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By mail:
Box 2309 Mail Centre
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Victoria 3354
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0437 199 432 Business Hours

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School of Mines Current Committee
Jim Evans (President)
Kay MacGregor (Vice President)
Trevor Parsons (Secretary)
Norma Cook (Treasurer)
Ralph Birrell
Mikelle Dingwall
Darren Wright
James Lerk (Public Officer)
Terry Davidson
Barbara Johnson



School of Mines
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Encouraged by the Mechanics’ Institute, the School of Mines was opened in 1873 with the purpose of educating in such fields as metallurgy, assaying, geology, mineralogy, mathematics, surveying, mine management etc. Building extended later with tower and new buildings by Vahland (architect).
 
 
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