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Ballan Shire Historical Society
Book - Ballan Police Station - Occurrence Book, Ballan Police Station, 1860 - 1864
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...A large journal with hard covers of soft suede leather, brown, with very faded scrolled borders. The internal pages are one week to an opening, marked Diary of Duties and Occurrences at the Ballan Police Station, with the left page for Police Duty and the right page for Horses. The pages are ruled into columns with various headings.Ballan Police Stationballan - police station, police daily records -
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Craft - Doily, Jones, Isabella, For King and Country, c. 1914
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...A memento created during WW1 A doily crochet in cotton, mounted on a black background, placed under glass in a cream coloured timber frame. The text "For King and Country" can be seen, also visible is a crown and a rudimentary Union Jack.jones isabella, barrett frances -
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Craft - Wool Mural - Ballan District, 1982
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...The Mural is a picture in wool of the origin of the Ballan district and is made of pure wool donated by local growers.The centre panel is a reproduction of a sketch by Emma von Stieglitz in 1852 of the Ballan General Store. The ram's heads symbolise the importance of wool to the area and the circular shapes the transport of the day. Mrs Grace Slocombe designed the Mural, fifty-three local craftswomen (and one man) began the work in November 1981, and the finished work was exhibited at the 1982 Ballan Arcadian Arts Festival. The Mural was also exhibited at the 1982 Royal Melbourne Show then went on a tour of of various country areas in Victoria. It now hangs in the Ballan Old Courthouse.The Mural is significant to the local area.A text document on the story of the Wool Mural made for the Ballan Arcadian Festival in 1982.ballan art and craft society, grace slocombe, kathy diamond, enid swan, jessie mclean, joyce strickland, margaret young, cynthia ranken, dorie young, wool, wool mural -
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Painting, Edward Bonveventure Heffernan, Hanrahans Hotel, 1986
... Ballan Shire Historical Society 45-47 Steiglitz St Ballan ...An original watercolour painting surrounded by a white backing under glass in a plain brown timber frame'Present site of Hudsons Hotel'. Edward Heffernan 86 Corner of Inglis and Stead St. 1914