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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

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Q.I. Fair Draws Crowds

Queensland’s Industries Fair at the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds is drawing good crowds. The State’s industries are shown on the broadest possible scale, from an electrical plant to the tiniest gadget.

There is something for engineers, housewives, farmers, motorists, and the children. A person may buy anything made in Queensland, and interstate purchasers are coming daily, especially to see the furniture lines.

These are widely designed and very modern, so much so that manufacturers in the South have sent representatives here to eye them over.

There is a very wide range of tools and machinery. Big electrical machines for the factory or small ones for the backyard garage – they are all to be seen and bought at the Fair. There is a lawn mower that sharpens and adjusts its blades – unique in the world, it is said.

The Fair, well worth a visit, will continue

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In 1957, Professor J. D. Story, Vice Chancellor of the University of Queensland proposed a regional university college be established to cater to the people of North Queensland. At that time, the only higher education providers were located in the state capital Brisbane. On 27 February 1961, the University College of Townsville was opened.

After being proclaimed on 20 April 1970 as an Act of Queensland Parliament, the University College of Townsville became James Cook University of North Queensland on 29 April 1970. The official opening of the university was conducted by Queen Elizabeth II. The namesake is British sea captain James Cook, who is best known for discovering the eastern coast of Australia.

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Townsville And The University

The efforts of the North Queensland Development League seems to have borne fruit on at least one tree – the Secretary reports that an extension college of the University of Queensland is to be established in Townsville. But the crop is not a very large one.

The Acting Director of the University’s external studies has told the League Secretary that “the problem of finding suitable tutors and the small number of external students in Townsville” will limit the scheme. It will, he states, be “a modest one.”

The Acting Director also tells the League Secretary that unless the scheme comes under the Commonwealth Government Assistance Scheme students will have to travel to Brisbane for examinations.

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Technical education 1964-1982

In the late 1960s and 1970s, technical education divided into two streams. Tertiary-level institutes of technology were established in Brisbane in 1965, and Toowoomba and Rockhampton in 1967. These were granted autonomy in 1971.

Furthermore, to help fulfil the demand for technical or certificate-level studies, a perimeter of specialist technical colleges were established around Brisbane in the early 1970s, each specialising in one or more of the sub-tertiary functions of the Central Technical College, which was phased out.

The colleges were situated at Yeronga, Eagle Farm, South Brisbane, Ithaca, Kangaroo Point, Coorparoo and Seven Hills. At the same time many of the country colleges, e.g. Mt Isa, Cairns and Bundaberg, were moved into new accommodation, separate from the high schools.

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Central Technical College

Started in 1908, the Central Technical College became a key institution for apprenticeship training, and vocational training for both men and women. Courses offered included mathematics, literature, healthcare, and industrial electronics.

After World War II, the college expanded to a site in South Brisbane. By the early 1960s, Central Technical College had more than 13,000 students and had further expanded its courses.

Eventually, the professional and technical courses offered at Central Technical College moved to the Queensland Institute of Technology.

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