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On 9 September 1985 the School of Applied Geology was altered by Council from a school to a department within the School of Mineral Resources in the Faculty of Applied Science effective 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96ci). On 3 February 1986 this school was renamed the School of Mines (resolution 86/10). At the 2 December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Applied Science was disestablished effective 1 July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4), as well as the School of Mines (resolution CL96/88/4 & CL97/5). As a result, from this date the Department of Applied Geology was transferred to the Faculty of Science & Technology. On 6 July 1998 Council replaced the Department of Applied Geology with the School of Geology (resolution CL98/51c). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1986-06/07/1998

The School of Applied Geology was created by Council within the Faculty of Applied Science on 9 September 1963 (resolution 63/183). The first head of school was Professor J. J. Frankel. On 9 September 1985 the School of Applied Geology was altered by Council from a school to a department within the School of Mineral Resources effective 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96ci). The school therefore ceased to exist from this time. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 09/09/1963-31/12/1985

The Department of Mining Engineering dates back to the formation of the university itself on 1 July 1949, as it was one of the departments that had much of its origins in the Sydney Technical College. The first head of department was Professor D. W. Phillips, who was appointed on 12 August 1949. When the first three university faculties were established by Council on 8 May 1950 (resolution 54), Mining Engineering became one of the initial four departments within the Faculty of Engineering. On 10 September 1951 Council changed the designation of all departments to schools and so the School of Mining Engineering came into existence (resolution 153). In late 1951 the geology section was absorbed into the school and so it came to be known as the School of Mining Engineering & Applied Geology (Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1). On 14 May 1956 Council created the Faculty of Technology (resolution 761i) and the school was moved to this faculty. On 9 May 1960 Council changed the name of the faculty to the Faculty of Applied Science (resolution 60/55). On 9 September 1963 Council reverted the name of the School of Mining Engineering & Applied Geology to the School of Mining Engineering, with the School of Applied Geology becoming its own independent school (resolution 63/183). On 9 September 1985 the School of Mining Engineering was altered by Council from a school to a department within the School of Mineral Resources effective 1 January 1986 (resolution 85/96ci). The school therefore ceased to exist from this time. Subordinate agency: Department of Fuel Technology - 18/06/1958 - 09/09/1963 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/07/1949-31/12/1985

The Faculty of Technology was formed by Council on 14th May, 1956 (resolution 761i). This resolution also dictated that the Faculty would be concerned with developments in the Technologies of Fuel, Paint, Plastics and Rubber, and Ceramics and Nuclear Technology. The Faculty, under Professor D. W. Phillips, was initiated with five Schools Chemical Engineering, Mining Engineering & Applied Geology, Metallurgy, Wool Technology and Textile Technology. The first meeting of the Faculty occurred on 29th June, 1956. On 9th May, 1960, Council changed the name of the Faculty to the Faculty of Applied Science (resolution 60/55). At the 2nd December, 1996 meeting of Council the Faculty of Applied Science was disestablished effective 1st July, 1997 (resolution CL96/88/4). Deans: 1956 - 1957: Professor David Phillips; 1957 - 1961: Professor Rupert Myers; 1961 - 1984: Professor Malcolm Chaikin; 1984 - 1996: Professor Gerry Govett; 1997 (Acting): Professor Judy Raper Subordinate agency: Department (1949 - 51) / School of Chemical Engineering (1) (1951 - 1979) - 14/05/1956 - 31/12/1979 Subordinate agency: Department (1) (1949 - 1951) / School of Mining Engineering (1) (1951) / Mining Engineering & Applied Geology (1951 - 1963) / Mining Engineering (2) (1963 - 1985) - 14/05/1956 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Mineral Resources (1986) / Mines (1986 - 1997) - 01/01/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Chemical Technology - 01/03/1960 - 31/12/1979 Subordinate agency: School of Wool Technology (1951 - 1967) / Wool & Pastoral Sciences (1967 - 1985) - 14/05/1956 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Fibre Science & Technology - 01/01/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Textile Technology - 14/05/1956 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Applied Geology - 09/09/1963 - 31/12/1985 Subordinate agency: School of Geography - 08/11/1965 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Metallurgy (1952 - 1985) / Materials Science & Engineering (1986 - ) - 14/05/1956 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry (1980 - 2006) / Chemical Sciences & Engineering (2006 - 2010) / Chemical Engineering (2) (2010 - - 01/01/1980 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Biological Technologies (1986 - 1988) / Applied Bioscience (1988 - 2001) - 01/01/1986 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Co-operative Research Centre for Biopharmaceutical Research - 19/10/1992 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Chemical Analysis - 01/07/1997 - 23/11/1999 Subordinate agency: Co-operative Research Centre for Food Industry Innovation - 01/07/1993 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Department of Industrial Arts - 09/09/1957 - 12/09/1960 Subordinate agency: Universities' Surface Analysis Facility - 01/01/1989 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Petroleum Engineering Studies (1984 - 1998) / School of Petroleum Engineering (1998 - ) - 20/06/1984 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Groundwater Management and Hydrogeology (1987 - 1993) / UNSW Groundwater Centre (1993 - 2002) - 04/03/1987 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Membrane and Separation Technology (1987 - 1992) / UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology (1992 - ) - 20/05/1987 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Remote Sensing (1981 - 1992) / Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems (1992 - c. 2005) - 12/08/1981 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Centre for Minerals Engineering - 20/05/1992 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: Electron Microscope Unit (2) - 23/03/1995 - 31/01/1997 Subordinate agency: Department of Safety Science - 01/01/1991 - 30/06/1997 Subordinate agency: School of Food Technology (1976 - 1985) / School of Food Science & Technology (1985) - 19/01/1976 - 31/12/1985 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 14/05/1956-30/06/1997

