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The site of the Mount Helen Campus was purchased in 1967, with students on site from 1970. It had originally been the Latta/Downing farm.
Two images of a farm at Mount Helen that was purchased for use as the Mount Helen Campus of the Ballarat School of Mines, later Ballarat Institute of Advanced Education.
Soft covered catalogue from H.B. Silberberg & Co. Includes images.
non-fiction
equipment, tools, catalogue, braun laboratory appliances, h.b. silberberg, assay, chemistry, apparatus
Soft covered catalogue with illustrations and some photographs of items of items in industrial situations.
non-fiction
chain belt engineering company, elevators, fulham gas works, beckton gasworks, sheffield gasworks, chains
Soft covered catalogue with illustrations and photographs
non-fiction
engineering, catalogue, mcpherson's, thomas mcpherson and son, engines, drills, tools
Hardcover catalogue with illustrations
non-fiction
scientific apparatus, chemistry, equipment
five Kodak slide carousels, some with slide sets in them. 1. Kodak Carousel Diamagazin Slide Tray with slides relating to Toy Libraries in Ballarat .2 Kodak Carousel Diamagazin Slide Tray with slides relating to Library Information Materials .3 Kodak Carousel Diamagazin Slide Tray with slides relating to Bookmobiling .4 Kodak Carousel Diamagazin Slide Tray with slides relating to History of USA .5 Kodak Ektagraphic Universal Slide Tray, model 2 Slide Tray with slides relating to
slide projector, slides, kodak carousel, libray matierials, toy library, mobile library, libraianship
Two University of Ballarat self inking date stamps, likely to be used by Vice Chancellor's administration staff to stamp the date on documents.
Two Colop R50 Printer Round Self Inking Rubber Stamp self Inking Stamp - Ink cartridge is already integrated into the stamp. It dispenses ink to the stamp plate during each stamping procedure. Can provide up to 10,000 impressions with out refillling ink.Not suitable for use on glossy and wax paper, and has non toxic ink.
University of Ballarat Vice Chancellors Office
stamp, university of ballarat, stationery, office supplies, self inking stamp, administration
The kerosene container was possibly used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights.
Rusted, grey metal kerosene container with looped handle attached to the sides. A cork under the cap which has a metal chain attached to it, to secure the cap onto the container. Possibly used to fill slush lamps, hand lamps and train engine lights.
metal, locomotive, railway, engine equipment, tin, kerosene
Newspaper Items are related to Ballarat College of Advanced Education for January to December 1988.These have appeared in the print media, Ballarat Courier being major source with Melbourne and other country publications - The Age, The Australian, Herald and Sun. The articles are grouped by month and in reverse order.
Balck 2-ring lever binder with coloured dividers for months. Newspaper Cuttings relate to the Ballarat College of Advanced Education and SMB for 1988. Months are in reverse order. Items are in reverse order.
newspaper items, january to december, ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, 1988
ballarat girls' school, percy everett
Letter from POrt Pirie School of Mines asking the Ballarat School of Mines for advice on their experimental engineering course, in particular the practical component, "which I understand your School carries out very successfully."
port pirie school of mines, ballarat school of mines, letterhead, engineering, experimental school of mines, whandu ohland
Letter from James Oddie concerning a prospective student for the Ballarat School of Mines, J.S. Gilligan
james oddie, j.s. gilligan, wendouree hospital for the insane, ballarat mental asylum, scholarship
Handwritten letter concerning advice on building an art building
prahran mechanics' institute, prahran mechanics' institute technical art school, art, ballarat technical art school, j.h. furneaux
Invitation for Ballarat School of Mines students to visit.
STyped letter on Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers letterhead.
australasian institute of mining engineers, d.l. stirling, visits
in 1919 J.J. Goller were located at 114 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.
