The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870 and was the first School of Mines in Australasia. Blue hard covered book with brown leather spine and corners. pg 4 - Farewell for Albert W. Steane pg 9 - Instruction in Electrical Engineering pg 30 - The late Cr M. Martin pg 38 - Caretakers Duties pg 40 - The late Cr F. Barrow pg 43 - John Brittain Telescope pg 43 - Martha Pinkerton Bequest pg 66 - Resignation of Albert E. Williams pg 85 - N. Whiteside and Civil Engineering Course pg 128-130 - Technical Education pg 193 - Proposed new buildings pg 272 - Retirement of J.M. Sutherland pg 280 - Proposed change of name to school pg 297 - Woolclassing Room pg. 342 - pg 353 - D. Taylor Kellock pg 353 - Resignatin of Miss Grigg pg 367 - Dr Pern's Collections of Aboriginal Artefacts pg 377 - Inmates of Ballarat Orphanage pg 356 - Ballarat School of Mines Museum contents Loose - Resolutions Passed by Technical Schools' Association of Victoria, October, 1942, with the Minister's Replies.Pg 367 - "Dr Pern's Collection Cr Lederman reported on the proceedings of the special committee meeting held on the 19th February. At that meeting it was suggested that the Ballarat Historical Society might consider transferring their collection to the Museum. It was decided that any expert from Melbourne be invited to come to Ballarat for the purpose of inspecting the mounted birds, which in many instances were falling to pieces, and recommending the best way of dealing with them."m. grigg, t.h. trengrove, building plans, john brittain telescope, new workshops, t. barrow, a.w. steane, martha pinkerton, ballarat school of mines museum, sydney pern, pern collection, ballarat orphanage, thomas aggett, william aggett, sebastian fumberger, peter hogg, ronald irving, eric jackson, ray lear, ken mason, john birch, william gleeson, robert gleeson, robert guyas, ronald holmes, albert king, stuart smith, alan snell, martha pinkerton scholarship, frank pinkerton scholarship, thomas trengrove, d. taylor kellock, architecture course

Benjamin Oliver Wallis came to Eltham where he built various buildings, including the Eltham Hotel. Contents Newspaper article: "Cricket", Evelyn Observer and South and East Bourke Record, 29 January 1886, p.3. J Wilson batted for Diamond Creek against Greensborough. Note, undated, no author. "Benjamin Oliver Wallis". Short biography. Pocket: Family trees of Wallis; notes shipping movements. Pocket correspondence between Christopher Wallis and Leonie Trufitt (Living and Learning Centre Eltham), 4 November 2012 to 22 November 2012, exchanging information re Benjamin Oliver Wallis and (now) Living and Learning Centre Eltham. Pocket correspondence between Christopher Wallis and Harry Gilham 30 March 2014 to 14 January 2015, exchanging information re Benjamin Oliver Wallis and Eltham buildings. Letter Christopher Wallis, 28 February 2017, enclosing bound pp49 "Benjamin Oliver Wallis: A History of the Eltham Hotel", 2017.Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcbenjamin oliver wallis, richard harvey wallis, susanna wallis nee harvey, susan wallis, richard wallis, anna maria wallis nee furmadge, eltham family hotel, richard edward gilsenan, harriet eliza gilsinan, richard croker, thomas hunniford, benjamin chad, john pearson, james wallis, martha wallis nee nicholas, william wallis, mary wallis nee oliver, mary wallis nee divine, jane wallis nee williams, sarah oliver wallis, william oliver wallis, john oliver wallis, amelia wallis nee hooper, martha wallis nee james, jacob oliver wallis, anne wallis, benjamin wallis, john wallis, joseph wallis, sara wallis, patrick divine, william divine, mary ann tonkin wallis, grace williams wallis, thomas williams wallis, jane williams wallis, amelia wallis, arthur george william wallis, arthur williams, grace williams, thomas williams, william williams, nancy williams, john williams, 739 main road eltham