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The Ballarat School of Mines merged with the University of Ballarat in 1998. In December 1997 the staff buried a time capsule, to be opened in 2020, the 150th anniversary of establishment of the Ballarat School of Mines. Due to Covid19 lockdowns the time capsule was not opened until 2022/
Video of the opening of the Ballarat School of Mines video in 2022.
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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
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 4 January 1997 to 28 June 1997. Section at back includes items from 27 November 1996 to 30 December 1996
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order. Divided into years 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 5 January 1996 to 20 December 1996.
White A4 two ring folder. Items in reverse order.
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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 11 January 1995 to 28 December 1995.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers.
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 1994 to 30 December 1994.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Items in reverse order.
ballarat university college, buc
Photographs of the Shelford Iron Bridge which was designed by C.A. WIlson, and built in 1874 by John Price of Ballarat. It is an unusual early example of box girder construction in Victoria.
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School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University
White A4 newsletter with green stripe down the left hand side with green and white writing and sepia images, also has blocks of green and brown throughout
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School of Mines and Industries Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation University
A4 sized white booklet with blue image and white and orange writing
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Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. The items are from 26 January to 20 December 1991 and 11 January to 12 December 1992. Institutions in rush to beat merger date - Victoria's education dilemma. University of the Third Age plan for coming year. Protests over the Government's remarks over Ag Department move. Caution urged by MLC Dick de Fegely. Land rehabilitation program centre at BUC. New university must not be thwarted. $24000 grant provided for specialist lectures. Tertiary education faces crisis as student numbers boom. Lack of student accommodation means some students are living in local hotels. BUC and Melbourne Uni given $500000 grant. It will be used to develop a Masters in Engineering Science (Hydrogeology) course, the first of its kind in Victoria. BUC has opened the F M Krause Broken Hill Mineral collection. Students bring weekend of music to BUC. Nicky Taws and Rob Plowright to represent Australia in the World Orienteering Championships.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers. Folder has black marks from previous use.
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Newspaper cuttings collected from various sources. - Ballarat Courier, The Australian, Warrnambool Standard, The Age, The Standard, The News, Ballarat News, East Gippsland News. The items are from 7 January to 14 December 1989 and 23 July to 18 December 1990. Many articles relate to the renaming of BCAE. A proposal for the College to merge with another facility was put forward. This became a battle for independence. Letters to the Editor highlighted some of the concerns. The merger proposition was debated between Deakin University in Geelong and Ballarat College of Advanced Education for six months. BCAE became Ballarat University College in 1990. It was affiliated with the University of Melbourne.
White A4 two ring folder. Divided into months by coloured dividers.
ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, merger proposal, deakin university, geelong, ballarat university college, melbourne university
Colour photographs of the FedLiving memorial to residents who passed.
fedliving, student residences, student memorial, memorial garden
h. goldsmith, apprenticeship
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Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
