DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING.

CIVIL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION.

CHEMISTRY, as in the First Year of Medicine.
CHEMISTRY, PRACTICAL, six hours.
MATHEMATICS, as in the First Year of Science.
PHYSICS, as in the First Year of Medicine.
PHYSIOGRAPHY, as in the First Year of Arts.

SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION.

MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS AND GEOLOGY.
The same papers as those set in the Second Year of Science.

THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION.

HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE.

SIX questions only to be attempted.

1. Sketch and describe the Greek Doric order.

2. How did the Romans use and develop the Greek orders?

3. Sketch and describe shortly the development of domical con

struction.

4. What was the principal cause of the development of Pointed architecture?

5. What are the principal differences between English and French Pointed architecture of the three periods?

6. Name the Italian schools of Renaissance and any special features pertaining to each.

7. Describe the principal features of Early French Renaissance. 8. Sketch from memory a plan and section of St. Paul's Cathedral, London, and describe its features.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

SIX questions only to be attempted.

1. What precautions are necessary in forming foundations on(a) clay, (b) partly clay and partly rock?

2. Sketch and describe the construction of a set of fireplaces and smoke flues.

3. What are the chief points requiring attention in walling of dressed freestone?

4. Sketch a double floor covering a space of 30 ft. by 20 ft., with fireplace at one end. Sketch detail of joints.

5. Sketch and describe a roof truss for a span of 30 ft., with detail of joints.

6. How are hips, ridges and gutters covered with lead?

7. Describe the materials and labour required for plastering a 3-coat ceiling.

8. Name the principal points requiring attention in house sanitation.

DEPARTMENT OF MINING ENGINEERING.

SECOND YEAR EXAMINATION.

CHEMISTRY.

1. Give a brief account of the composition, preparation and properties of four common explosives such as gunpowder, guncotton, dynamite, etc.

2. What are the principal changes brought about by alloying metals? What are the common alloys of copper with zinc, tin, nickel, manganese and aluminium?

3. Describe the manufacturing process for the preparation of metallic sodium.

4. What are the commercial processes used for the preparation of CO and H? To what uses are these gases put?

5. What chemical changes take place in the reduction of iron ores and the conversion of cast iron into steel?

6. What do you know about the chemical composition of the ordinary lubricants used in engineering?

7. How would you estimate carbon and nitrogen in steel? 8. Give an outline scheme for the quantitative analysis of water, including organic matter. What are the principal points to be considered in reference to the chemical quality of a water supply?

MINERALOGY.

1. What are the chief geological horizons in Australia where alluvial gold occurs? What evidence is there as to the age of some alluvial gold in Australia being respectively (i.) Permo-Carboniferous, (ii) Triassic, and (iii.) Cre

taceous?

2. What are the "oxygenated hydrocarbons," and what are the principal varieties of them met with in Australia ?

3. Write a short account of the garnet, mentioning its chief varieties, and describing its general physical (including optical) properties.

4. What are the following minerals, and what is their mode of occurrence-Dyscrasite, Cervantite, Chalcotrichite, Chrysocolla, Noumeaite, Erythrine (Cobalt bloom), Rhodonite, Turquoise, Opal ?

5. Mention any distinguishing characteristics of the minerals Kyanite, Tremolite, Ozocerite, Vivianite, Apatite, Cerussite.

6. Describe briefly the chief minerals in which respectively (a) arsenic, and (b) tellurium are important constituents. 7. Write a concise account of the chief ores of silver.

PRACTICAL MINERALOGY-Three Hours.

GEOLOGY.

As in the Second Year of Science.

THIRD YEAR EXAMINATION.

MINING I.

1. Write an historical account of the progress of economic mining operations, distinguishing between (a) Ancient Mining, (b) Medieval Mining, and (c) Modern Mining. Compare the conditions which existed in the different epochs, and show how they influenced the industry.

2. What are the principal economic minerals met with in New South Wales? Describe the classes of deposits in which they are found, and mention the geological age of the formations bounding them.

3. A lode, which strikes east and west, and dips south at an angle of 25°, has been intersected and heaved by a cross course, which strikes north-east and south-west, and dips

south-east at an angle of 60°. Draw a plan (to scale) of the occurrence, showing, by the application of Schmidt's rule, in which direction you would search for the lost portion of the lode, on the assumption that you had been driving westward in the lode when you first encountered the cross course.

4. Give an account of the method of boring by means of rockdrills (power drills), and illustrate your remarks by sketches of some form of rock-drill. State the conditions under which the use of power drills would be preferable to hand drilling, and compare the cost of drilling by the two methods.

5. Describe four different methods (mentioned by Davies) of working deposits of roofing slate. Illustrate your descriptions by sketches.

MINING II.

1. Define and explain the following terms

(a) Air crossing, (b) anemometer, (c) balance-bob, (d) caunter lode, (e) cobbing hammer, (f) flucan, (g) lagging, (h) miner's inch, (i) penthouse, or pentice, (j) shoad stone. Illustrate, where possible, by sketches.

2. Describe in detail the best method of exploitation or removal of the ore between two levels in a very wide lode (such as that of Broken Hill) where great pressure may be expected. Illustrate your description by sketches showing the arrangement of the stopes, the method of timbering, etc.

3. Describe the different kinds of rope used for hoisting in mines, and compare their cost, length of life, and suitability under different conditions of mining. Give a rule for determining approximately the safe working load for iron-wire rope and for steel-wire rope respectively.

4. Describe and illustrate the construction of a wooden pit-head frame. How is the slope of the back legs determined? 5. Suppose you have to work a lode consisting of quartz, with free gold, and with ten per cent. of mixed sulphides (say argentiferous galena and auriferous pyrites) occurring both in bunches and disseminations in the quartz.

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