The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in the southern hemisphere. Its Museum was established in 1872. Donation 600, 4 July 1882, H. Sutton, Ballarat. Nature of Donation: 13th Annual report of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain 2 papers 'from the proceedings of the Royal Society', Nos 217 & 218 - 1882 communicated by the President :on a new electrical Storage battery" by Henry Sutton, Ballarat, Victoria Donation 976, 8 May 1884, H. Sutton, Ballarat. Nature of Donation: * 1 volume "Pluttner on the Blowpipe: (Pluttner's manual of qualitative & quantitative analysis of the blowpipe. Donation 1682, 28 Feb 1887, James Lamb, Ballarat. Nature of Donation: Copy of "The Ballarat Times" newspaper of 3 December 1854, framed, and protected on both sides with glass. Donation 1712, 28 April 1887, Marg. Guerin, Ballaarat. Nature of Donation: Specimens nos (797-806) 797-801 from the New Reform Mine Luchnow, NSW (797) Serpentine with vein of quartz and calcite (798) Surpentine passing into silicous ferruginoous gossan; with drives of rock crystal (&99) Diorite with vein of calcite (800) Auriferous vein stuff (801) Auriferous arrenopyrite with calcite (802) noble opal filling cavities in decomposed traclyte (803-805) from Mr McDonald, NSW (806) arutute (carbonate of lead) in long schombie purni (?) Donation 1730, 23 May 1887, Miss Guerin, Ballaarat. Nature of Donation: Copy of the Victorian Review No 74 December 1 1885, Copy Wide Awake Vol 1 No 6 May 21st 1887Large rough calf covered book recording museum, laboratory and library donations to the Ballarat School of Mines. 4835 donations are recorded.Marbled end papers. Labels on spine and front cover.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines museum, benjamin hepburn, ce clarke, j noble wilson, m hamburger, d christy, edwin jewell, ellery, john gray, go preshaw, cf crouch, henry brind, james darby, rm serjeant, george day, jf watson, stoddart, j hicks, hicks, james hector, sleep, jj sleep, james pearce, henry obree, newman, william tarrant, beilby, william bradford, george lansell, watson, edward gazzard, e morey, john lynch, j hector, rivett bland, bland, costin, whittle, crowther, mitchell, ferdinand krause, krause, joseph mitchell, john walker, bailey, duncan, mica smith, alfred mica smith, james buchanan, buchanan, whitehouse, dr bunce, bunce, james bklack, james bickett, js north, joseph flude, alfred lester, wagemann, fw niven, edwards, william evett, john addis, al elphinstone, henry sutton, ol olden, bh cross, robert hamilton, hancock, ferdinand von mueller, von meuller, berchevaise, j whitehouse, serjeant, henty, james shugg, john ross, james oddie, ralph tate, henry watts, wh wooster, wooster, luplau, rosenblum, heddington, albert furmedge, buley, robert wilson, e. rowlands, ne hall, henry pearce, lee young, nicholls, dusontory, daniel brohpy, brophy, klug, james donaldson, john cherry, ce jones, john feilds, thomas williams, enscoe, e price, shoppee, jacob drew, george wyatt, dimmock, james orr, john hardy, george wyatte, thomas rogers, james lamb, doepel, margaret guerin, bella guerin, guerin, george binns, william laplau, captain baker, baker, crisp, barnard, haffie, bateman, chalmers, richard parker, adam adamson, jn wilson, john noble wilson, papenhagen, towl, government astronomer, royal society, minister of mines, thoams blackett, burbury, denny, thys, p gay, james law, woolnough

The World War I Memorial Honour board was made for Buninyong State School. It was inscribed on its rear on 3/3/1916 and in 1942 while being renovated.The honour board is of historic significance, listing local soldiers who served in World War I.Timber plywood honour board, painted with honour roll of World War I soldiers' names.On front of honour board- "Buninyong State School Roll of Honor Barrett G. Bell Murray Bright Reg. Bird Bert. Dixon Albt. Dobbin Oswd. Daniel John + Anderson David + Bignall Alfred Bunce Alec Calf Alfred Clayton William Collins Michael Daff Edward Davis Peter Davis Charles + Ferguson Fergus Gullick George Gullick Roland + Hickey Samuel House Alan Johnstone Cyril Johnstone Gordon Johnstone Gower Johnstone Stanley Kennedy Louis Little Robert McCarey William + McCarty Thomas + McCarty Edward McKenzie Morell McKinnon Eric McClure Ernest + McTaggart William Meade Albert Melican Thomas + Middleton George Morris Walter Nicholas Arthur Olney Reginald + Parsons William + Parsons Harry Collins Patrick Johnston Adam + Eldridge S.J. + Jones Norman Frazer D. Tyler G. Howard E. Hale Roy Hunter A. Luke H. Skurrie A. Skurrie R. Watkins S. Ronalds Reginald Speak Leslie Sutherland Norman Stewart William Stewart Inglis Strathie James Taylor Percy Tresize James + Tresize John Tubridy James Wallis Hector Wallis George + Whitten Harry Whykes William Wilson Percy Wyatt Ernest Yates Harold + Jones Oswald Jones Harold Coxall Bailey Whitten Thomas Luke Richard House Albert Ronalds Noble Meade Ernest Donavon M. Fox George Lawless Robert + Hickey Edward Newitt Arthur Wallis Daniel Noack M. Howard Grave + Connelly Edmund + Cozens James + Butler John Lumsden John + Kennedy Harold Lillicrap Robert" On rear of honour board- "L. Lay, Ballan, 1942, J. Stevens, Ballan, 1942, Renovating" "Leslie McGrath" "McGrath & Sons, Buninyong, 3/3/16"buninyong state school, honour board, world war 1