Looking west from Grenville Street along Sturt Street. A Horse Drawn Tram can be seen along with the Rotunda.sturt street, grenville street, streetscape, commerical, gardens, trams, horses, ballarat

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

Picture of the water lilies in the lily pond at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens with the Statuary Pavilion and statues in the background. Comes from the Ballarat Homecoming publication.lily pond, statuary pavilion, statues, garden, public, botanic gardens, ballarat homecoming

George Smith and his employees stand outside the Armstrong Street North Seed & Fruit Merchant shop. george smith, building, commerical, garden, ballarat

The Wendouree Parade residence of George Smith, Nurseryman. The house included an iron balustrade, glass window paned conservatory and square pillars holding up the veranda.george smith, wendouree parade, building, public dwelling, garden, ballarat, house

Nellie Allen pushes Valda Calaby in Swing Boat at the Ballarat Botanic Gardens.nellie allen, valda calaby, swing boat, play equipment, botanic gardens, ballarat, persons

At one time, 907 South Street won a garden competition. Unfortunately, a fire destroyed the building in 1938.south street, ballarat, building, private dwelling, garden

This photo shows Mrs Parry and children, Marjery and David, who would later become a plumber.windermere street, ballarat, marjery parry, david parry, building, house, garden, private dwelling

Elizabeth Whitla and her daughter, who was 6 at the time, stand outside their cottage. This building may have been on Essex Street.elizabeth whitla, ballarat, cottage, building, private dwelling, costume, garden

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Amelia Perkins and 2 unknown men stand in front of the new twisted wire fence at 318 Creswick Road.amelia perkins, creswick road, ballarat, building, gardens, private dwelling, residence

Jim Brehaut and his children, Jimmy & June, stand in front of the 'Flower Basket' ornamental flower bed at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.jim brehaut, jimmy brehaut, june brehaut, ballarat, botanic gardens, garden, costume

Standing out the front of their cottage are Harry, Carl, Elsa, Caroline and Minnie Schmidt. Note the unusual pattern of the iron frieze. carl schmidt, caroline schmidt, harry schmidt, elsa schmidt, minnie schimdt, building, garden, costume, private dwelling

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This photograph was taken as the Begonias were in full bloom at Easter 1923.keel house, ballarat botanic gardens, garden, public building, begonias

This brick house was built on the former site of Smith's Plant Nursery. It was owned at the time by J.A. Chisholm.wendouree parade, ballarat, private dwelling, building, garden, j.a. chisholm

This two story brick home was located on Wendouree Parade. raasay, john mcleod, building, private dwelling, house, garden, ballarat, wendouree parade

The Ballarat Botanic Gardens were once formally fenced and the gates closed at night. The gate posts still remain. The sign in photo 585 reads 'Motorists Drive Slowly'.ballarat botanic gardens, north gates, garden, streetscape

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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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Aerial view looking west from Stawell Street.victoria street, ballarat, ballarat east, streetscape, bulding, garden, houses, private dwelling, vehicle, aerial view

North east view of Sturt Street from Doveton Street North. You can see both electric trams and horse drawn cabs. Verandas with decorative balustrades. In the garden in the middle of the street are seats with sun shades.sturt street, postcard, streetscape, garden, building, commerical, vehicle

This house was built by Syd Weir. Perhaps his first private dwelling construction.victoria street, ballarat east, syd weir, private dwelling, building, garden

Theo Wilkins was an employee of H.V. Kay. The location of this house is unknown.theo wilkins, h.v. kay, building, private dwelling, ballarat, garden

Herbert & Arthur Tippett standing in the garden at a house in Webster Street. The sons of John (Jack) Tippett of Ronaldson & Tippett. Arthur died during the Second World War. The building is still there but has been altered.herbert tippett, arthur tippett, webster street, building, private dwelling, garden, ronaldson & tippett

The weatherboard cottage was located in Nerrina. Raynor Street was named after this family.raynor, nerrina, building, garden, people, private dwelling

The people riding the see saw are Ada Sykes and Maude White. The Eureka Stockade Memorial can be partially seen in the background.play equipment, eureka stockade reserve, eureka stockade memorial, see saw, ada sykes, maude white, garden