Historical information
Document is an assignment for Engineering Drawing Grade IIIB. It was the Design and Specifications for "Worm Reduction Gear". They were to give the specifications for the manufacture and supply of Worm Reduction Gear.
Jack chose to do Engineering while still at Footscray Technical School as it gave access to Diploma Courses and tertiary studies. This enabled him to enter the University of Melbourne and do a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - 1945, 1946, and 1947.
In 1948 he did a Diploma in Education at Melbourne University. From this path he was able to follow a career in teaching and his first appointment was at the School of Mines in Ballarat, (SMB) 1949. He became the first Vice Principal of SMB in 1960 and then Principal in 1964 to 1976. From 1976 to his retirement in 1987, he was the Foundation Director of Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE). The Library building at Mount Helen Campus is named after him.
Physical description
Lined paper, hand written in blue ink
Hand drawn diagrams
Pages in buff coloured folder. Plastic slide clips
Subjects
- e j barker,
- jack barker,
- melbourne university,
- engineering,
- diploma of mechanical engineering,
- diploma of electrical engineering,
- school of mines ballarat,
- smb,
- diploma in education,
- vice principal,
- principal,
- foundation director,
- ballarat college of advanced education,
- bcae,
- bachelor of mechanical engineering,
- library,
- mount helen campus,
- engineering drawing,
- grade iiib,
- design,
- specifications,
- worm reduction gear,
- manufacture,
- supply
