Historical information

The Ballarat School of Mines held specialist classes for State School Students, including Chemistry and Electricity & Magnetism.

Physical description

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.

Inscriptions & markings

.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.'

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.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.'

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.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.'

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.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