Happy Valley (Victoria) was originally called Lucky Woman's. it is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres south-west of Ballarat.Black and white photo of four men and three women outside the Happy Valley Post Office. One man sits on a horse which stands in front of a carriage. The post office sign includes E.R. - designating Edward VII as the ruling monarch. He sat on the throne from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910On front written in ink "Happy Valley Post Office"happy valley, happy valley post office

A number of photographs of Ballarat taken from the top of Ballarat's former State Offices, Camp Street.ballarat, ballarat state offices, ballarat trades hall, mt buninyong, mt warrenheip, bunninyong, warrenheip, ballarat post office, black hill, state offices

Digital images of demolition after a fire - corner Grant and Armstrong Streets Ballarat. The former Ballarat Supreme Court House is in the background. ballarat, grant street, armstrong street, demolition, brew tower, ballarat gaol

Digital images of a brick railway station at Koroit, Victoria. transport, rail trail, koroit, koroit railway station, buildings

Digital images of former students of St Brigid's Primary School, Crossley, on the occasion of the Centenary. Front row from left ? , ? , Sr Sheila Gleeson, Lorraine Dunne, Dorrie Maddon (Ryan?) Back row from left ? , ? , Brian Lane , ? , Kathleen Gervasoni (Carroll), Mick Lane, Rosemarry Carroll, ? , ? , ? , ? Farley (Gleeson), ? , ? , ? , st brigid's crossley, st brigid's, catholic church, catholic, church, religion, centenary, celebrations, 100, anniversary, commemoration, school, students, reunion, st brigid's primary school, kathleen carroll, kathleen gervasoni, rosemary carroll, mick lane, michael lane, mick lane, brian lane

Joan Kirner was Minister for Conservation when landcare was founded and Heather Mitchell was President of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Heather Mitchell's 3 daughters and Joan Kirner's husband Ron were in attendance as was former VFF President Alex Arbuthnot. Digital imagesqueens hall, parliament house, melbourne, landcare, 30 anniversary, awards, heather mitchell, alex arbuthnot, joan kirner, ron kirner

Joan Kirner was Minister for Conservation when landcare was founded and Heather Mitchell was President of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Heather Mitchell's 3 daughters and Joan Kirner's husband Ron were in attendance as was former VFF President Alex Arbuthnot. Digital imagesqueens hall, parliament house, melbourne, landcare, 30 anniversary, awards, heather mitchell, alex arbuthnot, joan kirner, ron kirner, statue, queen

Four colour photographs showing drystone foundations of the Dry Diggings Primary School.dry diggings, education, schools, dry diggings state school

porcupine ridge rifle range

The Convent Gallery was formerly Holy Cross Convent, and incorporates the Gold Commissioners house. An extinct volcanic mountain is seen in the distance. The slate roof of the former Holy Cross Convent in Daylesford is in the foreground. holy cross convent, presentation convent, convent gallery daylesford, slate roof, mount franklin, volcano, lalgambook

Digital images of the former opening of the Merri River - now Kelly's Swamp.victoria, moyne, kelly's, swamp, former merri river, kelly's swamp, river, mouth, coast, ocean, illowa

The drystone doublestorey homestead was made of local sandstone and was constructed by a partnership of four - Carlo Gervasoni, Luigi Gervasoni, Ambrogio Invernizzi, and Giuseppe Giupponi. The cellar was dug out first, and the stones that were removed was used to build the walls. The timber was cut by the dark of the moon when the sap was down. Digital images of the former Gervasoni homestead at Yandoit Creek, lit for the television show 'restoration Australia'. restoration, heritage, swiss italian, gervasoni, homestead, family, yandoit creek, yandoit

Colour photograph of old government buildings in Beechworth.beechworth, former beechworth court house

Colour photograph of old government buildings in Beechworth.beechworth, salvation army hall

Colour photograph of a brick hotel - the former Prince Regent Hotel - later used as a funeral parlour.hotels, undertakers, prince regent hotel, prince regent house, geelong road, architecture

Digital Image of the former Fletcher Jones Factory, with ball water tower.fletcher jones, warrnambool, night, factory, water tower

Digital Image of the former Bradmill Factory in Yarraville, Melbourne.factory, industrial heritage, industry, yarraville, bradmill factory

Colour digital images images showing the former township of Cocoroc, Werribee farmcocoroc, town, shed, werribee farm, mmbw, melbourne metropolitan board of works, settlement, farm

Digital Images of the Former Preston Reservoir.preston, reservoir, mmbw, heritage, watermarks conference, australia icomos

Michael O'Dea, who built the Carleton Inn, was a member for the Belfast Road Board. Digital images of Kathleen Gervasoni at Carleton Inn, Killarney. She is the Great Grandaughter of Michael O'Dea who built the Inn.kathleen carroll, carleton inn, killarney, victoria, michael o'dea

Colour photorgraph of the coat of arms over the former Ballarat Law Courts entrance. ballarat, law courts, state officers, coat of arms

Colour photograph of the former convent at Colac, Victoria.colac, catholic, convent

Colour photograph of the former Oddfellows Hall at Colac.colac, oddfellows, hall

Colour photograph of a brick fire brigade at Colac, Victoriacolac, cfa, fire station, heritage

There are many reports of early swimming holes in 19th Century Victoria. Between the period 1895 - 1920, most rural Councils were under pressure to provide more formalised bathing arrangements. Often this occurred through the building of wooden enclosures in rivers, the damming of creeks, the construction of lakes, or the utilisation of old pits for the purpose.Colour photograph of the site of the former Kilmore Pool, now a reservoir on the Kilmore Golf Club. swimming pool, sport, swimming, pre olympic, natural, lake, kilmore, pre-olympic

The site includes a Hoffman kiln, clay mill building, grinding pans and brick presses, relics of the downdraught kiln stack, office, former locomotive shed, and quarry.The buildings of a brickworks in Box Hill, Victoria.box hill, surrey, surrey drive, brickworks, factory, industrial heritage, ruin, standard brickworks

Colour photograph of a remnant from Thompson's Foundry inside the Castlemaine market Building. castlemaine, george clark, george clark and son

Colour photograph of the former Odd Fellows Hall, taken a few months before it was demolished. architecture, albert street, former odd fellows hall, ballarat

A colour photograph of the former Retallick building on the Australian Catholic University Ballarat Campus.australian catholic university, ballarat campus, acu, retallick, architecture

The foundation stone for this building was laid by the Most Reverend Dr Higgins, Bishop of Ballarat, on 08 September 1911. Colour photograph of a brick building of the former St Joseph's Orphanage, Sebastopol. sebastopol, st joseph's orphanage, blythwood grange