the Lab, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Sport, Echoes of the Past, A Trip to England, The Junior TecsYellow, blue and green soft covered magazine of 52 pages.Signed on front cover by "H. Darby".ballarat school of mines, magazine, dr. j. r. pound, f. g. proctor, j. hopwood, h. mortimer, j. mole, j. skelton, d. shore, a. collins, a. loughton, r. warnock, l. bailey, j. graham, m. wilson, g. netherway, n. gude, mr sutherland, w. h. steane, professor a. mica smith, k. mathes, d. shore, s. hillman, a. collins, v. leigh, b. walters, e. anderson, n. jelbart, a. gray, j. mouton, d. flynn, g. berryman, j. hulse, b. mcgregor, f. longhurst, n. nimon, h. maddern, j. caddy, w. williams, j. rickard, l. bailey, m. coward, p. salter, j. collins, e. crosthwaite, a. freeman, s. wyres, b, saunders, k. windsor, j. coates, t. morton, l. fitzgerald, b. chaplin, g. george, v. shiers, c. johnson, j. skelton, n. donaldson, k. mathes, g. leviston, d. flynn, v. hunt, colin s. hunt, g. hill, a. goldby, j. o'sullivan, a. laing, s. halladay, l. angwin, g. page, m. hunt, j. sheehan, d. nolan, h. mclachlan, h. mortimer, j. ellis, n. vogel, mr king, h. anderson, j. gilbert, l. moy, m, hunt, f. capuano, m. rickey

Editorial, Fumes from the Lab, First Principles, Excursion to Melbourne, General Principles of the Cinematograph, Arts & Crafts gossip, In Memoriam, Public notices, Answers to correspondents, Echoes of the past, Science School, Technical Art School, Shun Military notes, The Camp Concert, The Junior Techs, Past members of the staff, Swinburne Technical School visit. Blue soft covered magazine of 62 pages.ballarat school of mines, magazine, charles w. whyte, patrick s. anderson, william t. sayer, william f. m. johnson, robert m. sergeant, harold t. w. dixon, harrie wilson, ernest s. morsehead, carl jensen, t. wilkins, james fairbairn fairley, l. c. blick, f. maxwell, n. turnball, j. a. greenshields, e. eimering, l. tonkin, h. smith, r.cox, r. o. buchanan, l. vernon, w. h. steane, n. henry, r. dale, ted cannon, john walter sutherland, basil sawyer, charles burbury, herbert r. sleeman, eustace m. weston, oliver e. jaeger, godfrey s. hart, lionel j. lambert, charles g. fraser, l.w.g. buchner-malcolm, james a. reid, richard g. walker, leslie j. coulter, herbert e. hawkesworth, leslie de jersey grut, frederick g. brinsden, lewis j. westcott, angus d. gibson, henry j. whittingham, virgil tucker, norman c. tinworth, charles e. finnis, benjamin h. bennett, valentine g. anderson, ernest s. anderson, ralph i. moore, john a. grant, william gerldard, francis c. hall, harold g. cornell, robert b. lamb, sydney radcliff, george a. denny, frederick p. paul, j. lipson hancock, edgar c. hursfield, david w. bonar, wilfred l. allen, william j. lakeland, frederick a. marriott, eric byron moore, karl byron moore, norman stuckey, percy r. osborne, john f. sporn, horace l. giles, maurice troup, albert e. davies, thos. h. trengrove, garnet nightingale, walter h. bennett, cyril theimeyer, stanley tomkins, harold herbert, viola jackson, hilda wardle, elsie naples, jessie pridgeon, gertrude owen, alfred berryman, herbert malin, cedric white, arthur lilburne, donald j. johnson, arthur kennedy, eulalie perry, rex l. cutter, ronald ferguson, murdoch spencer, john b. sutcliffe, elliott gower, james leckie, richard craze, thos. r. pridgeon, d. hambly, harold n. ferguson, mabel morris, jack blaikie, robert allen, aubrey simmons, janet white, harold brown, kenneth moss, robert tremain, j. m. hobba, f. g. davis, e.j. cannon, reginald callister, r.c. callister, f.g. procter, gladstone procter

