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Dr Charles Fenner, Principal Ballarat School of Mines, 1914-1916
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Charles Fenner graduated in Science with honours and Diploma of Education in Melbourne.
He became Principal of Ballarat School of MInes in 1914 and moved from there in 1916.
Lectured in Geology at the Ballarat School of Mines.
Photographic portrait of a male wearing glasses.
Bella Guerin as the first woman graduate of any Australian University and was admitted a a Bachelor of Arts.
Two images of Bella Guerin as depicted in Victorian newspapers. 1. Bella Guerin in academic regalia from the Illustrated London News, 24 December 1883 .2 Bella Guerin graduating at the University of Melbourne in 1983, frrom The Argus 23 March 1946.
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Eight page newsletter including information on a deputation to the Minister on academic salaries, New Art Diplomas, The Ballarat Heritage.
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The 'Tree of Knowledge' was planted on Arbor Day 1896 by Mrs Elizabeth Downing who lived on the farm that was originally the Mount Helen Site. When the site was purchased in 1966 the architects and planners inspected the site and decided 'The Big Tree' must remain as a central landmark in preparing the layout of the campus.
Photograph of the 'Tree of Knowledge', a Tasmanian Blue Gum (Eucalyptus glubulus labillo), located at the Mount Helen Campus of Federation University. The tree is registered by the National Trust,
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31 page supplement of the Ballarat Courier to commemorate the centenary of Australian Federation.
non-fiction
federation, ballarat courier, steve bracks, arthur lynch, john quick, william guthrie spence, alfred deakin, edmund barton, arts academy, henry cuthbert, alfred deakin place, eureka stockade diggers march, eureka dawn lantern walk, peter tulloch, anne beggs sunter, hymettus cottage, robert rede
Soft covered book of 191 pages.
parliament, alex chernov, jacinta allan, daniel andrews, ted ballieu, lily d.ambrosio, justin madden, james merlino, denis napthine, jaala pulford, simon ramsay, heidi victoria, electoral information, victorian parliamentary history
Five page booklet of Victorian gold nuggets listing the known nuggets that had a gross weight over 1,000 ounces.
gold nugget, victoria, indicator, thomas chapman, welcome stranger, the welcome, blanche barkly, the precious, the canadian, the lady hotham, the sarah sands, blackman lead maryborough, the heron, the viscount canterbury
The photo depicts one shift of mine hands at Hanlon Consols Mine Rokewod in 1901. ist on the left is George Edgar Yung. George was born in Ararat the son of Yohann Godlip and Christina (b Weller)Yung. They lived at Happy Valley near Linton. and Piggoreet. Yohann was a miner and died in the All Nations Mine collapse at Derwnt Jack's in 1877. Interesting to note in the following information that the Hanlon Consol mamager, William Maughan was also the manager of the Try Again Mine in Piggoreet. He was also on the six man school committee of Piggoreet Common School No. 726. (Is this why George Yung ended up working in Rokewood because of a previous connection at Piggoreet? George married Clara Emma Smith from Happy Valley and worked in a mine at Allendale. They later moved to Yendon) About the Hanlon gold mining company near Rokewood. 1901 - Information Bendigo Prospecting Club, 21/08/2020. Information provided once again by Peter McCarthy. Christopher Hanlon had put down a line of bores south of the Rokewood main street, looking for a continuation of the Break O’Day lead which had been worked for two or three miles with highly payable results, though in a primitive manner. Ground was being paddocked 30 feet deep and made to pay. The bores suggested the sinking would be about 70 feet and a shaft site was selected at the back of Stanbrook’s Hotel. The Hanlon Gold Mining Company was formed in March 1895 and the shaft was bottomed at 68 feet, getting just over an ounce of gold from the shaft bottom. By January 1896, the poppet heads were up, and steam plant was nearly ready. The mine produced 846 oz by September, which was not as good as expected, but they installed a second puddling machine. The mine was profitable for the next three years, with periods of prospecting and the need to install steam pumps in 1897. A second shaft was sunk in 1899, which bottomed at 86 feet on good wash and was sunk on to 109 feet. 1743 oz of gold had been produced in six months to September 1899, but the No1 shaft was let on tribute as the No2 workings were opened and machinery installed the following year. The No1 shaft tributors broke even in 1900 and in 1901 the shaft was shut down, with the No1 shaft machinery sold late in 1902. By September 1901, the mine had produced gold worth £66,124 and the No2 shaft main drive was in 346 feet, with gold being found mainly in crevices in the hard floor. Mining continued, but once the No2 shaft workings met up with the old No1 shaft workings at the end of 1902 there was not much wash remaining. The mine was let on tribute in June 1903 and a drive was put in to test deeper ground. The company was wound up in February 1904 and the plant sold. From what they discovered, the manager concluded that the mine sat at the edge of an ancient coastline and the gold was in a beach deposit. The total gold production from the mine was worth £73,294. J Lee Archer JP, shareholder, was the manager of the Bank of Victoria in Ballarat. Born in Tasmania, he came to Victoria with his parents and first came to Ballarat in 1855 as a junior clerk with the bank. He died in 1902 aged 64. Alexander J. Peacock was a legal manager and a share broker. In 1897 Peacock, born in Creswick, had been elected as one of the Victorian delegates to the Constitutional Convention which wrote the Australian Constitution. He later became a politician, state treasurer and three times state premier of Victoria and was knighted KCGM. He died in 1933 aged 72. William Maughan, director, was an English miner who came to Victoria in the 1850s and became a mine manager, managing the Try Again at Piggoreet, Ryan’s Freehold and the Madam Berry, among others. He died in Williamstown in 1915 aged 85.
