Photagraphs of relief images from the base of the Queen Victoria Statue in Ballarat.queen victoria, statue

The Eureka Pageant was held on Saturday 04 December 1954.A black and white image of Ballarat's Sovereign Hill in 1854. Sovereign Hill was the site of the Eureka Pageant held as part of the Eureka Stockade centenary celebrations.Original caption: This will be the scene of to-day's Eureka pageant at Sovereign Hill, where a clearance and levelling job has been done to allow for the slabbed stokade (left foreground), and the small hillock (centre), where the soldiery will be situated. The actual Eureka battle site is in the centre background, a mile or so away. This area of Golden Point is also historic ground. Just in front of the "Stockade" to the left is Poverty Point, where Dunlop and Egan made their first gold finds in this vicinity.eureka stockade, eureka stockade centenary, sovereign hill, poverty point, eureka pageant

Drystone house at Yandoit Creek owned by Luigi and Eliza Gervasoni. It was named Bergamo by Luigi Gervasoni who was born at San Gallo, Bergamo, Lombadia, Italy.yandoit creek, yandoit hills, bergamo house, luigi gervasoni, eliza ritzau, eliza gervasoni

View from Yandoit Hill State School towards Nevins Road. The house on the right is Bergamo house, and on the left is Pine View. Both were owned by members of the Gervasoni family.yandoit creek, yandoit hills, bergamo house, luigi gervasoni, eliza ritzau, eliza gervasoni, education

The land for this school was donated by Carlo Gervasoni. When it closed it was moved to the corner of Main Road and Seventh Street, Hepburn Springs.A number of adults, and students of Yandoit Hill State School, stand in front of the playground shed. One man is in an AIF uniform, and another has a slouch hat on. yandoit creek, yandoit hills, education

Steam train at a Maryborough (Victoria) station. Driver James Kinnane standing on the platform second from left.railway, steam train, kinnane, james kinnane, maryborough railway station

A double storey hospital in Drummond Street Ballarat.ballarat hospital, ballarat district hospital, drummond street, ballart base hospital

A timber bridge spans Spring Creek at Hepburn Springs.daylesford, hepburn springs, spring creek, spring creek bridge

A spring at Daylesford is surrounded by a drystone wall. mineral water, sutton spring, daylesford, central springs

A group of people beside a creek at Fary Dell, Tipperary.mineral water, daylesford, central springs, tipperary spring, fairy dell

Black and white postcard of the Suspensiopn Bridge near Tipperary Mineral Water Spring. mineral water, daylesford, central springs, tipperary spring, suspension bridge

A rocky beach scene at Warrnambool.warrnambool, thunder point, beach

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A horse and carriage in the main road of Sovereign Hill.sovereign hill, goldfield

Lake Daylesford was created in 1929. The township of Daylesford surrounds Lake Daylesford.daylesford, murray views, lake daylesford

A black and white image of Lake Daylesford, a man made structure created in 1929.daylesford, murray views, lake daylesford

A man and a lady stroll on the banks of the Lake Wendouree, Ballarat.lake wendouree, ballarat, yacht, boat house

After the death of his parents Paul Invernizzi was brought up at Dunach, Victoria, by his uncle Giovanni Brusachi, and aunt ..... Brusachi nee OSullivanPhotograph of the Invernizzi family of Yandoit Creek, Victoria. Those depicted were the children of Margaret Frances O'Sullivan (b Ireland d 1882 at Yandoit Hill) and Ambrogio Invernizzi (b Italy d 1888 of Yandoit Hill). Ellen Honoria Invernizzi (b 1872) went to Western Australian, and then to Italy after the death of her parents. Her siblings were Onoria Elena Palma Invernizzi (b 1874 died 1961 WA), Frances Margaret Doney (nee Invernizzi) (b 1875 d 1941 WA), Glorinda Invernizzi (b 1877) went to Italy after the death of her parents. Paul Invernizzi (born 1879 d 1963 WA).yandoit creek, yandoit hills, invernizzi, paul invernizzi, glorinda invernizzi, onoria invernizzi

Black and white studion photograph of John Joseph Gervasoni in an Australian World War One uniform.yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one

Photograph of John Joseph Gervasoni, son of Carlo Gervasoni of Yandoit Creek. John Gervasoni is dressed in an Australian World War One Uniform.yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one

Black and white photograph of two Australian World War One soldiers. John Joseph Gervasoni of Yandoit is on the right, yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one

World War One Postcard from John Joseph Gervasoni to Kate Gervasoni (Cugley) of Pine View, Yandoit Creek.yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one, kate gervasoni, kate cugley

Giuseppe Gervasoni was born in San Gallo, Bergamo, Italy. He returned to Italy and ran a grain and cheese shop in Venice. His brothers Carlo and Luigi Gervasoni stayed in Australia settling at Yandoit Creek.Photographic portrait of Giuseppe Gervasoni of San Gallo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. He spent some years at Yandoit Creek, Victoria.yandoit creek, giuseppe gervasoni, italo-australians

Photographic portrait of Carlo Gervasoni of Yandoit Creek. He was born at San Gallo, Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.yandoit creek, carlo gervasoni

George Gervasoni was the son on Luigi and Eliza Gervasoni. He was born at Yandoit Creek, Victoria. George Gervasoni married Anne Pedretti and they lived in Daylesford, where they both died. They are buried in Eganstown Catholic Cemetery. Black and white photograph of George Gervasoni, the Australian born son of Luigi Paolo gervasoni, of San Gallo, Bergamo, Italy. yandoit creek, george gervasoni

Gus Gervasoni, wearing a grocer's apron, cuts bacon at Roberts' Grocery Store, Daylesford.gus gervasoni, grocers, daylesford, grocer's apron

Photograph of a white marble bust of Queen Victoria from the Ballarat Town Hall.queen victoria, statue, ballarat town hall

Photograph of timber table made by Emanuel Steinfeld. The table is held in the Ballarat Town Hall.table, emanuel steinfeld, furniture, steinfeld levinson and co.

Colour photographs of the interior and exterior of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Kew. sacred heart kew, church, kew

This photograph was taken at a special dawn showing of Sovereign Hill's Blood on the Southern Cross to marke the 160th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.. Colour photograph of a scene from Blood on the Southern Cross.eureka stockade, eureka 160, blood on the southern cross, sovereign hill