▁were ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁technical ▁education ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁committee ▁to ▁a ▁board ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁NS W ▁Government . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁the ▁NS W ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁became ▁responsible ▁for ▁such ▁education ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁sold ▁its ▁un used ▁land ▁in ▁William ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Inst ruction ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁college . ▁The ▁college ▁in ▁William ▁Street , ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁Col onial ▁Arch itect ▁Walter ▁Liber ty ▁Vern on , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁Library ▁Collection ▁The ▁Old ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁Library ▁Collection ▁was ▁probably ▁begun ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Bath urst ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁financial ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 3 - 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁Library ▁Collection ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁collection ▁was ▁still ▁hous ed ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁William ▁and ▁How ick ▁Stre ets . ▁Bath urst ▁City ▁Council ▁acquired ▁the ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁when ▁it ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁Old