Sepia photograph
Rhs front of photo: R. Millist Phto & Lanternist Geelong Verso (upside down): ONE SHIFT OF MINE HANDS HANLON CONSOLS MINE ROKEWOOD 1901 Grandfather Yung 1st on left
rokewood, hanlon consols mine, shift of mine workers 1901, gold mines, george edgar godlip yung, william maughan
Items related to the University of Ballarat and Federation University that have appeared in the print media. Ballarat Courier major source with Melbourne and other country publications - The Age, The Australian, Herald/Sun, Daylesford and Gippsland. The articles are grouped by year and in reverse order - 2003 to present day. Not all years have items.
Black two-ring lever folder. Items grouped in to years - reverse order. Coloured dividers.
university of ballarat, federation university, the age, the australian, herald-sun, ballarat courier
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. Papers relate to building extensions. roads, speeches over three decades.
Various documents, charts, correspondence collected by E.J. Barker
e.j. barker, lydiards street south closure, staff structure 1970, building developments 1965, regional colleges, higher education, melbourne university, college of advanced education, affiliation, professor don aitkin address, staffing, management, ballarat teachers college, victorian institute of colleges, smb personnel, retirements, obituaries, a f heseltine report
Building at Mount Helen Campus, Federation University. Currently (2024) holds Tafe, ITS, Paramedicine and Childcare
Side view of Building E at Mount Helen Campus
brutalism, federation university australia, mount helen campus, ewen jones, architect, education, building e, building, tafe, its, paramedicine
An ergonomic keyboard designed for people who need to type with one hand. Typing speeds of 85 WPM are possible with this keyboard. The layout of the keyboard is designed for one handed users to type quickly and efficiently.The shape allows the natural movement of the hand. The company was formed in 1977 and this model was created in 1981.
Single handed keyboard with grey and yellow buttons and power cord.
Maltron
keyboard, maltron, disability, one handed keyboard, impaired aid, electronic
Ultratec Superprint 4425 is a text telephone which aids hearing impaired individuals to communicate via telephone. A landline text telephone with a physical keypad, with visual alerts for incoming calls. This device came into production in 1994.
Ultratech Superprint 4425 - Landline Text Telephone
Model Superprint
equipment, equipment and aids, hearing impaired, deaf, divisibility services, telephone
Ultratec Superprint 4425 is a text telephone which aids hearing impaired individuals to communicate via telephone. A landline text telephone with a physical keypad, with visual alerts for incoming calls. This device came into production in 1994.
Ultratech Superprint 4425 - Landline Text Telephone
Model Superprint
equipment, equipment and aids, hearing impaired, deaf, divisibility services, telephone
Building D at Mount Helen Campus, Federation University. Currently (2024) inhabits university administration, AEC Centre, Disability Services, and VC Offices.
Side view of Building D at Mount Helen Campus.
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Building T at Mount Helen Campus
Side View of Building T, taken from outdoor amphitheater.
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Green foolscap book of 30 pages
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24 page confidential report on Ballarat seeking to become the fourth University for Victoria.
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Apple IIe complete computer system from Mount Helen Campus Nursing Co-hort.
Complete Apple IIe Computer - monitor, keyboard, mouse and disk drive 22456.1 Monitor 22456.2 keyboard, spare keyboard, mouse and disc drive.
Apple IIe
computer, mount helen campus, apple iie, bachelor of nursing
Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge.
Silver rectangle metal case, with handle on top, attached to a wooden base. The voltage adjuster has a black socket at the back of metal case, and a grey power cord.
victorian institute of occupational safety and health, viosh, science equipment
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. Document is a Draft of the proposed "Higher Education: an Agenda for Change". It is from the Minister for Employment, Education and Training, Hon J S Dawkins, MP. Dated December 1987. Throughout this draft are notations. Noted throughout is "Cabinet-in-Confidence". Handwritten sheets are comments by Jack Barker re this paper which became known as "The Green Paper". Ballarat College of Advanced Education Director Dr John Sharpham wrote document "Ballarat College of Advanced Education and the Future" in response.
