The Ballarat Trades Hall Eureka Flag The flag originally flew from the flagstaff of the Trades Hall Building in Camp Street Ballarat on 03 December 1942. This prompted many enquiries to teh Ballarat Courier newspapper. The Courier reported that the flag was, in fact, a replica of the origina Eureka Stockade flag. The newspaper reported: "It (seemed) very strange that the town in which Eureka made a name for Australoa and its effort to get freedom from the control for the ordinary man, did not recognise the flag that flew which the first move for freedom was fought out againt big odds." The Trdaes Hall Eureka FLag, made of cotton material, was uded in Union marches during hte 1940s. In later years it was all but forgotten, until in 1981 it was brought to the office of the ten MHR for Ballarat, John Mildren by members of the family that the flag maker boarded with in Ballarat. David Miller, who had a keenintered in the Eureka story and was electorate officer for John Mildren, became custodian of the flag for many years and presented it to the Ballarat Trades Hall for display. In 1994 the Ballarat Trdes Hall Eureka Flag traveled Australia as part of a touring Eureka collection at the time, the Secretary of the Ballarat Regiona Trades and Labour Council, Graeme Shearer said "...The Eureka Fag then, as it does not, sybolises the struggle for basic rights and democracy. On Wednesday 11th July 2001, following a ceremony to mark the refurbishment of the Galloway Monument, the Ballarat Trades Hall Eureka Flag was unveiled at a function in the Ballarat TradesHall by President of the Ballart Trades & Labour Council, Rhonda Young and Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks. Joe Toscano speaks at Ballarat Trades Hall while standing in front of a replica Eureka Flag.joe toscano, eureka flag, ballary trades hall

Colour photograph of a poppet head at Sovereign Hillsovereign hill, poppet head

Tower Hill is a volcanic formation believed to have erupted about 32,000 years ago. Its formation is known as a "nested maar" and it is the largest example of its type in Victoria. During formation, molten lava pushed its way up through the Earth’s crust and encountered a layer of water-bearing rock. Violent explosions followed creating a shallow crater which later filled with water to form the lake. Further eruptions occurred in the centre of this crater, creating the islands and cone shaped hills. In 1892 Tower Hill became Victoria’s first National Park. In 1961, Tower Hill became a State Game Reserve under the then Fisheries and Wildlife Department and a major re-vegetation program began. (https://www.towerhill.org.au/index.php/about-reserve/history, accessed 23 December 2019)A number of photographs taken at Tower Hill, including the lakes, volcanic ash layer, and koala.tower hill, ash layer, volcano

The interpretation centre at Tower Hill was designed by Robin Boyd. A number of colour photographs showing the Interpretation Centre at Tower Hill, and an number of emus.tower hill, volcano, robin boyd, emu

Colour photograph of the Smeaton Church Manse and outbuildingssmeaton, church, manse, smeaton church manse and outbuildings

The Ocean and Wattle Groves Precinct, Warrnambool is registered by Heritage Victoria, and is one of the earliest rural Housing Commission estates in Victoria. It is an intact, representative example of mid-twentieth century public housing in Victoria. It is of special historical significance for the Commission’s connection with the Warrnambool-born Walter Oswald Burt, one of the two key figures behind the slum-abolition movement and a founder of the building conservation movement.Colour panoramic photograph of houses in Wattle Grove, Warrnambool.walter burt, walter oswald burt, warrnambool, ocean grove, wattle grove, housing commission

Four colour photographs showing drystone foundations of the Dry Diggings Primary School.dry diggings, education, schools, dry diggings state school

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Colour photographs of the interior of the Royal Society of VIctoria, Melbourne.library, royal society of victoria

Colour photographs of a cottage in Hepburn Springs built by artist Victor Zelman.zelman cottage, victor zelman, hepburn springs

Colour photograph of a World War One memorial obelisk at Guildford. Names include: Annear, Bardi, Brocchi, Dewsnap, Dunstan, Greenwell, Horn, Kirkpatrick, Mein, Passalaqua, Solomano, Stevens, Tronfaroli, Vosti, Wilson, Wiltonannear, bardi, brocchi, dewsnap, dunstan, greenwell, horn, kirkpatrick, mein, passalaqua, solomano, stevens, tronfaroli, vosti, wilson, wilton, world war one, memorial,

The Big Tree is listed a a tree of State significance on the National Trust's Register of Significant Trees of Victoria for its outstanding size, curious fusion of branches, as an outstanding example of the species and as an important landmark.A number of colour photographs of Guildford's Big Tree - a River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis). The tres is believed to be one of the largest examples of the species in Victoria, and has been recorded as having a height of 30 metre, a canopy spread of 34 metres, and a trunk circumference of 9.35 metres. The tree was already an ancient giant when white settlers first arrived in the 1840s. On Saturday evening, February 28th 2015, just as dusk was falling, Guildford was hit hard by tornado-like winds, felling the big cottonwood tree down by the river, and tearing limbs from the iconic Big Tree, reducing it by an estimated one third. The debris has been cleared since then and the tree seems to have survived its ordeal, though its size is certainly diminished.big tree, guidlford, river red gum

Photographic views from the Alfred Passalaqua Memorial Lookout at Guildford.guildford, volcano, alfred passalaqua

A number of colour panoramic photographs showing the Ballarat Railway Station taken from the south platform. ballarat railwat station, platform, train

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

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.

