▁Notes ▁▁ ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁final s ▁played ▁that ▁year , ▁with ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁the ▁Minor ▁premi ership ▁automatically ▁being ▁awarded ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁premi ership . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Rugby ▁League ▁T ables ▁and ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Ian ▁He ads , ▁True ▁Blue ▁- ▁the ▁true ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁Rugby ▁League , ▁'', ▁ ▁Category : S yd ney ▁Ro ost ers ▁seasons ▁East <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁School ▁of ▁Bal lo oning ▁was ▁a ▁training ▁and ▁test ▁centre ▁for ▁British ▁Army ▁experiments ▁with ▁bal lo ons ▁and ▁air ships . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁established ▁at ▁Ch ath am ▁in ▁Kent ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁moved ▁to ▁Stan ho pe ▁L ines , ▁Ald ers hot ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁a ▁bal lo on ▁section ▁and ▁dep ot ▁were ▁formed ▁as ▁permanent ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁establishment . ▁ ▁The ▁School ▁was ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Bal lo on ▁Factory . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁two ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁officers , ▁who ▁had ▁seen ▁bal lo ons ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War , ▁drew ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁use ▁of ▁bal lo ons ▁for ▁observation . ▁These ▁officers ▁demonstrated ▁bal lo ons ▁to ▁the ▁army , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁that ▁the ▁War ▁Office ▁directed ▁Captain ▁James ▁Tem pler , ▁an ▁army ▁res erv ist ▁and ▁experienced