The Right Reverend Dr Samuel Thornton (1835-1917) was the first Anglican Bishop of Ballarat. He was a Government representative on the Ballarat School of Mines Council for 22 years, being described as very progressive and effective in Ballarat School of Mines enterprises and leadership.Photographic portrait of Reverend Samuel Thornton Clerical outfit.samuel thornton, ballarat school of mines, bishop of ballarat, reverend thornton, anglican bishop of ballarat

A deed appointing the Reverend Samuel Thornton as a trustee of the Ballarat School of Mines, after the death of former Trustee Rivett Henry Bland, and increasing the number of trustees by appointing James Millhinch Bickett. It includes a covering letter of Department of Lands and Survey Letterhead... and whereas it is intended that forthwith after the execution hereof the said land and premises shall be so transferred that the same may become vested in the said Sir William John Clarke and John Warrington Rogers jointly with the said Right Reverend Samuel Thornton, Andrew Anderson and James Millhinch Bickett now these prexsents witness that the said Governor as such Governor as aforesaid in exercise of the power for this purpose given to him by the said Crown Grant and of every other power enabling him doth hereby appoint the Said Right Reverend Samuel Thornton to be a trustee of the land in place of the said Rivett Henry Bland and James Millhinch Bickett to the addition trustees. .. .department of lands and survey, letterhead, legal, john adrian louis earl of hopetoun, william john clarke, rivett henry bland, john warrington rogers, trustees, ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines trustees

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first Technical School on Australia..1) Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report .2) Ballarat School of Mines calendar The Ballarat School of Mines Calendar and Annual Report 1896. Associateship of The School, Calendar for 1896, Certificates Granted by Education Department 1894, Certificates Issued by The School 1895, Certificates Issued Prior to 1895, Certificates Issued by Education Department 1895, Examiners, Examination Fees, Fees, Honorary Correspondents, Life Governors, Meteorological Observations, Number of Students attended The School, Office Bearers, Professors and Lecturers, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Professor of Mineralogy, Geology and Botany, Report of the Professor of Engineering, Report of the Lecturer on Mathematics, Report of the Instructor in Engineering Drawing, Report of the Lecturer on Electricity, Report of the Teacher of Drawing, Report of the Lecturer in Veterinary Science, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for year 1895, Statistics - Student attending Lectures, Subscriptions and Donations, Subjects Included in Regulations Technical Schools, Time Tableballarat school of mines, examiners, examination fees, fees, honorary correspondents, life governors, meteorological observations, number of students attended the school, office bearers, professors and lecturers, report of the superintendent of laboratories, report of the professor of mineralogy, geology and botany, report of the professor of engineering, report of the lecturer on mathematics, report of the instructor in engineering drawing, report of the lecturer on electricity, report of the teacher of drawing, report of the lecturer in veterinary science, statement of receipts and expenditure for year 1895, statistics - student attending lectures, subscriptions and donations, subjects included in regulations technical schools, time table, annual report, calendar, andrew anderson j.p. - president, hon. r. t. vale - vice president, r. denham pinnock - vice president, the hon. sir w. j. clarke - trustee, the hon. john warrington rogers - trustee, the right reverend samuel thornton - trustee, andrew anderson - trustee, james millhinch - trustee, james oddie - trustee, the hon. henry cuthbert - honorary solicitor, r. g. middleton - honorary treasurer, charles kent - auditor, fred. j. martell - director and registrar, professor alf. mica smith - chemistry, metallurgy, natural philosophy, professor purdie - geology, mineralogy, principles of mining, professor g. j. dawbarn - mine and land surveying, mining mechanics, hydraulics, civil engineering, applied mechanics, j. rowe - practical mining, w. huey steele - electrical technology, electricity and magnetism, d. walker - chemistry and natural philosophy, w. e. bennett - mathematics, henry j. hall - freehand and perspective drawing, a. e. c. kerr - mechanical drawing (machine construction and design), j. f. usher - paleontology, zoology, materia medica, professor purdie - botany, george clegg - building construction, l. hart - photography, h. g. a. brown - carpentry, r. e. weir - veterinary science, daniel walker, henry cuthbert, james millhinch, jams oddie, j.f. usher

Annual Report, Associateship and Certificates, Calendar for 1901, Examination Fees, Fees, Full Certificates Issued prior to 1899, Honorary Correspondents, Life Governors, Meteorological Observations, Office Bearers, Passes obtained since 1892 in Final Examinations, Professors and Lecturers, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Lecturer of Geology and Botany, Report of the Professor of Engineering, Report of the Lecturer in Engineering Drawing, Report of the Lecturer in Electricity, Report of the Teacher of Drawing, Report of the Teacher of Photography, Results of Examinations Conducted by Education Department 1899, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for year 1899, Statistics - Students attending Lectures, Subscriptions and Donations, Subjects included in Regulations Technical Schools, Time TableBallarat School of Mines Calendar for the Year 1900 with Annual Report and Balance Sheet for 1899, Pale grey soft cover, 73 Pages, including photos of a number of lecture theatres. annual report 1900, andrew anderson - president, r. denham pinnock - vice president, hon. r.t. vale - vice president, the hon. john warrington rogers - trustee, the right reverend samuel thornton bishop of ballarat - trustee, james millhinch - trustee, james oddie - trustee, the hon. henry cuthbert - honorary solicitor, r. g. middleton - honorary treasurer, thomas s. hart - curator of museum, chas. kent - auditor, fred j. martell - director, professor alfred mica smith, daniel walker, hubert r. murphy, charles a. deane, percy r. osborne, arthur garrad, thomas evans, stanley b. vial, harry lego, thomas s. hart, godfrey hart, professor g. j. dawbarn, robert j. allan, a. e. c. kerr, henry j. hall, john m. sutherland, g. f. fryer, j. f. usher, chas, e. campbell, charles kent - auditor, engineering lecture room, cyanide plant, senior chemistry laboratory, chemistry laboratory, junior chemistry laboratory

Undated photograph. The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain, was designed and constructed in 1876 by Walter Macfarlane and is situated facing Nelson Place in what is now the Commonwealth Reserve. The fountain is included in the Hobsons Bay Heritage Study Amended 2017 - Volume 3 as noted as follows: The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain was inaugurated on 17 October 1876 by the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr Thornton, in the presence of the Mayor of Williamstown, ministers of all denominations and over 2000 people. It had been paid for by public subscription to commemorate the Reverend George Wilkinson, the local Anglican minister who had died the previous year. nelson place, wilkinson drinking fountain, rev george wilkinson

Undated photograph. The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain, was designed and constructed in 1876 by Walter Macfarlane and is situated facing Nelson Place in what is now the Commonwealth Reserve. The fountain is included in the Hobsons Bay Heritage Study Amended 2017 - Volume 3 as noted as follows: The Wilkinson Memorial Drinking Fountain was inaugurated on 17 October 1876 by the Bishop of Ballarat, Dr Thornton, in the presence of the Mayor of Williamstown, ministers of all denominations and over 2000 people. It had been paid for by public subscription to commemorate the Reverend George Wilkinson, the local Anglican minister who had died the previous year. nelson place, wilkinson drinking fountain, rev george wilkinson