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Queensland University
Class At Townsville
Brisbane, August 18. – Decentralisation of university classes to allow country students desirous of qualifying for their degrees to receive special instruction, was announced by the Minister for Public Instruction (Mr. Bruce) in Parliament to-day.
The purpose of this was to allow young people with one ambition to qualify fully to attend various classes, said the Minister. Classes to be started in Rockhampton and Townsville would be the nucleii of national university colleges up to the standard of the university to-day.
“Subsidies of up to £50,000 for six colleges at St. Lucia are being paid by the Government,” continued Mr. Bruce. The university Senate hoped to introduce a full course in mining next year. To establish this course the Government was supplying £3000 and the Chamber of Mines £10,000.
Men qualified in mining were badly required, he said. Previously, men undertaking this course had had