Colour image of Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. architecture, garden, hymettus cottage

Colour image of a stained glass window at Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. architecture, hymettus cottage, stained glass window

Colour image of the interior entrance of Hymettus Cottage, Ballarat. architecture, hymettus cottage

Snigle storey house with a terracotta roof.architecture, armstrong street south, ballarat

Photographs of the stained glass windows in the chapel of the former Holy Cross Convent, Daylesford. stained glass, presentation convent daylesford, holy cross convent

The Grovedale Cemetery was formerly known as the Germantown Cemetery, and is administered by Geelong Cemeteries Trust.Colour photographs of each headstones in Germantown Cemetery (or Grovedale Cemetery).gravedale cemetery, germantown cemetery, geelong cemeteries trust, george heyer, clara elizabeth heyer, george hever, alfred theodor hever, auguste lemke, henry lemke, ann lemke, wilhelmina lemke, ennes lemke, german pioneers, bieske, baensch, winter, kerger, adresson, rossack, kosseck, hartwich, pacholke, renzow, heyer, schultz, baum, momm, jasper, lorke, schneider, hermann, klemke, german-australians, heinrich renzow, anna rostna, ernestine winter, ernest albert paech, heinrich wilhelm winter, johannes paech, adelena paech, john pacholke, h. pacholke, henry pacholke, adolph pohl, emielie pohl, theo pohl, cottlor walter, luise walter, plier, g.o. pacholke, grace dorothy pacholke, karl josef stotz, donald hartwick, albert spain, carl voss, ludwig averland, susan elizabeth haverland, phillip alfred jasper, rudolph jasper, ernestine jasper, emma emilie rossack, carl gotlierb rossack, anna louisa schneider, frederick schneider, agnes winter, martha winter, paul wilhelm winter, max george grossman, emma matilda grossman, emma matilda bieske, emma emilie andressen, leo bieske, albert bieske, john frederick rossack, louisa emma rossack, margaret hartwick, dora baum, u. joseph baum, johanna cready, johanna hartwich, wilhelm heinrich winter, heinrick r. winter, a. dora m. sectig, gustav julius kosseck, ernest c. rosser, leslie charles rossack, frank charles rossack, george rossack, leonard julius kosseck, anna amanda kosseck, anna amanda wolter, james kennedy paton, florence may paton, ivy victoria baensch, margaret baensch, godfrey baensch, friederich albert lehmann, elsie emma lehmann, elsie emma grossmann, j.j. kerger, alice mary kerger, charles edward klemke, marian joyce klemke, lulu rossack, ellen victoria rossack, william harry rossack, may elizabeth rossack, clara rossack, a.s. maude momm

An avenue of trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Water stressed Rhododendrons in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Trees in the Wombat Gardens. wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees

Daylesford's begonia collection was stared by French born curator W. Gascoigne in 1885. He was an experienced horticulturalist. The plants were grown again in the 1930s in a new glasshouse. Curator Bill Greville obtained 45 plants from the Ballarat City Council, 30 from Queens Park in Essendon, and soon haad 250 tubers including a (lost) one named 'Daylesford'. When Alf Headland was appointed part-time caretaker in 1956, he found tw tubers in the wood shed and became expert in their cultivation. He continuted well into his retirement when Greg Rae too over. In 1988 the conservotory was named to honur Alf Headland's work.Hot house in the Wombat Gardens with a Begonia display.wombat botanical gardens, daylesford botanical gardens, daylesford, trees, begonia, begonia house, begonia conservatory

Coloured photograph of the home of Evelyn and Sidney Till in Clive Street, Mitcham, showing the development of the garden over time.clive street, mitcham, till family

The 40th regiment fought at the Eureka Stockade.Headstone for Fanny Neill and Agnes Neill in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery, soldiers enclosure. "In memory of John & Ellen Neill corporal in her majesty's 40th Regiment. Fanny died March 19th 1857 aged 3 years & 8 months. Agnes died April 10th 1857 aged 1 year & 4 months. May they rest in peace.john neill, ellen neill, agnes neill, fanny neill, 40th regiment, military, eureka stockade, gravestone, headstone, ballaarat old cemetery, ballarat old cemetery

Historian Dorothy Wickham could not find the death registration for John Egan, and after some research she discovered he did not die on the way to Ballarat, but lived to be Court martialled in New Zealand. It was eventually removed. Photograph of a headstone in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery for John Egan, the Drummer Boy at Eureka. The headstone was erected in the Soldiers Enclosure in the late 1980s. john egan, eureka stockade, military, drummer boy, dorothy wickham, ballarat old cemetery, ballaarat old cemetery

Colour photographs of Pootilla Cemetery, including a number of headstones. pootilla cemetery, bungaree cemetery

Colour photograph of a headstone in the Ballaarat Old cemetery, Soldiers' Enclosure.To the memory of Captain C.R. Littlehales 12th Regiment who died February 12th 1855 aged 29 years and 9 months also of Privates William Webb and Felix Boyle who died from the effects of gun shit wounds recived in discharge of duty on the 3rd December 1854 also of Private John Hall who died December 31st 1854. littlehales, ballaarat old cemetery, military, eureka stockade, 12th regiment

Colour photograph of a gravestone in the Soldiers enclosure at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery.In memory of the beloved children of John and Ellen Neill Corporal in her majesty's 40th Regiment. Fanny died March 10th 1857 aged 3 years & 8 months. Agnes died April 10th 1857 aged 1 year and 4 months. May they rest in peace.john neill, ballaarat old cemetery, ballarat old cemetery, eureka stockade, headstone

Photographs of three kookaburras that visited Mount Helen, Victoriakookaburra, laughing jackass, bird

Yandoit was a location near Daylesford, known as a place where many Italians settled during the Victorian gold rushes of the 1850s.Early photographs of Yandoit School.yandoit, education

Built in 1886, this Victorian classical building was once the site of Reid's New York Bakery. The verandah was added 10 years later. The building boast a grand facade, Edwardian balcony, hand-painted ceiling and grand entrance arch. It features hand painted murals, leadlight windows, and an outstanding timber staircase. The former coffee palace is part of the temperance movement of the 19th century and was one of the last in Victoria. In 2019 the former Reid's Coffee Palace went through restoration.A colour photograph of the entrance to Reid's Guest House, at 128 Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.reid's guest house, ballarat, new york bakery, lydiard street north

Photographs from a very tall grass tree at Geelong Botanical Gardensgeelong botanical gardens, grass tree

Photographs from a very tall grass tree at Geelong Botanical Gardensgeelong botanical gardens

Photographs from a very tall grass tree at Geelong Botanical Gardensgeelong botanical gardens

Done by Leonhard Adam, internee in Tatura. Sydney Harbour from Cremoyne Point NSW.leonhard adam, sydney harbour, cremoyne point nsw

Koroit has a rich history or Irish immigration which is still evident in the town. Image of an Irish Leprachaun from a sign in the Koroit in December 2013ballarat irish, leprachaun, koroit

Detail of of St Patrick Statue from the Infant Jesus Church, Koroit.ballarat irish, st patcick, koroit, statue, infant jesus koroit