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Ballarat School of Mines
Public Works Department, Victoria1930/1940
Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia
In regional Victoria a shortage of mine managers for the goldfields sparked the Schools of Mines which were established from Daylesford, Ballarat and Bendigo to Bairnsdale. Opening in 1870 the Ballarat school is the oldest site of technical education in Australia. Hardly an auspicious start, with a volunteer teacher and four students, it grew in scope to become a significant education hub for the working class. Ballarat School of Mines is now part of Federation University. Undated.
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- Title: Ballarat School of Mines
- Creator: Public Works Department, Victoria
- Date Created: 1930/1940
- Provenance: Created by the Public Works Department, VPRS 10516/P0001, Ballarat School of Mines, Photographs and Negatives of Government Buildings
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