Historical information

The Ballarat Junior Technical School opened in 1913 as a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. The first location was the Dana Street Primary School, and the first principal was Albert W. Steane. In 1921 a custom built building was erected on the grounds of the Ballarat School of Mines.
A number of the students enlisted in the Australian Infantry Forces (AIF) during 1913, 1914. They were Robert Borradale, Albert Burge, Howard Bennett, Norman Carmichael, Reginald Crick, Herbert Collins, Frances Davis,
Arthur Dixon, Frank Edwards, George Gilbert and Sydney Townsend. Frances Davis was killed while serving. Those who enlisted have been remembered with an Honour Board with their names. This is at SMB.

Physical description

Book is charcoal blue cloth on hard cover with red leather spine and corners. End papers are brown/grey "stone" patterned thick gloss paper. Name of school and type of book stamped on gold on the spine - REGISTER, BALLARAT JUNIOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL" It is the first Ballarat Junior Technical School Roll Book. The book includes handwritten names, age, date of birth, address, school last attended, grade, qualifications, date of entry, cause, results and remarks. The remarks includes workplaces, whether they joined the AIF, etc.

Records A.I.F. service.

309 Trompf, Percival Albert
344 Moy, Richard James E.
376 Serjeant, Robert M
380 Tippett, Edgar John T.
447 Skilbeck, John E.

Inscriptions & markings

Book plate on inside of front cover.
"BERRY, ANDERSON & CO
Bookbinder
Lydiard St and Dana St
Ballarat"
Reordering information and reference number given - 24176