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Arthur Nicholson former member of the Ballarat School of Mines Council for many years, Councillor of the City of Ballarat (mayor several time), Master Builder, Chairman of the Ballarat Water Commission, and much else.
Head and shoulders of a balding man with grey hair wearing a suit and tie. He is Arthur Nicholson.
E.J. Barker is a past principal of the School of Mines Ballarat and the Library at the Mt Helen Campus is named after him. School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation University
Various Letters, Reports Newspaper articles and notes collected by E.J. Barker o the proposed Fourth University for Victoria
victorian institute of colleges staff association, r.w. hinkley, e.j. barker, ballarat institute of advanced education, vicsac, fourth university, summary, k.l jennings, mr swanson, australian universities commission, plea on varsity staff rejected, list of visitors, professor p.h. karmel, professor f.b. bull, sir ernest coates, dr w.l. hughes, sir samuel jones, professor a.r. main, professor p.h. partridge, r.a. simpson, professor sir sydney sunderland, t.b. swanson, r.h. arthur, a. freebody, sir willis h. connolly, l.h.s. thompson, geelong advertiser, newspaper articles, the age, i.c. smith, city of ballarat, j.a chisholm, 16 named to plan fourth university, newsletter, report, future developement of tertiary education, summary of statements, education age, m.b. john, tertiary education advisory council, a.s buchanan, the chartered engineer, dr. d.m. myers, r. law, victorian institute of colleges, a.s. craig, meetings, mr hamer, h.p. mason, bendigo institute of technology, mary p. lawn, k.d. green, premiers department, recommendations, k. beazley, a.m mackinnon, gordon institute of technology, e. szomanski
E.J. Barker is a past principal of the School of Mines Ballarat and the Library at the Mt Helen Campus is named after him. School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation University
Letters, Reports Plans, Ephemera and Clipboard associated with E.J. Barker and the School of Mines Ballarat
planning requirements, individual rooms, dr ron wild, school of mines and industries ballarat, institute profile, location map, university of ballarat, campus plan, great hall/arts complex, notes, 1970-72 building program, operations and decisions, report to council, visit by principal, priorities, electrical engineering, mt helen, minutes of special council meeting, university of melbourne, engineering, mt helen development report, administration building, technical art school, former ballarat gaol, the court house, smb community centre, trust news, articles, discovery day, k.j. flecknoe, retirement, membership of sub committee, n.a crouch, e.j. barker, k.l. cross, w.j. gribble, l.f.j. hillman, r.c lovett, d. nicholson, g. robertson, p.r. shiells, b. tanner, r. feary, i. harris, b.c. mclennan, m. stevens, t.a. wiseman, d.r. bolster, p.h. dixon, r. dunlop, r. furness, e.j. lumsdon, a. mccaffrey, p.r. davies, d. farnsworth, j. harrison, k. mcfarlane, j. mills, s.a. mendelson, i. robinson, d.j. fraser, j. van dreven, k. alsop, b. bridges, m. palmer, r. sutton, l. snibson, h. van hammond, t. runnalls, p. sculley, g. shearer, t. slater, michael ronaldson, robert lovett, edward john barker, e.j. barker building, council membership, clipboard, n.g curry, state college of victoria, articles of association, memorandum, australian conference of principles of colleges of advanced education, commonwealth ministerial working party, victorian post secondary education commission, australian institute of physics symposium, royal australian institute of public administration, premier of victoria, r.j. hamer, m.b. john, new south wales institute of technology, phone messages, peter o'loughlin, annual report, signing of agreement, position description, certificates, fifth form
E.J. Barker is a past principal of the School of Mines Ballarat and the Library at the Mt Helen Campus is named after him. School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation University
Reports done over a three year period (Triennium)
triennium, school of mines and industries ballarat, victorian institute of college, john sharpham, john grant, directions for the future, minister for education, commonwealth advisory committee, advanced education, susan ryan
E.J. Barker is a past principal of the School of Mines Ballarat and the Library at the Mt Helen Campus is named after him. School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation University
Various documents and reports relating to Victorian Institute of Colleges
victorian institute of colleges, affiliation, school of mines and industries ballarat, application for affiliation, possible future building developments, e.j. barker, report to council, r.w. hinkley, vicsac, newsletter, ballarat centenary issue, john sharpham, media information, evan walker, jack barker, western business, bcae fights for its name, sir henry bolte, smb to have high priority, act, report, ballarat college of advanced education
E.J. Barker is a past principal of the School of Mines Ballarat and the Library at the Mt Helen Campus is named after him. School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation University
Correspondence, Reports, Plans, Newspaper articles, Newsletters, notes and other papers from various institutions and Government departments relating to the merger
school of mines ballarat, e.j. barker, merger report, approach to a merger, merger, d. woolley, scv/vic joint committee, scv, vic, ballarat institute of advanced education, state college of victoria, education advisory committee, minster for education, councils of colleges, academic committee, the age, uni must employ surplus staff, university boycott campaign, committees of council, enrolments, master plan soon for new state college, new principal for state college, bendigo advertiser, early decision expected on amalgamation, b.i.t and state college will be merged, f.j. rogers, j.a. chisholm, state college will build, tertiary planning in state of chaos, phone message, victoria institute of colleges, t. swanson, j. ryan, r. mcmullen, r. hinkley, commission on advanced education, newsletter, bendigo institute of technology, dr. law, r.w. birrell, colleges head for merger, mr mcdonnell, tender recommended, k.g. scarrott, r.w wirrell, r.e parry, enrolment forecasts, monash reporter, mt helen campus plan, notes, submission to the minister, report, choice of umbrella body, education merger sound, city of ballarat, i.c smith, australian universities commission, education department, ballarat institute of advanced education staff association, k.l jennings, multi-campus institutions, corporate nature of councils, future development, comments on merger, umbrella organisations
36 page exhibition catalogue with colour illustrations
non-fiction
gareth sansom, art gallery of ballarat, artist, staffmember, geoff wallis
Three women and four men sit around a table
denis shanahan, d. shanahan, staffmember, r. oppenheim, pandora kay, barru david, christine baker, christine gregg, michael v. pear, man, dianne laws
John Mildren sits at a table at Ballarat's L'Espresso Cafe.
john mildren, staffmember, politician
olympic games, mlebourne, john landy, sport
world war 2, darwin bombing, burma, munitions, gardening
world war 2, japanese, jungle war, bismark sea battle, us fleet, phillipines, burma, munition workers, land army, ration books
world war 2, new guinea, razorback, timor, kokoda track, brunei
world war 2, anzac day, victory loans
berlin, nazis, world war 2
john curtain, john curtain death
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 5 July 2004 to 24 December 2004.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 7 January 2004 to 24 June 2004.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 4 July 2003 to 18 December 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 13 January 2003 to 30 June 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 3 July 2000 to 19 December 2000.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 21 January 2000 to 23 June 2000.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Media Releases provided to the press. Items are from 19 January 1999 to 17 December 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 2 July 2003 to 32 December 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Yellow sticky labels attached to varios items.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 8 January 2003 to 28 June 2003.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Yellow sticky labels attached to varios items.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 8 September 1999 to 30 December 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Some items loose in pocket of folder - various months.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 14 June 1999 to 7 September 1999. 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 7 January 1999 to 24 June 1999.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 September 1998 to 23 December 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 May 1998 to 31 August 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. Items are from 1 January 1998 to 29 April 1998.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured divider.
university of ballarat, ub
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