The City of Ballarat unanimously resolved to erect a Civic Hall in 1951. The architects, Gordon Murphy, of Melbourne, and H.L. and L.J. Colburn, of Ballarat, were commissioned in 1952. The Council constructed the foundations and footings for the building under the supervision of the former City engineer, Mr L.H. Finch, in 1953. These footings are of massed concrete. The design for the building took advantage of the cross fall of the land, providing for the Small Hall to be entered from the Doveton Street frontage through a foyer under the Main Stage, the structure is steel with brick panels, with accommodation for 1,592 persons in the Main Hall and 440 persons in the Lower Hall. Black and white photograph of a brick building known as Ballarat Civic Hall. It is located on the corner of Mair Street and Doveton Street North. The Shakespeare statue out the front of the building was unveiled on 17 November 1960. ballarat civic hall, civic hall, colburn, finch

Black and white photograph of the rear of the former Supreme Court. Built in 1868 as part of the Ballarat Gaol complex, it became part of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1947 and used for Electrical Engineering. It has now been transformed into a performing arts centre. New building shown is Amenities Building and was officially opened in 1981. Radiating beams used for the top window are made from Oregon wood. Thought to be the last building using this wood for this purpose. Drive up to the building comes off Grant Street. All this is part of Federation University - Grant Street Campus.Black and white photograph of the rear of the former Courthouse. Built in 1868, it became part of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1947. New building shown is the Amenities Building. All part of Federation University - Grant Street Campus.ballarat supreme court, ballarat gaol, ballarat school of mines, electrical engineering, performing arts centre, amenities building, oregon cedar, grant street, grant street, federation university

A black and white photograph of Ballarat School of MInes buildings along Lydiard Street South. ballarat school of mines, lydiard street south, ballarat gaol, h.m.prison ballarat, e.j. tippett hall, former ballarat wesleyan church

Typed letter on letterhead of the Commonwealth of Australia Postmaster-General's Department, District Telephone Office, Ballarat. The letter outlines requirements for extending the Ballarat School of Mines Telephone line (Ballarat 659) to the Ballarat Technical Girls' School in Hickman Street.telephone, ballarat school of mines, postmaster-general, hickman street, ballarat girls' technical school, f.b. reilly

Yields information about the disposal of the SEC Ballarat tramcar fleet and locations.Typed original of a list of disposals of the Ballarat Tramcar fleet, with corrections. Would have been used in the production of a duplicated list of disposals published to members April 1972 - See "Information for Members and Interested Parties", March 1972 or April / May 1972. Typed on foolscap paper. Gives a list of the trams and where there were at the time of publication and the current owner/custodian. Has handwritten changes in ink. See also Reg items 3929 and 6664 for other lists.sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars

The original of this photo is in the Kicinski Family Private Collection. Their ancestor William Holstead was hall keeper at the Ballarat Town Hall, so it is though he took these photographs. Three scanned images of black and white photographs showing Ballarat as viewed from the Ballarat Town Hall. .1- Ballarat towards the Ballarat Post Office and Black Hill 2. Along Sturt Street Ballarat 3. Along Sturt Street and Bridge Street Ballarat looking towards Mt Warrenheip.ballarat, ballarat townscape, sturt street, black hill, tram, warrenheip. bridge street, holstead

Photograph of the early years of the Ballarat College of Advanced Education at Mt Helen. On the left is the first stage of the student accommodation with a bridge connecting it to the campus. The car park located near the lakes is next to the Physical Education building. This is before the swimming pool has been added. The building with large white external structure is the E.J.Barker Library before the top floor has been built. This floor is where the Geoffrey Blainey Research Centre is housed.Photograph mounted on heavy white card which is then mounted onto black board. Aerial photograph of Ballarat College of Advanced Education at Mt Helen.ballarat college of advanced education, student accomodation, physical education, swimming pool, e j barker library, geoffrey blainey research centre, student residences

In 1947 classes at the Ballarat Teachers' College were held in the bluestone building at the Dana Street Primary School.Seven staffmembers of the Ballarat Teachers' College pose in front of a building in the grounds of the Dana Street Primary School. Standing Left to right: Carl Bryan, Trudy Kentish, Mephan McEwin, Alan Sonsee. Sitting left to right: Beth Hughes, W.F. (Frank) Lord, Monica Millerballarat teachers' college, ballarat, monica miller, sonsee, bryan, kentish, mcewin, hughes, lord, dana street, dana street primary school, frank lord, alan sonsee, university women

