Corporate Body
Ballarat School of Mines (1871 - c. 1976)
- From
- 1871
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia - To
- c. 1976
- Functions
- Education
- Location
- Ballarat, Victoria
Summary
Ballarat School of mines was founded in 1871, due to the shortage of mine managers at the Ballarat Goldfields. Originally classes were taught in surveying, mathematics and chemistry. Ballarat School of Mines is now the University of Ballarat.
Related entries
Timeline
1871 - c. 1976 Ballarat School of Mines
c. 1976 - 2014 The University of Ballarat
2014 - Federation University Australia
Published resources
Books
- Perry, Warren, The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat: a history of its first one hundred and twelve years, 1870-1982 (Ballarat: The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, 1984), 635 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- McCarthy, Peter, 'The remarkable life of John Phillips, C.E., mineral surveyor', Journal of Australasian mining history, 19 (2021), 62-84. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1474141. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_b.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 1 June 2000, Last modified: 6 March 2006
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