Photographs showing the Eganstown Avenue of Honour, including a memorial which lists names. eganstown, eganstown avenue of honour, eganstown avenue of honor, world war one

Photographs showing the Eganstown Main Road from the War Memorial. eganstown, eganstown avenue of honour, eganstown avenue of honor, world war one

North Kew Newsagency, 93 Willsmere Road, North Kew.north kew newsagency, north kew village, newsagent, willsmere road, kew north

A number of photographs of a shop in the Central Victorian town of Guildford. j. sinclair, j. sinclair and sons, london house, guildford, money order, draper, grocer, signwriting

The trees were possibly planted on Arbour Day. Trees in the grounds of Drummond State School.drummond war memorial, drummond avenue of honour, world war one, drummond, drummond state school

Nimons Bridge was built in 1890, as part of the then Ballarat-Linton railway. The bridge is 17 spans with tall timber piers of four driven piles each, with triple sets of diagonal cross-bracing and walers and a single row of longitudinal horizontal bracing between piers. The spans are of a uniform twenty feet (6.1 metres), originally supported by four 21-inch x 9-inch (535 mm x 230 mm) Kauri timber beams per span, following the standard V.R. design of the period. When the superstructure was rebuilt after the 1953 fire, the timber beams were replaced with two 24-inch (610mm) deep rolled-steel-joists on each span. These are marked 'Lancashire Steel Co., Scotland' and are believed to have been second-hand. The deck of transverse-timber planks is 103.6 metres in length. Overall the bridge has an impressive appearance with its exceptionally tall triple-cross-braced piers creating a 'three-tiered' effect, with the deck 19.2 metres above the Woady Yaloak River. The Ballarat-Skipton line closed in 1985. Nimons Bridge has been recently restored, as part of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail. How is it significant? Nimons Bridge is significant for technical, historic and aesthetic reasons at a State level. Why is it significant? Nimons Bridge is technically significant as Victoria's fourth-tallest timber trestle bridge when built, and as the third-tallest surviving example. It is also the second-largest composite bridge combining traditional timber piers with RSJ spans and a timber deck and falls within a select group of fewer than ten timber railway bridges with horizontal longitudinal bracing between the piers and three sets of double cross-bracing on its tallest piers, creating a visually striking 'three tiered' effect that enhances its viaduct form. Nimons Bridge is historically significant as having served initially the mining community at Linton, then the Western District agricultural area and in later years a kaolin quarry at Pittong. Nimons Bridge is historically significant as a representative of the 'light' branch line methodology that stimulated the explosion of railway construction in Victoria during the 1880s, and provides an interesting contrast with the more solid and vastly more expensive railway viaducts built in similar terrain on Victorian main lines, at Moorabool and Taradale, in the late 1850s. Approached by a deep cutting and high embankment at either end, the bridge represents a very cost-effective late 19th century engineering solution to the characteristic physiography of western Victoria with flat basalt plains intersected by deep wide valleys occasionally subject to severe flooding. Nimons Bridge is aesthetically significant for its visually impressive viaduct form, crossing a deep and steep-sided valley that is part of a rich cultural landscape. Within close proximity of the bridge are mullock dumps, tailings, shaft sites and other relics of the deep-lead alluvial mining era. The bridge is the most visually spectacular timber-trestle rail bridge in Western Victoria and is among the most spectacular timber-trestle rail bridges surviving anywhere in Victoria. It is part of the Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail. Classified by the National Trust :02/10/2000 (http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/67986)Colour photograph of a log bridge known as Nimon's Bridge.ballarat-linton, nimons bridge, nimon's bridge, log bridge, viaduct, timber-trestle rail bridge

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Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery, Warrnamboolwhale, beach, surfing, logans beach, warrnambool

Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logan's Beach. surfing, logans beach, victoria, whales, coast, beach, warrnambool

Hard covered book dorothy wickham, clare gervasoni, eureka stockade

Colour photograph used in the television series 'Dr Blake'.car, dr blake

Three panoramas shoeing sunset over Ballarat East.sunset, ballarat, mount warrenheip