List of Full Course Students' 1935, Editorial, Obituary - J. B. Robinson, Personal Column, Personal Column, Editor's Notes, Old Boys: Personal, The "Head" - An Appreciation, The Late Dean - W. F. Tucker, A Tribute - J. M. Bickett, An Attitude to War, Some Impressions by a New Comer to New Guinea, Fumes from the Lab, Arts & Crafts Gossip, Sport, Commercial Notes, The Junior TecsYellow soft covered magazine of 70 pages, including advertisements. Artworks * Blocks and Inks supplied by F.T. Wimble and Co. Ltd Sydney - Printed by students of printing class School of Mines Ballarat * Mr G - By Valma Jenson * Miss G - By E.Shaw * Joker of the pack by Gilda Gude * Oh Mother - By Valma Jensen * Man Praying - By A.P. * Swell - By Valma Jensen * In his element - By E.Shaw * Our jazz band - By Valma Jensen * Spaghetti - By E.Shaw * The Peter Pan statue in Kensington Gardens - By Gilda Gude * Hunted - By Valma Jensen * Bridget & Vic - By Valma Jensen * Lady pointing a statue - By Gilda Gude * Hi first solo flight - By Dorothy Woolcock * Dear Me - a millionth of a milligram out ! - By E.Shaw * Marley & Paul - By Valma Jensen * Green Plan Print - By Hunt * Yes, but it doesn't read, it doesn't read - By E.Shaw * The Big Noise - By Valma Jensen * Bashful Barney - By Valma Jensen * Willowy Verna - By E.Shaw * Margaret - By Valma Jensen * Don - By Valma Jensen * Cyril - By Gilda Gude * Jack - By Gilda Gude * Nancy - By Valma Jensen * Off to English - By Valma Jensen * "A mag article today please or six tomorrow" By E. Shaw * "Oh you boys are awful" - By E. Shaw * Maureen - By Valma Jensen * Geggy - By Valma Jensen * Aw crikey - By Valma Jensen * The wheelbarrow crate reaches Africa - By J.W * Lady Dean - By Valma Jensen * Margery - By Valma Jensen * Bubba - By Lorna Bailey * Chook - By Marjorie John * Bunny - By Valma Jensen * Sixa - By Valma Jensen * Fish Print - By Hunt * Betty - By Lorna Bailey * Bessie - By Lorna Bailey * Janette - By Lorna Bailey * Butcher - By Valma Jensen * Minnow - By F.J.Hballarat school of mines, magazine, f. t. wimble & co. ltd., sydney, j. woolcock, a. nye, d. shore, d. taylor, j. elliott, b. saunders, w. williams, a. moodie, v. hunt, j. shelton, r. warnock, dr. j. r. pound, g. procter, g. merlin, j. b. robinson, james pound, peter wilson, mr alexander, mr creelman, mr crouch, h. steane, j. sutherland, a. bell., a. max wilson, g. f. eric rumpff, r. mcconnell, t. byrne, c. r. king, p. marshman, a. f. heseltine, w. f. tucker, j. m. bickett, a. m. wilson, f. whitworth, w. tierney, r. leigh, g. berriman, a. sneddon, a. collins, h. maddern, d. flynn, n. bayly, m. rickey, w. calaghan, d. wright, e. wallace, b. lamb, s. wise, r. quick, i. leviston, b. chaplin, j. coates, n. dunstan, d. mcarthy, d. henderson, j. mathes, g. leviston, e. mcdonald, k. blackie, j. mouton, n. jelbart, r. brown, k. mathes, a. pickering, j. mcghie, r. white, w. dawson, j. forrest, m. hamill, w. martin, m. jeffs, k. waller, d. nolan, l. baxter, r. knight, l. moy, m. hunt, j. henry, a. goldby, j. menhennet, mr king, w. nice, k. pattie, f. capuano, l. g. r. crouch, gilda gude, valma jensen, e. shaw, lorna bailey, marjorie john, dorothy woolcock

Contents of the Booklet: Associateship, Calendar, Certificate Courses - Science, Certificate Courses - Art, Draughtsman's Courses, Discipline, Discipline Board, Examination Results, Fees, Full Certificates Issued, General Regulations, Introduction, Junior Technical School, Railway Fares, Teaching Staff, Technical Art and Craft School, Subjects of Instruction - Department of Chemistry and Metallurgy, Geological Department, Engineering Department, Electrical and Electrical Engineering Department, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics, Electrical Wiring, Electrical Engineering for Post Office Mechanics, Turning, Fitting and Blacksmithing, Telegraphy, Art and Applied Art Subjects, Architecture and Building Construction, Engineering Drawing, Carpentry and Manual Training, Dressmaking and Dresscutting, House Decoration and Signwriting, Photography, Plumbing, Sheet Metal Working Blue covered 176 page booklet relating to the School of Mines and Industries in the year 1914. school of mines and industries, william poole, professor a. mica smith, daniel walker, hubert r. murphy, a. e. c. kerr, e. j. a. mcconnon, john m. sutherland, ralph williams, e. gutheil, t. wlliams, herbert h. smith, a. m. lilburne, m. c. young, h. j. hall, d. t. johnson, e. j. cannon, g. clegg, c. e. campbell, w. j. hall, w. h. steane, j. wright, s. h. hodder, w. j. patterson, h. w. malin, r. v. maddison, science department, associate courses, certificate courses, technical art and craft department, associated trade classes, sir redmond barry, judge rogers, r m. serjeant, thomas bath, e. ballhausen, dr stewart, james oddie, associateship and final certificates, mining engineering course, metallurgy course, applied chemistry course, irrigation engineering course, certificate courses, geology course, electrical engineering course, municipal and hydraulic engineering course, chemistry, agricultural chemistry, technical chemistry, engineering chemistry, physical chemistry, metallurgy, assaying, minerology, petrology, engineering and mining department, turning and fitting, mining, electricity, electrical technology, graphical algebra and analytical geometry, physics, mechanics and heat, sound and light, technical, art, craft and trade schools, teachers' certificates, drawing, modelling, ballarat junior technical school, full certificates issued, examination results - 1910, 1911, 1912

