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Photograph - Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Winter's Swamp, Ballarat, January to April 2014
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...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 -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Winter's Swamp surrounds, April 2014
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The swamp was named after John (Jock) Winter. 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. BHS were commissioned by Ballarat Environment Network for a project on Winter's Swamp and Skipton Common. Winter's Swamp was part of Ballarat West Common. 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. Mary can’t remember any photos in the Skipton Historical Society that pertain to the Common. Digital photos of Winter's swamp surrounds, later known as Mullawullah.winter, winter's swamp surrounds, winter's swap, john winter, ballarat environmental network, ballarat, mullawullah -
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Digital photograph, Sign at Winter's Swamp
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of a sign at Winter Swamp on the outskirts of Ballarat.winter's swamp, john winter, ballarat environmental network, ballarat, environment -
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Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Winter's Swamp, 2014
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of Winter's Swamp on the outskirts of Ballarat.winter's swamp, ohn winter, ballarat environmental network, ballarat, environment -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Injemira Soldier Settlement , 2019, 01/01/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...injemira, soldier settlement, boyle, hanlon, swain, hayden, ashton, touchstone, wilson, mckenna, kelsonsquare, pech, andrew, hill, thompson -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Opium Paddock, 2019, 01/01/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...A number of photographs of a paddock of opium poppies in VIctoria.opium poppy, agriculture, horticulture, farming -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Southern Cross, Victoria, 2019, 01/01/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...A number of photographs of the main road through Southern Cross, Victoria. southern cross -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Woodford, Victoria, 2019, 01/01/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...A number of photographs of Woodford, Victoria. woodford -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Woolsthorpe, Victoria, 2019, 01/01/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...A number of photographs of the main road through Woolsthorpe, Victoria. woolsthorpe -
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Photograph - Colour, Great Western Hotel, 2017, 27/01/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of the Great Western Hotel.great western, great western motel, great western hotel, hotels -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, The Grampians, 2017, 27/01/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs hay in a paddock, with the Grampians in the background. grampians, hay bales, farm, agriculture -
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Photograph, Art Gallarat of Ballarat, 2018, 08/08/2018
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Three photographs of the facade of the Art Gallery of Ballarat.art gallery of ballarat, lydiard street ballarat, ballarat fine art gallery -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Headstones in Germantown Cemetery, 2019, 23/03/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...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 -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Lisa Gervasoni, Clare K. Gervasoni, 2019, 24/03/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photograph portrait of Clare Gervasoni.clare gervasoni, portrait -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Armytage House, Geelong, 2019, 24/03/2019
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...'Armytage House' formerly 'The Hermitage' a two storey Barrabool freestone ashlar and basalt rubble mansion was upon completion in 1860 one the finest colonial regency style mansion houses in Victoria. The Ionic portico and exquisitely proportioned, encircling wrought iron verandah is the most distinctive feature of this mansion, which is undoubtedly Edward Prowse's most impressive work. The mansion has considerable and important historical associations, firstly with the Armytage family, and finally with the Geelong C.E.G.G.S (1905-1973) (https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/21747/download-report, accessed 25/03/2019) 03 May 1858 - Tender Notice in Geelong Advertiser 27 April 1860 - tender for iron gates 15 October 1860 - tender for stone wall and iron railing.armytage, armytage house, geelong, edward prowse, barrabook freestone, the hermitage -
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Photograph - Image, Peter Lalor
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Peter Lalor was the leader of the diggers at the Eureka Stockade in 1854Reproducation of a image of Peter Lalor.peter lalor, eureka stockade, politician -
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Photograph - Image, David Syme
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...David Syme (1827-1908) was a newspaper proprietor who was born on 2 October 1827 at North Berwick, Scotland. Early in 1851, he went via Cape Horn to California seeking gold. By mid-1852 he was in Melbourne, and in the next three years prospected with some success on Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine and Beechworth diggings. In 1855 he lost a possible fortune at Egerton near Ballarat when a promising claim was jumped. Ebenezer Syme bought the insolvent Melbourne Age for £2000, and invited David Syme to take up a share. In September 1856 Syme put up some cash and his contracting business to obtain a half-share. He helped to manage the paper but returned to contracting late in 1857. When Ebenezer retired in 1859 Syme reluctantly returned to the business, and on Ebenezer's death next year he began his fifty-year career as publisher and editor of the Age. (C. E. Sayers, 'Syme, David (1827–1908)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/syme-david-4679/text7741, published first in hardcopy 1976, accessed online 25 August 2019._Reproducation of a image of David Syme.david syme, portrait, the age, journalist -
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Image, First Contact
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Reproduction of a image showing Aborigines carrying spears aimed at newly arrived white men who have just landed from a boat. aborigines, spears, first contact, immigration, british army -
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Image, Hamilton Hume
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Reproducation of a image of Hamilton Hume.portrait, hamilton hume, explorer -
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Image, Redmond Barry
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Reproducation of a image of Redmond Barry.portrait, redmond barry, judge, legal, law -
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Image, Alexander Fullerton Mollison
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Reproducation of a image of Alexander F. Fullerton. portrait, a.f. fullerton, alexander fullerton -
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Image, Charles Gray
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Reproducation of a image of Charles Gray. portrait, charles gray -
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Work on paper - Image, Captain Cook Proclaiming New South Wales and British Possession, Botany Bay, 1770
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...First Published in Picturesque Atlas of Australia.Line drawing of Captain James Cook landing at Botany Bay, New South Wales.captain cook, james cook, botany bay, endeavour -
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Image, Captain James Cook
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...First Published in Picturesque Atlas of Australia.Line drawing of Captain James Cook.captain cook, james cook, botany bay, endeavour, explorer -
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Image, Anchored Ship
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...First Published in Picturesque Atlas of Australia.Line drawing of a ship anchored on the coast.ship, exploration, immigration -
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Photograph - Image, Antonio Duico
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photographic portrait of Antonio Duico.antonio duico, yandoit, swiss italian -
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Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, Paul Invernizzi of Yandoit Creek
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Paul Invernizzi and his sister left Victoria for Western Australia. "INVERNIZZI (Paul), age about 31 years, navvy or farm laborer ; last heard of at Narrogin last year, when he expressed his intention of going to Kalgoorlie to work on the Transcon tinental railway line. " (The Kalgoorlie Sun, 15 June .1913.)Photographic portrait of Paul Invernizzi of Yandoit Creek. After being orphaned he went to live with his uncle Giovanni Brusaschi at Dunach near Clunes. yandoit creek, yandoit hills, invernizzi, clunes, paul invernizzi, dunach -
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Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Marganti's Home at Eganstown, 2006
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of Morganti's house at Eganstown.morganti, eganstown, swiss italian -
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Photograph - Colour, 'Eureka Circle' by Dr. Anton Hasell, 25/10/2018
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Eureka Circle marks the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion, and captures its sacrifices, sense of noble cause and spirit of unity. Commissioned by the City of Ballarat and the Victorian Government's Regional Infrastructure Development Fund. Unveiled by Premier Steve Bracks 26th November 2004.Colour photographs of a sculpture in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Gardens.eureka stockade memorial gardens, eureka circle, eureka stockade, sculpture -
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Photograph - Colour, Ballarat Reform League Memorial in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Garden, 25/10/2018
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of a monument in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Gardens.eureka stockade memorial gardens, eureka stockade, monument, ballarat reform league, ballarat reform league inc