Historical information

If orgniasations required to examine Ballarat residents they often requested the Ballarat School of Mines to supervise the examination. This correspondence highlights such a case - where exams from a London organisation were conducted at the Ballarat School of Mines.

Physical description

A selection of correspondence from Bunge Pty Ltd (Garden City flour Mills) to the Ballarat School of Mines.
(.1a) White typed letter on Bunge letterhead relating to students in course milling undertaking examinations through the City and Guilds of London. The candidates were R. Chamberlin, B. Price, T. Boermans and G. Ellis. All were resident in Ballarat.
(.1b) Typed letter on blue paper from A.G. Blake, head of examinations Division 1 at the City and Guilds of London Institute re examinations of students under the supervision of the Ballarat School of Mines.
(.1c) Typed letter on white paper from Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines, Harry Arblaster, stating they are awaiting further direction from London.
(.2a) Typed letter on Bunge letterhead requesting an apprentice sheet rating sheet from the Ballarat School of Mines on E.D. Walker. The letter has a handwritten response prepared for typing.
(.2b) Typed copy letter on white paper from Ballarat Schoolof Mines Principal Harry Arblaster concerning a report on Apprentice E.D. Walker.
(.2c) Typed report on attendances and (by E.G. Quilliam) andattendance progress om E. Walker in the Carpentry Department (by J.S. Lochhead) relating to Apprentice E. Walker.