The Ballarat Trades Hall building is located at 24 Camp Street, Ballarat. The foundation stone was laid in October 1887. (Architects were Messrs James and Piper and builders were Messrs Lietch and Outtrim.) Over several decades, the façade of the building has fallen into disrepair and was posing a safety risk. Thanks to Victorian heritage grants and ongoing public donations, refurbishment of the façade is currently underway by Troon Pty Ltd. The photos in this entry show the deterioration of the building and the progress in restoring it to its former state. Progress catalogued by date: 13 February 2018 - 1 photo 19 February 2018 - 1 photo 23 February 2018 - 1-6 photos 5 March 2018 - 1-5 photos 12 March - 1 photo 4 April 2018 - 1-6 photos 18 April 2018 - 1-7 photos 23 April 2018 - 1 photo. The top of our restored building starts to poke out as the scaffold comes down level by level - the rendered wash-coat colour looks fantastic in the sun - as close as we can get to the original 1887 colour.The Hall is a community hub in Ballarat as well as being the point of contact and activism for unions and unionists in the area. These photographs are a critical part of the building's history.Photographs of Ballarat Trades Hall renovations. btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, building, building fund, james and piper, lietch and outtrim, troon pty ltd, building - resoration, heritage victoria, grants

Colour photographs of old telephone and post office infrastructure at Cressy, Victoria.cressy, telephone exchange, telephone, payphone, church, cressy public hall, post office

An image from the Herbert Richmond collection, gifted in 1982 to the Ballarat Library. The collection contains approximately 200 photographs of Ballarat and district in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, as well as photo albums, glass negatives and other memorabilia. Herb Richmond was a keen photographer, a foundation member and a life member of the Ballarat Camera Club, and a photographer with the Ballarat Courier during the 1940s. The Ballarat Camera Club named an annual award after him. Mr Richmond died in 1981 aged 79. These images were digitally re-photographed by members of the Ballarat Camera Club in September 2006. This building housed the original Ballarat Public Library. Sir Redmond Barry laid the foundation stone in 1867. The building was part of the Ballarat East civic area which included the Ballarat East Town Hall and Police Court, both since demolished and replaced with the Ballarat Girls School building - which is now standing empty (2017).barkly street, ballaarat municipal libraries, ballaarat historical society, historical museum, ballarat east

An image from the Herbert Richmond collection, gifted in 1982 to the Ballarat Library. The collection contains approximately 200 photographs of Ballarat and district in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, as well as photo albums, glass negatives and other memorabilia. Herb Richmond was a keen photographer, a foundation member and a life member of the Ballarat Camera Club, and a photographer with the Ballarat Courier during the 1940s. The Ballarat Camera Club named an annual award after him. Mr Richmond died in 1981 aged 79. These images were digitally re-photographed by members of the Ballarat Camera Club in September 2006. This building housed the original Ballarat Public Library. Sir Redmond Barry laid the foundation stone in 1867. The building was part of the Ballarat East civic area which included the Ballarat East Town Hall and Police Court, both since demolished and replaced with the Ballarat Girls School building - which is now standing empty (2017).ballaarat municipal libraries, ballaarat historical society, ballarat east

Ballarat Town Hall circa 1870-1880 from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views.town hall, ballarat, building, public, premier album of ballarat view

The library building still stands in Barkly Street but the Town Hall and Police Offices are no longer there. This sketch comes from from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views circa 1870-1880. ballarat east, town hall, police offices, library, building, public, barkly street, premier album of ballarat views

This view is from the Post Office tower looking south. Things of interest include the Town Hall, the Burke & Wills Monument, Cobbs Corner and the Mechanics' Institute.panorama, commerical, public, building, gadens, sturt street, streetscape

This sketch comes from Views of Ballarat by Niven & Co.building, public, town hall, ballarat, sturt street, views of ballarat

This procession was conducted in Sturt Street. The picture insert is of the statue 'Flight from Pompeii'. Some of the buildings seen in the photo are Mechanics Institute, Town Hall and the Unicorn Hotel.celebrations, 8 hours day, streetscape, buildings, commerical, public, town hall, mechanics' institute, unicorn hotel, statue, flight from pompeii, sturt street, ballarat

The Academy of Music became what is now Her Majesty's Theatre. This view is from the Town Hall Tower looking south east.building, public, hotel, academy of music, her majesty's theatre, craig's hotel, streetview

Taken from in front of the Post Office. The Horse Drawn Tram & Cab Rank and Burke & Wills Monument can be seen. streetscape, public, commercial, sturt street, ballarat, town hall, horse drawn tram, horse drawn cab, burke & wills monument

Ballarat East Town Hall in Barkly Street. Complete with iron pallisade fence, statue and gardens.ballarat east town hall, ballarat, building, public, garden, statute

View of Sturt Street looking west from the Ballarat Homecoming publication. Buildings of interest include the Ballarat Town Hall, City Mutual Building and Marks & Co. You can also see both horse drawn cabs and the electric tram.sturt street, ballarat, ballarat town hall, city mutual, marks & co, electric tram, horse drawn cabs, streetscape, public, commercial, ballarat homecoming

The Alfred Hall was situated in Grenville Street. Timber for this building was sawn in the Bullarook Forest by Anderson Bros for the 1867 Royal Visit. Two motor trucks are parked out the front.alfred hall, ballarat, grenville street, building, public, vehicles

You can see the Town Hall and both sides of Sturt Street looking east. Some of the business include Crockers and Tunbridges.ballarat town hall, sturt street, streetscape, electric tram, garden, crockers, tunbridges, vehicle, building, public building, commerical

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The dome on the National Mutual Building can be seen. ballarat town hall, sturt street, national mutual, building, public, streetscape, vehicle, electric tram

This photo shows the buildings still standing around the Civic Hall as it was being constructed.civic hall, ballarat, mair street, aerial view, armstrong street north, building, construction, public building

Ballarat East Town Hall and Gardens.ballarat east, ballarat east town hall, gardens, buidling, public, barkly street

The photo shows horse drawn trams and cabs, the Ballarat Town Hall, Theatre Royal and Iles Luncheon Rooms. There are also shades over the garden seats. sturt street, doveton street south, ballarat town hall, theatre royal, iles luncheon rooms, streetscape, commerical, public

The Mayor and Councillors are photographed at the back of the Ballarat East Town Hall in the gardens.ballarat east, ballarat east town hall, public, building, gardens, mayor

The photo was taken from the Town Hall tower. The dome of the National Mutual building is clearly visible.sturt street, town hall, streetscape, national mutual building, commerical, public, vehicle, garden

This picture was taken from the Town Hall tower. A Cab Rank stands out the front.sturt street, ballarat town hall, public, cab rank, vehicle, streetscape, commerical

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