The former Sebastopol State School is located in Yarrowee Street, Sebastopol. The building was constructed of locally made bricks by Llewellyn Edwards and Co for £3,395 19s 6d. it was opened on January 1875, with an enrollment of 762 children. Enrollment lrose to over 1,000 and included a staff of sixteen teachers. By 1930 enrollment had fallen to 137, and in the 1940s their was 80 pupils and three teachers. After World War Two the local population increased and enrollments grew resulting in the second floor being reconditions and used again as classrooms. in June 1969 the attendance was 305 with ten teachers. Former alumni include: James Harris, W.F. Gates, Farold Jolley, Harold Hagelthorn, George Ellingsen (From Visions and Realisation, Vol 2)A double storey brick school building in Yarrowee Street Sebastopol, Victoria.education, school, sebastopol, sebastopol primary school, sebastopol state school

The Ballarat School of Mines held specialist classes for State School Students, including Chemistry and Electricity & Magnetism. Thirty three letters to the Ballarat School of Mines between 1899 and 1904. Some of the correspondence relates to Electricity, Chemistry, Physics and Mineralogy classes for State School students run by the Ballarat School of Mines. The Schools involved were Urquhart Street, Brown Hill, Queen Street, Dana Street, Eureka Street, Mount Pleasant, Sebastopol, Little Bendigo, Mount Clear, Golden Point, Humffray Street, Macarthur Street, Pleasant Street, and Wendouree. .2) Handwritten on lined foolscap paper: 'Golden Point S.S. 1493 10.8.04 F.J. Martell Esq Director, School of Mines, Ballarat Sir, I have much pleasure in informing you that I shall be able to send the full number of boys allotted to my school, viz., seven (7). The following are their names with the subject they desire to take: Walter Sneddon Magnetism & Electricity Cecil Major Magnetism & Electricity Norman Nice Magnetism & Electricity Charles Tinsworth Magnetism & Electricity Leslie Reed Magnetism & Electricity Ernest Booth Magnetism & Electricity David Both Magnetism & Electricity David Birch Chemistry Will you kindly let me know per bearer when the classes will be started. I am Yours respectfully, E.C. Perrin, Head Teacher.' ********* .8) Handwritten on lined paper 'State School 1071 Eureka St, Ballarat East 13/8/04 Sir, In reply to your letter of 8th Inst. I wish to infrom tou that seven boys from teh above school will attend the science classes at teh School of Mines and all of them desire to rak Chemsitry and mineralogy. Yours respectfully R.J. Burke Fred. J Martell Esq.' ********* .22) Eureka St S.S. Ballarat East 23 Aug 1904 Dear Sir, In reply to your last letter I wish to state that Friday afternoon will suit my school the better (for boys attending science lectures) Yours faithfully R.J. Burke F.J. Martell.' ********* .26) Handwritten on lined foolscap paper 'State School 1493 Golden Point 1.9.04 F.J. Martell Esqr. Director School of Mines Sir, The following are the names and classes of the boys from the above school: Charles Tinworth Electricity Ernest Book Electricity Neil Petch Electricity Cecil Major Mineralogy Norman Nice Physics Walter Sneddon Physics David Baird Chemistry Yours faithfully E.C. Perrin, Head Teacher education, school, state school, golden point state school, golden point primary school, eureka street state school, eureka street primary school, perrin, frederick martell, dana street primary school, sebastopol primary school, pleasant street state school, sebastopol state school, mount pleasant state school, mt pleasant state school, mount pleasant, sebsatopol, golden point, charles tinworth, chemistry, electricity, physics, mineralogy, cecil major, norman nice, david baird, walter sneddon, e.c. perrin, leslie reed, ernest booth, david birch, david booth, dana street state school

John Gillies Waite Ellis was named after the captain of a vessel that sailed to Australia. He was a scholar at Redan State School. He later became the Reverend John Gillies Waite Ellis, went to New Zealand and set up homes for boys there before returning to Ballarat, Australia.Black and white portrait of Reverend John Gillies Waite Ellis.ellis, new zealand, redan, sebastopol

Photocopy of an article in the State Electricity Commission of Victoria Magazine, Contact, Vol 1, No. 4, Feb 1937 titled "Electricity Supply for Buninyong" and "Ballarat Trams in Picturesque Setting". Each item had a thin strip of paper attached by staple to the top left hand corner, giving the Vol. No. details. The first story features the provision of power to the town of Buninyong on 14/1/2937. The supply was provided by a 6.6kV line running from Sebastopol. The second story with a photo of a line up of 7 trams in the Gardens following the annual outing of the Pleasant Street State School trip to the Botanical Gardens and special trams in general. Record revised 3/4/2019 to add digital images with those from Andrew Cook CD.trams, tramways, power supply, picnics, buninyong, wendouree parade

Yields information about the arrangements at 1 June for the phased closure of the tramway and the external influences that were part of it., Yields information about the arrangements at 1 June for the phased closure of the tramway and the external influences that were part of it.Typed memo, both carbon copy and original, on a single sheet, titled "Notice to Tramway Employees - Abandonment of Trams", dated 1st June 1971. Outlining proposed dates for the closure of the tramway in stages and the tentative nature of this, depending on bus deliveries, school terms and other factors. Note that Sebastopol was the first to close in this memo. Signed in ink by Ivan Pellas as Manager. Has "Tram Depot Notice Board" typed in red in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, sec, depot, buses

John Gillies Waite Ellis was named after the captain of a vessel that sailed to Australia. He was a scholar at Redan State School. He later became the Reverend John Gillies Waite Ellis, went to New Zealand and set up homes for boys there before returning to Ballarat, Australia.Image of John Gilies Waite Ellisjohn gillies waite ellis, john ellis, redan state school, reverand john gillies waite ellis, new zealand, radan, sebastopol