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the School / Department of Applied Geology / School of Geology. The material is typed and maintained in a manilla folder and includes brochures, newsletters, research reports and other material as released by the school / department.

On 6 July 1998 Council replaced the Department of Applied Geology in the Faculty of Science & Technology with the School of Geology (resolution CL98/51c). On 18 June, 2001 Council resolved to disestablish the Faculty of Science & Technology and create a new single model Faculty of Science effective from 1 July, 2001 - including the School of Geology (resolution CL001/49). On 8 October 2001 Council approved the disestablishment of the School of Geology in order to form a School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences effective from 1 January 2002 (resolution CL001/84). Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 06/07/1998-31/12/2001

This series comprises the School of Applied Geology's annual reports to the Committee and minutes of the meetings of the Visiting Committee for the School of Applied Geology as presented to Council. Occasionally there are minutes only for the reporting year. Annual reports by the head of school for these years can be found in S724.

The Visiting Committee for the School of Applied Geology was established at the 13 July 1970 Council meeting (resolution 70/119). Visiting Committees were constituted under Resolution 68/137 of Council as a means of establishing a close liaison between industry and appropriate schools of the university. A report by A.H. Willis to the Professorial Board in May 1968 had found that the advisory panel system, dating from March 1950, no longer held any benefits. The report also recommended the abolition of advisory panels by the end of 1968 and the panels to be replaced by Visiting Committees. Resolution 68/126 of the Professorial Board requested A.H. Willis to present more specific proposals on the membership and terms of reference of the proposed Visiting Committees. His following recommendations to the Professorial Board from 11 June 1968 were put to Council though the recommendations of the Academic Committee in their document from 17 June 1968. Council at its meeting on 8 July 1968 resolved 68/137 - that Council adopts the terms of reference and membership of Visiting Committees as set out in the document presented dated 17th June 1968. The document recommended to Council that the Visiting Committees be established by Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor who consulted with deans and heads of school regarding the establishment of the committee and the chairmanship. The chairman, appointed by Council, was chosen from members external to the university. The terms of reference for Visiting Committees were 1. to appraise the educational programmes of the School in relation to the needs of industry and professional practice 2. to receive and discuss the Annual Report of the Head of the School 3. to report to the Council on the special problems facing the School 4. to aid the development of the School in any way possible The Committee met annually and held its first meeting on 16 March 1971 with Dr E. O. Rayner in the Chair. The Committee was reconstituted every three years. On 2 February 1987 Council approved the disestablishment of the Visiting Committee for the School of Applied Geology (resolution 87/19). Together with the Visiting Committee for the School of Mining Engineering, it was reconstituted as the Visiting Committee for the School of Mines. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 16/03/1971-02/02/1987

Annual reports of the School of Applied Geology by the head of school to the department's Visiting Committee. The reports were presented to the Visiting Committee prior to their annual meeting and some of the reports have notices for the meetings of the Visiting Committee attached. The Archives' holding of this series are incomplete, but further reports, along with the minutes of the Committee, can be found in series 2200.

This series consists of the subject files on the School of Mining Engineering & Applied Geology / Mining Engineering, as retained by Professor of Mining Engineering, John P. Morgan. The material covers a range of topics including the Mining Engineering Advisory Panel, St Barbara's Day and the school's visitors' book.