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Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, Letter from A.F. McPhail, 1938, 24/09/1938
... ballarat mining history... requesting early mining history of Ballarat..... McPhail ballarat mining history Letter to the Ballarat School ...Letter to the Ballarat School of Mines from A.F. McPhail requesting early mining history of Ballarat.a.f. mcphail, ballarat mining history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - Folder set, "Ballarat Trams A Pictorial History in Four Post Cards", 1971
... "Ballarat Trams A Pictorial History in Four Post Cards"... "Ballarat Trams A Pictorial History in Four Post Cards" and a horse... has the title "Ballarat Trams A Pictorial History in Four Post ...Set of four black and white postcards printed onto a one sided colour textured stock and contained within a folded white glossy paper envelope. The white envelope has the title "Ballarat Trams A Pictorial History in Four Post Cards" and a horse tram printed on it - made from heavy one sided paste board. The postcards consist of 1. Horse tram arriving at Grenville St with person stepping off - same image as Reg. Item No. 1539, 3898 2. ESCo tram soon after opening - c1905/1906 - has Gardens destination sign. 3 ESCo Sebastopol tram at the time of construction - with a "Suttons for Gramophones" roof advertisement and lettered "Ballarat Tramways". 4. SEC Tram - appears to be No. 32 in the Gardens area. On the rear of cards 1 and 2 is a text caption story that is relevant to the card picture. Cards 3 and 4 have a story board on the side and further information on the back. On the rear of card 4 are details about the tramway, some track details, rolling stock and mileage covered.trams, tramways, horse trams, esco, sebastopol type -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Booklet, Seriously History Press et al, The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 2: 1856-1883, 2018
... The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 2: 1856-1883... of Ballarat Volume 2: 1856-1883 Book Booklet Seriously History Press ...Book with greenand white cover.non-fictionballarat, sebastopol hill, lydiard street, powder magazine, deep leads, james oddie, mortality, statistics, shares, stock market, alexander dewar, old gravel pits, koh-i-noor, cobb corner, wesleyan church, henry richards caselli, band of hope mine, sir william don, mine sites -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Ballarat School of Mines History, 1972
... Ballarat School of Mines History...Four foolscap typed pages outlinging the history... the history of the Ballarat School of Mines and the development ...Four foolscap typed pages outlinging the history of the Ballarat School of Mines and the development of the new campus at Mount Helen. mount helen campus, somerville learmonth, redmond barry, rivett henry bland, wesley church -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Booklet, Seriously History Press et al, The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 1: 1879-1959
... The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 1: 1879-1959... ballarat Book with blue and white cover. The Astonishing History ...Book with blue and white cover.non-fictionballarat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 3: The Stoy of the Quartz Miners of Ballarat, 2020
... The Astonishing History of Ballarat Volume 3: The Stoy of... History of Ballarat Volume 3: The Stoy of the Quartz Miners ...Blue soft coverd book. non-fictionballarat, mining, quartz mining, great depression, redan, sebastopol, ballarat east, federation -
Blacksmith's Cottage and Forge
Book, F.W. Niven and Co, History of Ballarat, 1887
... History of Ballarat...On cover: Title incised in black on gold: HISTORY... in Ballarat in the 1850s. Its full title is 'History of Ballarat from ...This book came into our collection via a donation to the Book Barn, which operates as a second-hand book shop. The donor is unknown.This book was published in 1887, a time of consolidation of wealth after the initial gold rushes in Ballarat in the 1850s. Its full title is 'History of Ballarat from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time.' By William Bramwell Withers, Journalist. Second Edition with Plans, Ilustrations and Original Documents. It is an invaluable history of the origins of Ballarat and its mining history, with a chapter devoted to the Eureka Stockade. Book bound in green cloth on hard cover. On cover: Title incised in black on gold: HISTORY/OF/BALLARAT In gold: REVISED EDITION In black:By/W.B.Withers/PUBLISHED/BY/F.W.NIVEN &Co/Ballarat. Front cover embossed with gold pictures, one of a spray of wattle, one of a spray of eucalyptus leaves, a picture of a miner standing at a winch, and two panoramas of Ballarat, one in its early days as a gold-mining camp, and one as a built-up city. On spine: In green on gold: HISTORY/OF/BALLARAT : BY W.B.WITHERS 1887 Picture of two miners in a lift cage descending a mine shaft. On back cover: In black, picture of an aborigine looking into the sun, which is either rising or setting. On inside front cover: label pasted in. Inscription in gold: PRESENTED TO/THE/MEMBERS/OF THE/Empire Commerce Congress/BY/BALLARAT'S PIONEER DIGGER,/MR.JAMES ODDIE,1851. Front brown flyleaf partially torn off. ballarat gold rush, w.b.withers, eureka stockade, mining history, early maps of ballarat, mr james oddie, empire commerce congress -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Anthea Hyslop, The Aim in View: A Pictorial Guide to the History of Ballarat Base Hospital, 1984
