historic Building was moved to Sovereign Hill in 1996. Memorial Gates remain, but plaque commemorating R.A.A.F. crewmen L.G. Freeman and D.P. Leigo is gone.Colour photo, Grenville Church, building and gates. Built as Union church to serve the three Protestant denominations in the area. Memorial gates honour two local airmen who gave their lives in WWII.grenville church, wwii memorial gates

historic, peoplePhotographic portrait, half body, of Christina Hitchcock of Grenville c 1910, in Edwardian dress.christina hitchcock, grenville

Original building was Garibaldi School that was restored by the local community to become the Garibaldi Community Hall around 1986Former school houseColour photo of former Garibaldi School, now Garibaldi Community Hall. Photo taken of south face. garibaldi, school, community hall

Kryal Castle, front view, with castellated walls and twin towers. Photographed 1986An example of late 20 th Century tourist attraction. Still is use.Colour photo of the front view of Kryal Castle mt warrenheip, kryal castle

Kryal Castle, front view, with castellated walls and twin towers. Photographed 1986An example of late 20 th Century tourist attraction. Still is use.Colour photo of the front view of Kryal Castle mt warrenheip, kryal castle

farm life 1930'sScotsburn "Young Farmers Club Record Book" 1936 by Doris Hopgood, hardcover exercise book, containing child's observation on farm life 1937, drawings, maps, cuttings etc.farm life, sheep, scotsburn

historic Replacement building, earlier hotel lost in bushfire.Colour photo, Egan's Hotel, Enfield 1986egan's hotel, enfield

Trigg Dairy Farm, built in the 1970s, showing a Rotolactor and silo for storing grass silage. Today this set up may be considered unique in this District.An example of a modern dairy operation in the 1970sColour photo of Triggs Dairy Farm, Bungaree, showing milking operation with Friesian cows in the holding yards, in the foreground. The photo includes a Rotolactor, on the left and a silo which held grass silage in the background. Built in the early 1970s this operation was considered unique in the District.trigg dairy farm operation, bunagree, 1970

Historic BuildingsB/W original photo, Merryweather Fire Engine, driven by George White and horse, Warrenheip Street, 1930'sbuninyong, national bank, merryweather, fire brigade, george white, fire engine

record of township 1920'sB/W photo, Buninyong, from crossroads, 1924buninyong, crown hotel, learmonth st., warrenheip st, caffrey's shoeing forge, buninyong hotel

record of township 1920'sB/W photo, Buninyong, from crossroads, 1924buninyong

socialColour photo, Late C20th Mt. Helen home in bush setting, 1980'sbrick house, late c20th, mt. helen

One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980sClarendon was declared a town in 1863. The church was consecrated by Archbishop James Alipius Goold in 1871Colour photograph of Clarendon Roman Catholic Church 1980sbuninyong shire council, clarendon, roman catholic, churches

One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980sClifton Villa is one of Buninyong's earliest homes built for Edward Newman a well known resident and chemistColour photograph of 'Clifton Villa'buninyong shire council, clifton villa, buninyong, buildings, edward charles newman

historic Colour photo, Clarendon Roman Catholic Churchcatholic church, clarendon

historic, Civil engineeringColour photo, Buninyong Observation towermount buninyong, tower

One of a series of photographs taken for Buninyong Shire Council 1980sMount Buninyong was reserved as a public park in 1866.Colour photograph of Mt Buninyong picnic areabuninyong shire council, mount buninyong, recreation, water tower, c.c.p. wilson

historic, buildingBelieved to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong HotelColour photo, Stone wall, 405 Learmonth Street, before reconstruction.stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson

historic, buildingBelieved to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong HotelColour photo, Sandstone blocks, remnants from earlier wall, 405 Learmonth Street, during reconstruction.stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson

historic, buildingBelieved to be built using stone from Margaret Jamieson's demolished Buninyong HotelColour photo, laying sandstone blocks, remnants from earlier wall, 405 Learmonth Street, during reconstruction.stone wall, learmonth st., buninyong hotel, ma jamieson

A copy of a photograph of the well known builder Richard Rennie 1816-1906 of prominent public buildings in BuninyongRichard Hutchinson Rennie was a well known builder of public buildings including the Buninyong Town Hall/Court House 1886/7, Crown Hotel 1883 and the original Shire Hall 1869Black and white copy of an image of Richard Rennierichard rennie, buninyong town hall, public buildings

historic, miningCopy of half newspaper page, photo of wooden poppet head with sustenance workers.mining, sustenance

A group of schoolchildren photographed in about 1920 outside Mount Mercer School possibly by a teacher Mrs. Essie Sims Representation of the small outlying schools in the early twentieth centuryBlack and white postcard of School Children at Mount Mercer School circa 1920Mt Mercer School 1920education, mount mercer school

historic, buildingLost building, destroyed in a "burn-off."Colour photo, Old toilet in Buninyong Cemetery, Small shed, corrugated iron peaked roof, wooden slat walls with gaps, wooden door ajar, under a tree.toilet, shed, cemetery

historic, miningColour photo, Mine holes and mounds in open field, dry grass, gum forest in valley below. Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Leadmining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

