The Bendigo School of Mines was established in
Bendigo, Australia
Bendigo ( ) is a city in Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2019, Bendigo had an urban population of 100,991, maki ...
in 1873 to provide technical education, predominantly for the mining industry.
It was then known as the ''Bendigo School of Mines and Industries'' from 1883 to 1959, ''Bendigo Technical College'' from 1959 to 1967, and ''Bendigo Institute of Technology'' from 1967 to 1975. Its changes of name reflected the broadening scope of the technical education it delivered.
A history of the organisation was published in 1973 - "Canvas to campus: a history of the Bendigo Institute of Technology", written by Frank Cusack.
In 1975 it merged with the humanities focused ''State College of Victoria at Bendigo'' (previously the Bendigo Teachers' College) to form the generalist ''Bendigo College of Advanced Education'' (1975-1990), which became the ''La Trobe University College of Northern Victoria'' on 1 January 1991.
This body maintained much academic independence from the greater La Trobe University organisation until the early 2000s.
It is now La Trobe University's Bendigo Campus.
Notable past students
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Richard "Dick" Hamilton c. 1875, general manager, Great Boulder Mines
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Samuel Prior, c. 1887, later editor and owner of ''
The Bulletin''.
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John Scaddan
John Scaddan, CMG (4 August 1876 – 21 November 1934), popularly known as "Happy Jack", was Premier of Western Australia from 7 October 1911 until 27 July 1916.
Early life
John Scaddan was born in Moonta, South Australia, into a Cornish A ...
, c.1889-1895, later Premier of Western Australia
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Edward Heitmann c.1896, later Australian M.P.
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John Michael Higgins
John Michael Higgins (born February 12, 1963) is an American actor and comedian whose film credits include Christopher Guest's mockumentaries, the role of David Letterman in HBO's '' The Late Shift'', and a starring role in the American vers ...
c.1882, metallurgist
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Agnes Goodsir
Agnes Noyes Goodsir (18 June 1864 – 11 August 1939) was an Australian portrait painter who lived in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s.
Biography
Goodsir was born in Portland, Victoria, Australia, one of eleven children born to David James Cook Go ...
, 1898–1899, portrait painter
* E. J. C. Wraith, one of Australia's earliest wireless telegraphy experimenters, 1901
References
Bendigo School of Mines (1873– )Australian Science at Work
External links
Photograph of the school
Public schools in Victoria (Australia)
Educational institutions established in 1873
Education in Bendigo
History of mining in Australia
1873 establishments in Australia
Bendigo
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