... The Aim in View: A Pictorial Guide to the History of... to the History of Ballarat Base Hospital Booklet Booklet Anthea Hyslop ...The Ballarat Base Hospital opened in 1956. Since that time it became a 'vast, complex, modern establishment. 24 page booklet with brown and white cover illustrating the Cogne drawing of the Hospital. Text and pictures is in brown ink.Inside front cover: 'Sue Turale BCAE'hospital, freemason, henry cuthbert, ballarat college of advanced education, nursing, nurse, ambulance, bcae, thomas hillas, william whitcombe, walter lindsay richardson, william eyres, daniel brophy, ann neilson, sarah bishop, robert pinnock, saa zichy woinarski, george morrison, chinese morrison, thomas treloar, x-ray, jj fitzgerald, james coglan, william acheson, jessie vale, fj martell, rosa quarterman, influenza epidemic, mrs eagleton, john ross, victor stone, margaret mcgrath, george oakes, bill sorrell, jm little, charles molloy, jm langham -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Ballarat School of Mines History 1982-1987 (draft), 1993
... Ballarat School of Mines History 1982-1987 (draft)... Ballarat School of Mines History 1982-1987 (draft) Document ...Two typed chapters following on from Warren Perry's publication on the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Booklet, Seriously History Press et al, The Astonishing History of Ballarat: 1851-1855, 2018
... The Astonishing History of Ballarat: 1851-1855.... The Astonishing History of Ballarat: 1851-1855 Book Booklet Seriously ...Book with red and white cover.port phillip, california, ballarat, thomas chapman, john kelly, strath loddon, louis michel, william habberlin, james esmond, george bruhn, thomas hiscock, john dunlop, james regan, james oddie, herbert swindell, tom toddleton, buninyong, tom brown, squatters, alfred clarke, paul gooch, john hall, eureka stockade, harrie wood, william akehurst, monster nuggets, john evans, daniel evans, thomas george gough, william john gough, sarah sands, john lees, william green, canadian nugget, bob fee, henry gunn, michael welsh, benjamin robertson, thomas carroll, white horse ranges, little bendigo, red hill, john vinvent brewer, george noble, w.h. ferrier, john alloo, peter lalor, john basson humffray, raffaello carboni, james rice, john yates, thomas bath, gum-tree flat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, The Ballarat Historian: Journal of the Ballarat Historical Society - The History of Mt Clear High School, June 1983
... The Ballarat Historian: Journal of the Ballarat Historical.... It contains a history of the the schools in Ballarat which eventually ...The Mt Clear Technical High School was an amalgamation of several schools. The Ballarat Junior Technical School was started in 1913 to bridge the gap between primary schools and senior technical colleges at the old Dana Street National School under the administration of the School of Mines. The Ballarat Girls Technical School which was commenced in 1951 and the Girls High School which can be traced back to 1874, both had several incarnations before joining together. The Mt Clear Technical School separated from the School of Mines in January 1977 and was officially opened on 10th October 1981.Called 'A marriage of convenience', this 7 page, A4 booklet is stapled at the top left hand corner and is a photocopy of the vol.1, no.9 issue of The Ballarat Historian. It contains a history of the the schools in Ballarat which eventually merged and formed on the completion of the buildings in 1981, the Mt Clear Technical High School. It was written by J A Chisholm who was the Jnr. Vice-President of the Ballarat Historical Society. It was listed as Vol.1, No.9 as the Journal of the Ballarat Historical Society.ballarat historical society, journal of the ballarat historical society, the ballarat historian, j a chisholm, mount clear technical high school, mount clear high school, jack chisholm, j.a. chisholm, mt clear -
Federation University Art Collection
Photograph, Launch of the Ballarat School of Mines History Book
... Launch of the Ballarat School of Mines History Book... at Federation University Australia campuses at Ballarat, Gippsland ...5 photos featuring Ballarat School of Mines librarian Heather Durant. Most of them also include VIce-Chancellor David James and Nichael Adderman outside the Ballarat School of Mines Administraton building, ballarat school of mines, heather durant, david james, jenny leveston, michael aderman, library, a building, administration building -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Benefactors of Statues, Withers, W.B. History of Ballarat
... Withers, W.B. History of Ballarat...Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group George ...Statues presented by two benefactors, Stoddart and ThompsonWritten by John Garner using Withers as a referencestatues, benefactors, ballarat botanical gardens, doctor john garner, thomas stoddart, james russell thomson, john garner collection, garner, dr, ballarat, gardens -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kings, Keith, The Ballarat Tramways An Illustrated History, 1971