Typed letter relating to casks available.
j.j. goller and co, lydiard street, letterhead
Small letter on letterhead of the Ballaarat East Town Hall.
ballarat east, ballaarat east town hall, ballarat school of mines
.1) Right to left - Andrew Segrett, Marilyn Jeffs, Donna Tiller .2) LEft - Heather Durant .5) Jenny Leviston .8) Andrew Segrott, Jenny Leviston
andrew segrett, marilyn jeffs, donna tiller, library, staff, jenny leviston, heather durant
Correspondence of the Ballarat SChool of Mines * Yarraville Chlorination and Ores Reduction Works * Gordon Technical College letterhead * Jennings Tin Mining Co Letterhead * Ballarat City Board of Advice * Scot's Hotel Steiglitz from G. Straight * Jubilee Mine, Italians from Elsie Alcock * State Parliament House LEgislative Assembly * State Forests Department 0 Creswick Forestry School - Classes taught by Ballarat School of Mines lecturers;
yarraville chlorination and ores reduction works, jaques fisher, ponsonby carew smyth, telegram, a. anderson, a.h. walsh, j.m. edgar, charles w. frost, gordon technical college, ballarat city board of advice, w. coulthard, stephen chambers, s. radcliff, photography, d.c. newman, john wilsmith, j. worthington, elaine post office, j. laughman, meredith police station, h.h. smtih, incorporated institute of accountants, w. nixon, electric supply company of victoria, h.c. spencer, david melvin, walter t. ingpen, canadian finanace securities, scott's hotel steiglitz, g. straight, jubilee mines italians, elsie alcock, w.a.t. davies, morgan's gold mining company, h.g. taylor, myles b. webster, mourning letterhead, s.s> antill
A number of letters clipped together with a brass split in. * Rock Specimen from J. Hornsby, Clunes * Bendigo School of Mines Letterhead from G. A. Thomas * J.A. Bickford, Daylesford * Geelong Technical College * Library of Victoria * Australian Museum Letterhead from S. Sinclair * University of Sydney Letterhead from H.L. Barff, Librarian * Library, Museum and Art Gallery of South Australia letterhead * Library, Museum and National Gallery and Victoria * Central Gold Mining Company by John Dunlop * SMB Students asking the Council to strenuously attempt to retain the services of Professor Krause ( Signed by about 70 students) * SMB staffmembers asking the Council to strenuously attempt to retain the services of Professor Krause ( Signed by Dawbarn, Dawson, Daniel Walker. W.E. Bennett, Kerr, Henry J. Hall) * Correspondence from Ferdinand Krause * Telegram from R.T. Vale * Queensland Museum letterhead * Stawell Technical College and School of Mines from W. Matthews
j. hornsby, ballarat school of mines, letter card, j.a> bickford, daylesford, south central gold mining company, mining, geelong technical college, geelong technical school, state library of victoria, library of victoria, e.f. pittman, australian museum, alfred meller, e. whatman, university of sydney, richard benham, art gallery of south australia, national gallery of victoria, j.j. lanigan, ferdinand krause, j. flegeltaub, william reid, j.h. crittenden, james gibson, c.j. sayle, f.h. hollway, theo willaims, j. sutherland, p. flegeltaub, maurice hamburger, s. marrow, f. kittelty, a. don, a. bell, james a. gilchrist, j. ronaldson, e. stuck, w.j. whyte, ernest leggo, percy learmonth, kaboonga mining company, smeaton, g. alec thornsol, alex gilfillan, geologist, thomas j. hart, alfred hodgkinson, george t. clarke, a.w. pratt, walter fieder, w. macdonald, queensland museum, r.h. walcoth, stawell school of mines, stawell technical college, stephen richards, martin ford, b. herold, george w. gallagher, broomfield, j. money, smythesdale, john law, great western, mordaunt hall, eight hour procession, model locomotive, arthur kildahl, g. seymour, mt lyell, e.h. parry, d. grassy, aurora gold mining co, j. broomfield, burbury, dawburn, eustace m. weston, english and austrakuab copper co, martin gardiner, william little, david gracey
A foolscap plan with a number of plans relating to possible future building developments at the Ballarat School of Mines. Includes proposed plan for the former M.B. John Site (neaar brew tower)
ballarat school of mines, buildings, building developments, e.j. barker, library, engineering and applied science, gaol residences, trades, ballarat junior technical school, materials testing laboratory, martin report, hickman street
A printed and hand written certificate
peninsula & oriental steam navigation company, p & o, shipping, steam ship arcadia, hurbert wilkinson
Four handwritten foolscap pages. The wall was to be built on the Eastern side of the ground facing Albert Street. The stonewall to be 73 feet long and eight feet six inches high. A curved tunnel formed to be about 50 feet long. The work was undertaken by Johnson brothers for one hundred and fifteen pounds five shilllings.