.6 "...The big difficulty facing students today is the falling of in positions offering; it is to be hoped that the present state of depression will terminate. In several cases of hardship students have been admitted to classes upon signing an agreement to pay fees so soon as they get back into employment. ...'Twelve handwritten report from A.G. Heseltine.ballarat school of mines, a.g. hesiltine, woolclassing, creswick, l. crouch, f. ewart, andre mclean, royal melbourne show woolclassing prize, old scholars reunion, repatriation students, council studentships, thomas a. adams, spencer day, macklam kerby, edward butler, john eccleston, walalce hughes, harold dawber, colin neyland, milford day, john kearney, walter luke, h. potter, mary stapleton, k. wightwick, thomas brown, thelma clendenning, r. draper, h. tresize, david ferguson, adam wilson, claude creelman, noreen baker, donald cameron, james downey, allan wilson, norman rowe, george bowers, lillian pickford, g. murnowood, k. wilkie, lillian hi, rita kewley, john bell, jean aldridge, kath eccleston, florence luke, rena handy, arthur amor, edna findlay, sheila moss, w.h. steane w.h. steane retirement, donald clark, donald clark death, m.g. cornell, ballarat school of mines battery, g. leviston, l.g. stevens, rex warwillow, l.j. hillman, e.n. pickering, j. hulse, k.c. mathes, j.o. elliott, j. wight, b.j, cculloch, j.f. sullivan, w.t. stevenson, a. collins, great depression, ballarat school of mines procession, model locomotive, museum, henry kim yuen, pharmacy, materia medica, botany, staff reductions, woolclassing shield, g.r. king, gordon institute, f.g. heseltine, daniel walker, daniel walker death, spitzkarsten

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. 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The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, and is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A bundle of rough correspondence from the Ballarat School of Mines. Includes Ballarat School of Mines Letterhead, a list of Trade Students, their address and the fees they paid; Special Grant for Photography Equipment; Building valuations; Annual Staff Social, Ballarat School of Mines Technical School Annual Report, Quarterly Attendance Return, Medical Certificate ballarat school of mines, 45th a.a.m.c., 49th a.a.m.c., camp, f.c. buchanan, e.l. fidge, r.c. valentine, r.c. smith, j.m. turnbull, w.l. carroll, e.w. simmering, f.m. wesley, k. whittle, allan bernaldo, j.b. sutcliffe, e.n.t. henry, f.t. jellett, a.p. doran, e. somerville, t.h. robinson, ballarat school of mines evening trade time table, victorian education department receipt, letterhead, charles graham, h.s. hall, gauge tower, trade fees., trades, f.r. eva, m.a. fiscalini, v. giuliano, walter baxter, humffray, james walker, clemence hill, mcpherson's pty ltd, robinson, telephone account, charles e. bright, plumbing, g.r. king, a.e. anderson, buildings, n.r. worrell, h.v. duncan, ballarat junior technical school, a.w. steane, philately, stamp duty, bhp, broken hill, excursion, broken hill south mining co, g. fenner, wallaroo, moonta, daniel walker, t.h. shattock, j.m. sutherland, myra bolte, nellie grigg, j.a. greenshields, dora gooch, myra howe, mavis mcgrath, charles mcnamara, kath reidy, percy albert trompf, percy trompf, h.g. wakeling, rene hardess, quarterly returns, accounting, sands and mcdougall, travel lists, w. coltman, gladys kitchen, h. beanland, eva betteridge, victor greenhalgh, staff salary, goliath and hercules, cuming smith and co, australian engineering school, e.j. powell, e.w. hurfield, e.j. mcconnon, hilda wardle, dorothy hambly, assay report, north woah hawp, supplementary examinations, hugh m. rowlands, frank b. maxwell, richard buchanan, walter j. ewart, r.f. finnis, f.g. davis, w.g. walker, charles schroeder, k. bailey fisher, robert hutchinson, w. o'halloran, s.j. chambers, a. westcott, m.f. larking, k. jebb, john dulfer, daniel liddy, louis vernon, pharmacy board victoria, scholarships, david cochrane, howard bennett, herbert werner frederick de nully, thomas robinson, john sutcliffe, thomas carmichael, bessie beatrice robertson