Document divided into 4 Parts totaling 10 Chapters plus Tables and Figures and Appendices.Presented in blue plastc folder with metal slide fastener. This has made rust marks on paper. Foreward by the Minister.
e.j. barker, ballarat college of advanced education, dr j sharpham, director, green paper, cabinet-in-confidence, higher education, agenda for change, minister for employment education and training, j s dawkins, draft paper, responses to paper
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. Correspondence is from Victorian Post-Secondary Education Accreditation Board re the investigation of Bendigo College of Advanced Education for the purpose of declaration. Report of the Institutions Committee included. Jack Barker was Chairman of the Committee. Members are external to the Institution.Report dated May 1990.
Various documents, correspondence and booklet collected by E.J. Barker re Bendigo College of Advanced Education.
e.j. barker, review committee, chairman, report, submissions to report listed, members of committee listed, victorian post secondary education, bendigo college of advanced education, self accreditation of courses
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. Correspondence is from Charles Sturt University about a review to be conducted into the university's Educational Services and Jack Barker has agreed to be Chairman of the Review Committee. The Report is dated 3rd and 4th May 1990.
Various documents, correspondence and booklet collected by E.J. Barker from Charles Sturt University, Riverina, 1990.
e.j. barker, charles sturt university, review of educational services, review committee, chairman, report, submissions to report listed, members of committee listed
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. Document is from the South Australian Institute of Technology re the accreditation of courses and its delegation. Document dated May 1985.
Various documents, charts, correspondence collected by E.J. Barker from South Australian Institute of Technology, 1985.
e.j. barker, tertiary education authority of south australia, committee of advice, south australian institute of technology, accreditation of courses, accreditation of delegates, committee member, professor connell, terms of reference
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. Papers relate to the staffing structure at SMB and Ballarat College of Advanced Education, 1976.
Various documents, charts, correspondence collected by E.J. Barker related to staffing at BCAE. Victoria
e.j. barker, victoria institute of colleges, staffing, school of business studies, school of engineering, derek woolley, school of applied science, e phillips, civil and mining engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, metallurgy, physics, malting and brewing, art, business studies, general studies, mathematics, librarianship, library, computer centre, counselling services, administrative staff, maintenance staff, cafeteria staff, student residence staff, resident nurse, bookshop staff, carpentry and joinery, bricklaying, electrical mechanics, machine shop, motor mechanics, panel beating, plumbing and sheetmetal, telecommunications, welding and blacksmithing, woolclassing, bcae academic staff, ballarat school of mines, 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. These items relate to the suggestion that Deakin University and Ballarat College of Advanced Education merge.
Various letters and documents collected by E.J. Barker related to Deakin University and Ballarat College of Advanced Education. These are discussing the possible merger of the two institutions.
e.j. barker, deakin university, ballarat college of advanced education, merger, pro malcolm skilbeck, vice chancellor, john sharpham, director, evan walker, post-secondary education, minister, geelong news, think-tank paper, discussion paper 1987
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. These items relate to the University of Ballarat. School of Engineering Department.
Various Letters, Reports Newspaper articles, booklets and notes collected by E.J. Barker related to the University of Ballarat, Victoria
e.j. barker, university of ballarat, minerals and mining education, school of engineering, school of science, prof anthony maeder, alan bethune, nickool limsettoe, john collin, john skuja, ian beaumont, john bethune, murray gillin, ken ogden, booklets, re-accreditation of engineering courses
Stephen HUGHES (1958 - ) Born Melbourne ln 1980, Stephen Hughes completed a four-year Bachelor of Education at Melbourne State College.. He majored in Woodcraft under the tuition of Vic Wood.
Turned Huon Pine bowl with sterling silver 'leaves'. Lisa Higgins was a student at the Gippsland campus who passed away whilst undertaking her studies. Her family commenced an award in her memory for the best Honours student. This award was first presented in 1998.
lisa higgins memorial award, business, gippsland campus, stephen hughes
Clippings related to the University of Ballarat, written by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kerry Cox. they were submitted to be printed in the press. Items appeared during the time from 16 January to 6 December 2002.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Advertisement Clippings for the University of Ballarat, printed in the press. Items appeared during the time from 2 October to 23 December 2002.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
Advertisement Clippings for the University of Ballarat, printed in the press. Items appeared during the time from 11 April 2002 to 28 September 2002.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into months by coloured paper
university of ballarat, ub
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