ballarat school of mines, stone wall, tunnel, albert street
Blue letter from William Plain, Secretary of Old Man's Hope Mineral and Gold Mining
william plain, old man's hope mineral and gold mining, lincoln changes collins street
A number of handwritten letters bound together with a brass split pin on the top right corner. * Letter from Thomas Harwood from Port Darwin concerning bags of auriferous sand for treatment. * Letterhead from Ivor Davies, Cambrian Battery, Mosquito Flat * Request for results and certificates from D.W. Kennedy * J.H. Salter requesting a Ballarat School of Mines prospectus * Ballarat School of Mines Indentures student Thonmas Andrews * Letter introducing prospective student Walter Pomeroy * Ballarat School of Mines visit to New Normanby Mine * Letter from Sara McLean of Daylesfors asking about Botany, Geology and Drawing classes and railway forms.
thomas harwood, darwin, mining, letterhead, ivor davis, frogmore sorell tasmania, d.w. kennedy, james horsfall, walter andrews, thomas p. lewis, j.h. salter, lettercard, queenstown tasmania, arch douglas, thomas andrews, gundagai, joseph bryant, c.m. bryant, percy glenton, clunes, land surveying, chalk and cahir, steam gauge testing, brisbane newspaper company, h. herman, t. price, geelong college letterhead, walter pomeroy, industrial schools act, n.r salmon, james and mccrindle, homes mccrindle, broken hill, j.e. blake, norval, john pearce, new nprmanby mine, maryborough school of mines, duncan mcdougall, old scotch collegians club, w.a. gosman, broken hill pty co. ltd, w. robertson, howard smith and sons, sara mclean, daylesford, william h. nicholas, surprise gold mining company, a. vaudeau, j.w. banfield, letterhead*, william howard smith and sons, port pirrie, blakeville, royal mint, assay
This is Bulletin No. 62: Deep Lead Gold Deposits in Victoria. Map No.6 Ballarat Sheet 1 of 2 The map shows geology, topography and information on mines in the following areas: one large map of the Ballarat area with five enlargements for: Sago Hill District; Scarsdale District; Pitfield Plains District; Berringa Gold Field and Rokewood District. Ballarat Mines and Deep Leads Report No.94 (Finlay and Douglas,1992) provides a summary of the Geological Survey of Victoria mines database, references and geology for most of the mines on this map. Geology Compilation: simplified from earlier Departmental mapping with minor field checking by E.N.M. Plier-Malone.
Very large rectangular sheet of paper with seven coloured maps of various sizes and a small green rectangle on the bottom rhs with a map of Victoria superimposed over a poppet head. this rectangle includes information of the other maps shown. The background for these maps is white. Also includes tables of names of mine companies, name of shafts and gold production.
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Colour photograph of Ballarat Teachers' College Reunion Luncheon at Waurn Ponds, 2000 L=R Shirley Roper, Marg Murray, Dawn McKenzie, Joan Worland, Merle Learey, Barbara Loy, Shirley Irwin.
shirley roper, marg murray, dawn mckenzie, joan worland, merle learey, barbara loy, shirley irwin, ballarat teachers' college
L-R: Shirley Down, Merle Williams, Rita Rowland, Jean Nicholson, Marg Smith, Helen Veitch.
shirley down, merle williams, rita rowland, jean nicholson, marg smith, helen veitch
Shirley Dean was a friend of Rita Rowland of Ballarat Teachers' College 1948.
Black and white photograph of Shirley Down at St Andrew's Kirk, Ballarat. She was attending the wedding of Rita Rowland on 27 October 1948.
ballarat teachers' college, st andrew's kirk ballarat, rita perry, rita down, helen veitch
Shirley Dean was a friend of Rita Rowland of Ballarat Teachers' College 1948.
Black and white photograph of Shirley Down at St Andrew's Kirk, Ballarat. She was attending the wedding of Rita Rowland on 27 October 1948.
shirley down, ballarat teachers' college, st andrew's kirk ballarat, rita perry, rita down
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