... The Ballarat Tramways An Illustrated History... Prahran Electric trams - Australia - history Tramways - Ballarat ...A short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.ill, maps, p.64.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Ballarat tramways in Victoria.electric trams - australia - history, tramways - ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Manuscript, Wal Jack et al, "A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat", 1963
... Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development.... Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Looks at the history ...Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.Yields information about the history of Ballarat Tramways written in 1962/63. Has a strong association with the authors, two well known tramway historians.106.1 - Carbon copy, 6 quarto pages, (stapled) in top left hand corner of an article titled ""A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat" written by Keith Kings and Wal Jack in 1963, for the 75th anniversary of the opening of the horse trams in Ballarat. Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. Each page has imaged - images 1 to 6 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, manuscript, horse trams, esco, sec -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "The Ballarat Tramways", 1971
... "The Ballarat Tramways" Details history of Ballarat tramways, its... Trams tramways Ballarat Tramways History Tramcars Of Ballarat ...Book, 64 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Ballarat Tramways" Details history of Ballarat tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society and others at the time of the closure of the Ballarat system. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover. 1345.2 - 2nd Edition Oct. 1971 - see image i4. For a complete image of the book see pdf files i1 to i3.'1345.2 - has the "Technical Book * Mag Co." yellow name label on the front cover and "75c" in pencil in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, tramcars of ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Weston Bate, "Life after Gold - Twenthieth-Century Ballarat", 1993
... Book looks at the Social and industrial history of Ballarat... and industrial history of Ballarat in the 20th century. See Reg Item 3380 ...Details the history of Ballarat following the 19th century gold discoveries and how Ballarat changed its industry and social life in particular after the 1st and 2nd world wars and the change of Government policies in respect of trade and social welfare.Book - 240 pages + end papers + hard covers + dust jacket titled "Life after Gold - Twenthieth-Century Ballarat" Dust jacket printed in colour, sewn sections, end papers glued to cover. Has table contents, list of illustrations, list of maps, acknowledgements, table of conversions, an index, appendices, abbreviations, notes, bibliography. non-fictionDetails the history of Ballarat following the 19th century gold discoveries and how Ballarat changed its industry and social life in particular after the 1st and 2nd world wars and the change of Government policies in respect of trade and social welfare.ballarat, local history, 20th century social history, social history -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Riot at Ballaarat : report of the Board of Enquiry appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the late disturbance at Ballaarat ; together with The evidence taken by the Board, 1854
... Ballarat (Vic.) -- History -- Sources... -- Victoria -- Ballarat -- History -- Sources Ballarat (Vic ...Parliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; 1854, A. no. 27. "Laid upon the Council table by the Colonial Secretary...and ordered to be printed 21st November, 1854." At head of title: 1854 Victoria. Chairman: Sturt, E.P.S. Cover title. No. 1 of 15 entitled : [Eureka Stockade : a series of 15 reports on the riot at Ballaarat.Melbourne : John Ferres, Govt. Printer, 1854 xv, 22 p. ; 35 cm.non-fictionParliamentary paper (Victoria. Parliament) ; 1854, A. no. 27. "Laid upon the Council table by the Colonial Secretary...and ordered to be printed 21st November, 1854." At head of title: 1854 Victoria. Chairman: Sturt, E.P.S. Cover title. No. 1 of 15 entitled : [Eureka Stockade : a series of 15 reports on the riot at Ballaarat. eureka stockade, ballarat, vic., 1854 -- history -- sources, gold mines and mining -- victoria -- ballarat -- history -- sources, ballarat (vic.) -- history -- sources, victoria -- history -- 1851-1891 -- sources -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "The Ballarat Tramways", Sep. 1971
