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Ballarat Heritage ServicesNewspaper article, Central Highlands Historical Association Expo, 2001, 9 January 2001
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...chha, wickham, expo, central highlands historical association -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Launch of History of Ballarat & Some Ballarat Reminscences, 1999
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...BHS Publishing group at the launch of History of Ballarat & Some Ballarat Reminiscences. Left to Right: Florence Chuk (sitting), Dorothy Wickham, Wayne Phillipson, Clare Gervasoni, Christine Stancliffe (sitting) -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDocument - Newspaper article, Death Reveals Secret, 1880s
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...A person calling herself Jack Jorgenson died at Elmore near Ballarat, Victoria on Tuesday evening, turned out to be a woman and had for years concealed her sex. She was known in the district as "Jack Jorgenson". she went to the district as a farm labourer but did not show any great desire to obtrude on the notice of the residents. Though living a lonely life in a small hut, she did not act as one who had anything to conceal. She wore masculine attire in a natural manner, but thee was a tone of femininity in her voice that she could not conceal. In 1887 she joined the local mounted rifles, and attended almost every drill and every camp until 1891, when she resigned. Her face presented a remarkable appearance, it having been terribly injured by a fragment of shell during the course of the Schlewig-Holstein war between Prussia and Denmark. She stated that in her youth she had been a soldier in the german army, and had seen active service in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870. Jorgensen was a Dane and so far as is known had no relative here. Her sex was disclosed only after her death, the only person knowing of it being Dr H..se of Elmore, who attended her some time since. The woman is believed to be the sister of a Mrs Newman of South Melbourne. Deceased had been using male attire for 20 years, and did all sorts of heavy manual work, including grubbing trees and harvesting and she once ...Newspaper clippingjack jorgenson, elmore, dane, cross dressing -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Eureka Stockade Re-enactment, 1954, 1954
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Re-enactment of events that occurred at Eureka 3 December 1854.Colour photographs of a reenactment of the Eureka Stockade during the centenary year.eureka stockade, reenactment, centenary -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photograph, Bye-Laws 50-55 Ballaarat Cemetery
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Possibly made around 1856 when the Rules and Regulations of the Ballaarat Cemetery (Old) was formed. ballaarat old cemetery, ballarat cemetery, rules, exhumation -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Stone mark, bluestone gutter, 2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Mark in blue stone gutter outside Her Majesty's theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.Colour photograph showing a mark carved into a bluestone gutter in Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.bluestone, mason's mark -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, Victorian Desalination Plant Wonthaggi, 2017, June 2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Digital imagesvictorian desalination plant, wonthaggi -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Mummified cat in display cabinet
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ..."Lucky" the theatre cat was found inside one of the walls, with three mummified mice (shown in photograph), at Her Majesty's Theatre, Lydiard Street, Ballarat.Colour photograph of a mummified cat in display cabinetcat, mummified cat, mummu -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital Images of Observation Room and models Victorian Desalination Plant Wonthaggi, L.J. Gervasoni, Observation Room and models Victorian Desalination Plant Wonthaggi, June 2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Digital Imagedesalination, plant, -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Graveyard Reserve, Ballarat East
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Ballarat East, Section 103, Allotment 21 & 22, Peake and Tress Streets, Mount Pleasant. Surveyed by W. S. Reeves Contract Surveyor April 14th, 1871. Also shows allotments of T. Williams and F. Macalpin, as well as the Powder Magazine Reserve.Plan of the Graveyard Reserve and Mount Pleasant Powder Magazine.mount pleasant, w.s. reeves, plan, powder magazine, t. williams, f. macalpin -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital Photos whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery Warrnambool, L.J. Gervasoni, Whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery, Warrnambool, 22/07/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery, Warrnamboolwhale, beach, surfing, logans beach, warrnambool -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital Images Surfers Logans Beach Warrnambool, L.J. Gervasoni, Surfers at Logans Beach, Warrnambool, 2017, 22/07/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logan's Beach. surfing, logans beach, victoria, whales, coast, beach, warrnambool -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, 2014
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photographic portrait of Dr Dorothy Wickham.dorothy wickham -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, interior
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, New Year Eve's concert
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, streamers
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. sydney opera house -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photograph, Sculptured Ice, New Year's Eve 2003, Sydney Opera House, 2003
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. Sculptured Ice, New Year's Eve 2003, Sydney Opera House.ice sculpture, sydney opera h -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, New Year's Eve Sydney 2003
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPoster, Wizard of the South, October 1855
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Thomas Arnott was the Wizard of the South who performed in Ballarat in 1855. -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Budapest Parliament 2007
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Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, St Luke's, Mount Pleasant, c2008, c2008
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of St Luke's, Mount Pleasant. st luke's mount pleasant -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Pearce's Park, Mount Pleasant
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Pearce's Park is at the corner of Barkly and Gladstone Streets, Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Ballarat. It has a children's playground and historical bandstand. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVN2MStaHgE Isaiah Pearce was an owner of a goldmine and mayor. He built Clowance house in Barkly Street and chose not to build around Lake Wendouree as he thought it was snobbish. Since Pearce's death, the home has been a maternity hospital and a women’s boarding house. It includes a marble-effect entrance, fireplaces, ceilings and cornices. Colour image of Pearce's Park.pearce's park, bandstands, isaiah pearce, mount pleasant -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Under the Southern Cross Conference, Ballarat
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photographs of the VAFHO State Conference, 'Under the Southern Cross', organised by Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc. conference, victorian interpretive projects inc, under the southern cross -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Lake Bled
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The lake is of mixed glacial and tectonic origin. It is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) long and 1,380 m (4,530 ft) wide, with a maximum depth of 29.5 m (97 ft), and it has a small island. The lake lies in a picturesque environment, surrounded by mountains and forests. Medieval Bled Castle stands above the lake on the north shore. The World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011 were held at Lake Bled.Colour photograph of Lake Bled.lake bled -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Canal, Venice
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of a Canal in Venice, Italy.venice, italy -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham are foundation directors of Ballarat Heritage Services (BHS Publising)Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham dorothy wickham, clare gervasoni -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Digital photograph, Jacqueline Dark and Dorothy Wickham attend Ballarat's International Women's Day Event
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...International Women's Day at the Bell Tower Conference Centre, for the launch of the publication "Amongst Ballarat's Finest". Jacqueline Dark, performer and soloist, Dorothy Wickham, guest speaker.Jacqueline Dark and Dorothy Wickham attend Ballarat's International Women's Day Eventamongst ballarat's finest, international women's day, dorothy wickham, jacqueline dark -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, International Womens Day, Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballarat
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham at International Women's Day function at the Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballarat at the launch of "Amongst Ballarat's Finest", a publication about some of Ballarat's amazing women. Jacqueline Dark, soloist; Dorothy Wickham, guest speaker.Three photorgraphs of women at the International Womens Day event, Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballaratinternational women's day, clare gervasoni, dorothy wickham -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesNewspaper clipping, Track for the Phoenix Foundry, 1966
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The historical Phoenix locomotive was laid on tracks near the Civic Hall in Armstrong Street by railway workers. David James Kinnane (far right) with Geoffrey Storey (fourth from right).Newsclipping relating to the tracks from Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat.david james kinnane, geoffrey storey, rail track, phoenix foundry