A group of schoolchildren and adults photographed in about 1920 outside Mount Mercer School possibly by a teacher, Mrs. Essie Sims Representation of the small outlying schools in the early twentieth centuryBlack and white postcard of School Children, teachers and parents at front of Mount Mercer School circa 1920Mt Mercer School education, mount mercer school

historic, miningColour photo, Site of Mine holes and mullock heap, Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Lead, mining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

historic, miningColour photo, Mullock heaps, Green Hill Diggings, Sandy's Hill Rd., Durham Lead (on private land)mining, green hills, sandy's hill rd., durham lead

Study of Winter's Swamp commissioned by BEN and completed by BHS. The swamp was named after one of the first European settlers in the district. Winter Swamp LAT -37 32 LONG 143 47, Parish of Dowling Forest, County of Grenville Winter Swamp, on the southwest corner of Ballarat West Town Common, was not included in the original proclamation of the Common in 1861. However, being marshland, it was not considered suitable for grazing, so was added to the Common soon after 1861. Winter Swamp is a large wetland with native and exotic pasture significant for wildlife. John Winter (Jock) was born in Berwickshire, Scotland. He married Janet Margaret Irving the daughter of Robert Irving, advocate, Bonshaw, Dumfries, Scotland. Winter died in Ballarat in 1875 and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. He took up the run Bonshaw from 1841; Leigh River Buninyong 1842-46; Junction, Delatite, March 1851 to September 1862; with sons: Carag Carag and Corop, April 1857 to September 1872; Colbinabbin and Stewart’s Plains, April 1857 to December 1872; St Germains February 1867 to March 1871. (The name became Winter-Irving in 1890). Mr John Winter, who died on August 22 at the age of 72, was a man of some note it the mining community of Ballarat. He was a self-made man, and one of our oldest colonists, it being over a quarter of a century age since he took up county about Ballarat and settled at Bonshaw. He died very rich. It is calculated that if he had retained an interest in all his runs, his income must have been not less than £10,000 or £50,000 a year. Some eight or ten years ago he sold his Bonshaw pre-emption to the Bonshaw Gold mining Company for £20,000, and a few years later the ground belonging now to Winter's Freehold Company brought him £50,000 more, the payment being made at the requisition of the deceased in sovereigns. In these relations Mr. Winter has been closely identified with the mining industry at Ballarat. The deceased was a native of Lauder, in Berwickshire, and landed in Victoria several years before the gold discovery.The principle task of this project was the delivery of a report outlining the history of European settlement in the Skipton and Cardigan/Ballarat districts as pertinent to the use of and impact on the natural environment of the two reserves Skipton Common and Winter Swamp. The report was delivered in digital form only. The report, upon completion, was presented to the Network’s Committee in order to discuss the project. The report identified and described the uses of Skipton Common and Winter Swamp, and their impacts. In particular, this report examined farming/grazing (official and informal), mining, vegetation removal (including the removal of woodlands for timber, grasslands for pasture improvement) & use of riparian areas for access to water and timber removal. Recording the more benign and environmentally friendly uses such as picnicking, community activities, nature walks and the roles of organisations such as Field Naturalists’ and Bird Observers’ clubs, school and scout/guide groups will be relevant in helping to depict overall community attitudes towards the reserves; e.g.: has the Common generally been viewed as little more than a grazing paddock and fire hazard; has Winter Swamp always been the unknown natural asset that seems to have been its lot for at least the past 40 years? In this regard, the more contemporary history of actions surrounding the use and management of the reserves is of particular interest, in view of the extant evidence at both reserves; e.g. the actions of the Shire of Ballarat in the 1980s in establishing Winter Swamp as something of a competitor to Lake Wendouree but with a more environmental bent (although almost none of the plants used are indigenous species, but that is part of the story); the trotting track constructed on Skipton Common in the 1960s following representations to Premier Henry Bolte and the cropping of the western section of the Common to raise funds for the town’s new swimming pool, the fertilizing of the land putting an end to the native grassland vegetation. There are obviously multiple sources of information to source in preparing the report, however sources that the contractor is specifically requested to consult are the Skipton Historical Society, the former Skipton Common managers (specifically Graeme Pett), the Cardigan Windermere Landcare Group and the Learmonth Historical Society (believed to hold many of the former Shire of Ballarat’s records pertaining to the Council’s role as the Committee of Management for both Winter Swamp and the Ballarat West Town Common – Winter Swamp was split between 2 separate Crown Land tenures). The contractor is also encouraged but not required to utilise community newsletters, such as the Skipton Community Newsletter, to publicise and seek information about the project. Skipton Historical Society (Mary Bradshaw) contacted on Thursday 12 June 2.30pm. Mary lived on a farm out of Skipton but is currently living in the township. She remembers walking along the creek of the Common especially in spring and autumn in bare feet and that it was a very pretty place. There were a few snakes around the waterway in summer. People put cows and a couple of horses on the commonage to graze. Graeme Pett has always lived close to the Common and would know a lot about it. Other possible contacts would be Nicole Petress, Secretary of the Progress Association, and the Corangamite Council, Camperdown. Digital images of Winter's Swampwinter's swamp, ballarat, john winter, ballarat environmental network, mullawullah