The Melbourne Junior Technical School "has been established by the Government with the view of giving boys a training which will prepare them for their future life's work." The aim of the school is to enable the boys to realise that knowledge can be applied to everyday life and so their interest is aroused and they start to learn things for themselves. "It should be clearly understood that the school does not teach a boy a trade. It gives him that combination of theory and practice which is the best introduction to all trades" and so he can decide which path he will follow for further education.White soft covered booklet with gold crest with photo of The Melbourne Junior Technical SchoolA.W. Steane written on front covermelbourne, melbourne junior technical school, prospectus, john lemmon, t.j. greenway, d. avery, a.w. craig, c. gray, c.a. hack, wilfrid.n. kernot, a.h. merrin, h. payne, w.c. scurry, p. mccormack, w bruce, r hudspeth, c greenhill, jrussell, a watson, r kinross, m samuel, d j morris, a j hauser, r a white, w d wilson, trades, mathematics, english, science, art, p r leslie, w gilmore

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in Australia. It is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Hard covered book with leather spine and corners. The minutes of the Ballarat School of Mines Council are handwrittten on the 25 March 1910 "... It was resolved that in the event of the Department of Forestry offering 250 pounds per annum for the instruction of their students at Creswick in Chemistry, Botany, Physics and Surveying that it be accepted ..." lined pages. 26 November 1909 "..It was decided to accept with thanks an offer of a flagpole and flag made by Mr W. Coltman through the student association. Mr Clegg to be consulted as to its erection. ..." 25 August 1916 "... A very cordial welcome was extended to Colonel Bolton, who was present for the first time since his return from Gallipoli. ... " 25 July 1910 "... A letter was received from the staff in reference to Mr Oddie's system of ventilation which he wishes introduced into the School. It was decided to postpone the matter for consideration when funds are available, ..." "... At Colonel Bolton's suggestion, it was decided to inform the Secretary of the Returned Soldiers Association that applications from returned soldiers for free instruction at this School would be favorably considered, and that it would be in the best interests of the movement if applications for admission were received through the Association. ... that Councillors T. Hurley, R. Stephenson, Colonel Bolton and the Principals be appointed as a sub-committee with power to act, in dealing with application from Returned Soldiers. "ballarat school of mines, james bickett, richard t. vale, j.k. dunn, s.e. figgis, samuel figgis, j. lonie, r. maddern, j.y. mcdonald, w.h. middleton, d. mitchell, dr morrison, h.a. nevett, j. ssxton, dr scott, w.h. sewell, j. vikery, g.h. fitches, andrew anderson, g. buchanan, j. dunn, f. herman, j. mitchell, r. scott, r.e. williams, j.d. woolcott, j. pearse, james oddie, shackleton polarizer, forestry school, creswick, b. whittington, ida johnson, j. barber, j. foster, h. hall, w.j. humphries, s. flohm, signwriting, frank tate, colonel bolton, j.b. robinson, alexander peacock, h.h. smith, charles fenner, c.a. hoadley, a.w. steane, j.n. dunn, w.d. hill, c. fenner, g. fitches, r. pearse, a.o. stubbs, daniel walker, w. nixon, t. hurley, r. stephenson, a.e. cutter, w.h. flaey, j.w. gower, j.n. montgomery, ballarat school of mines museum, a.m. lilburne, d. maxwell, d. ronaldson, r.e. tunbridge, j. jolly, j.m. sutherland, frederick martell, w.j. hoare, j.j. brokenshire, r. cutter, g. remfry, j.e. molloy, .stewart bequest, h.b. herbert, j. kean, f. saunders, george swinburne, w.j. humphreys, j. stevens, william baragwanath, richard g. walker, j.f. wiles, w.j. parry, george vincent, m.hannah, repatriation, returned soldiers, william k. bolton, maurice copland, d.v. allen, r.f. barker, a.f. heseltine, r.w. richards, appointment of dick richards, j.f.w. sporn, p.g. brown, h. daykin