... "The Ballarat Tramways" Details history of Ballarat tramways, its... the history of the Ballarat Tramways from horse to the closure ...Yields information about the history of the Ballarat Tramways from horse to the closure of the electric trams in 1971. Gives a good understanding of the development and operation of the tramways. Has a strong association with the author.Book, 64 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a light brown card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Ballarat Tramways" Details history of Ballarat tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society at the time of the closure of the Ballarat system. Inside front cover is a typed sheet of amendments for the book - typed on Charles Martin Watermarked paper. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover. 114.2 - as for 114.1 - but with many hand written notes etc. 114.3 - as for 114.1 - but with "City of Ballarat" stamped on front cover. 114.4 - as for 114.1 - but with "To Mr. L. J. Denmead, Departmental Tramways Supt. from K. Kings 12/9/1971" handwritten on front cover. For entire book see pdf images i1 to i3.114.2 - notes on pages 7, 10, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 29, 36, 49 and 63 - has in blue or black ink, many notes, corrections and additions. 114.3 - "City of Ballaarat" stamped in red on top right hand corner. 114.4 - "To Mr. L. J. Denmead, Departmental Tramways Supt. from K. Kings 12/9/1971" handwritten on front cover in blue ink and on title page (page 1) in red ink "Mr. L. J. Denmead / Dear Les, / Best Wishes for the future! / Bob Prentice" and on same page, in blue stamp "L.J. Denmead".trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, tramcars of ballarat -
Unions Ballarat
Mudeye: An Australian boyhood and beyond, Dowling, Bary, 1995
... history - ballarat... the time of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles... of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles Ballarat ...Autobiographical and historical book, starting around the time of the Second World War. Explores family history, profiles Ballarat and war time issues. Local (Ballarat) history.Paperback; book; 266 pages. Front cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; title and author in black lettering; sticker - NSW premier's literary awards 1996 shortlisted. Back cover: green background; old photos and newspaper scraps; black lettering; excerpts from reviews.None.ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, history - ballarat, autobiography - bary dowling, war - world war ii, history - family, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letterhead, Peter Boyd of Peter Boyd Typesetters, BTPS letterhead, Sept. 1997
... "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History" and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway... Trams are Ballarat History" and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway ...687.1 - A4 sheet of white paper printed up for 'Ballarat Tramway Museum" letterhead, introduced Sept. 1997. Features colour photo image of tram 27, Museum name, address and words "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History" and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway". 687.2 - black and white version - image of this version.trams, tramways, btm, letterhead, stationery -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Print (item) - Photograph by Percy Hartman, "Sunways" house, Ballarat, 1939
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History ballarat ballaraat sunways ...Ballarat History"Sunways" Ballarat. Home of Mrs Thompson. 30/10/39. Overlooking Lakeballarat, ballaraat, sunways, thompson, hartmann -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Print (item) - Photograph by Percy Hartmann, Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, 1939
... Ballarat History ... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Ballarat History ballarat ...Ballarat History Ballarat HistoryEureka Stockade, Ballarat, 30/09/39ballarat, ballaraat, eureka, stockade, hartmann -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Slide (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond, 1973 Ballarat 21st Begonia Festival
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Historic Ballarat 21st Begonia ...Ballarat HistoryHistoricballarat, 21st, begonia-festival, ballaarat -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Slide (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond, Ballarat War Memorial date ca??
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History History Ballarat War Memorial ...Ballarat HistoryHistoryNoneballarat, war, memorial, ballaarat -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Ballarat Unknown building - front view
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Ballarat Ballaarat None 35mm B ...Ballarat HistoryNoneballarat, ballaarat -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Old Brewery - Buninyong
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Bunninyong Brewery None 35mm B ...Ballarat HistoryNonebunninyong, brewery -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Cast Iron Gate, late Whites Foundry, Dana St, Ballarat
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Historic Ballarat Whites ...Ballarat HistoryHistoricNoneballarat, whites foundry, ballaarat -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film (item) - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Dana St School - view from Doveton St, Ballarat
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Ballarat Ballaraat Dana St ...Ballarat HistoryNoneballarat, ballaraat, dana st, school -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Film - Photograph by Herb Richmond. ca 1971, Old Ballarat East Library- Hist. Society Museum. View SW
... Ballarat History... Ballarat goldfields Ballarat History Ballarat East Library ...Ballarat HistoryNoneballarat, east, library, historical, society, museum, ballaarat