The Loreto Chapel, or Children’s Chapel as it was known, was built between 1898 and 1902. The architect was William Tappin and the builder, George Lorimer. It is built in an English Gothic style with French influence. The stone is Barrabool Hills sandstone from near Geelong with white Oamaru, New Zealand, stone detailing. Building was interrupted through lack of funds but the project was finally completed with a large bequest from the German Countess Elizabeth Wolff-Metternich, who had been a student at the Convent in 1898. The Countess tragically died on a return visit to her family in Germany. The inside of the Chapel is decorated in soft pastel colours with artwork and statuary donated to the sisters by Ballarat and Irish families. The Rose Window over the Organ Gallery depicts St. Cecilia, patron saint of music, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The windows over the altar depict the instruments of the Passion of Christ. The marble altar features the Nativity scene as was requested by the children. The interior of the Chapel was restored in 1999 through the bequest of past pupil, Lucy Kerley and maintenance is continued with a bequest from past pupil, Eileen Macintyre (McGrath) (https://loreto.vic.edu.au/loreto-college/facilities/loreto-chapel/, accessed 06 June 2019_ Colour photograph of a chapel at Loretto convent, Ballarat. The chapel is made of Barrabool sandstone. loreto chapel, ballarat, children's chapel, william tappin, george loromer, english gothic, elizabeth wolff-metternich

Early photograph of the Ballarat Post Office taken from the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. A gas lamp stands in the middle of the intersection. People standing and talking on the roads. The Post Office was built in two sections. Section one built in 1864. Section two and the tower were built in 1885. It was built in the Victorian Italianate design. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in to provide more internal space. The tower was a feature - the top having a cast iron balustraded widow's walk.Ballarat Post Office - view north along Lydiard Street from its intersection with Sturt Street. Image taken in 1897. Gas lamp in the middle of the intersection. Numerous people are seen standing in the middle of the road talking. There are wires noticeable but cannot verify if they are electric or for the telephone. Electricity was produced in Dana Street Ballarat as early as 1895post office, gas lamp, overhead wires, tower, arched headed windows, victorian italianate design, widow's walk, ballarat post office

Dr Janice Newton has had a long term interest in Indigenous Studies and Aboriginality, and has published papers linking Aboriginality to the counterculture and to artists and musicians. She has published a paper commenting on Ballarat's response to the death in 1896 of King Billy, the so called 'last of his tribe'. Janice has recently taught courses on 'The Anthropology of Indigenous Art' and 'Indigenous History' at Federation University Australia.56 page soft covered booklet outlining the life of Ballarat's Mullawallah (also known as King Billy or Frank Wilson). Numerous photographs. The book 'Mullawallah: The Last King Billy of Ballarat' is an initiative of Victorian Interpretive Projects. It is available for purchase for $15.00 (additional for postage). Please email [email protected] for further details. Images include: Ercildoun, Lake Burrumbeet, Lal Lal Falls, William Buckley, Warrenheip, King Billy and his Camp in McCree's Paddock, King Billy and His Tribe, Carl Walter King Billy, Mary of Carngham, Rosa of Carngham, King Billy (Bullip Bullip), Queen Mary of Buninyong, Queen Marie of Ballarat, Queen Mary and King Billy and their original mia mia, Football at Ercildoune, Thomas Jerusalem, Samuel Wilson, Frank the last of the Ballarat Tribe, The Burial of King Billy, King Billy's Grave. mullawullah, frank wilson, king billy, aborigines, wathauwrung, wadawurrung, aboriginal, ercildoun, ercildoune, lake learmonth

Book or Program - "Ballarat Heritage Festival - May 7 to 30 (2021), 40 pages, centre stapled, giving the detailed program for the Festival following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to COVID-19. Has a table of contents and a message from the Mayor, Dr Daniel Moloney. Has a preliminary image of tram 18 as the "Night Tram" on page 8 and an image of 26 on page 23m, and a full page entry on page 33. See Reg Item 8142 for newspaper clippings.trams, tramways, city of ballarat, events, heritage, festival program

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 22/1/1972 about Ballarat seems doomed to become a city of silence, a dead city, unless something is done quickly to bolster its failing industrial and population growth. Quotes statements the previous day by Mr Maurie Calnin, the President of the Retired Railwaymen's Association. Notes the loss of the trams, decentralisation, transport problems, a bus service in Gregory St. and that the means test should be lifted for all people above 70 years.In blue ink near top right hand corner '22/1/72'trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, bus services

Five photographs of the former Ballarat Gaol gates and walls, now part of the Ballarat School campus.former ballarat gaol, gaol gates, gao walls

Coloured street map of Greater Ballarat, including Sebastopol, and portions of the Shires of Ballarat, Buninyong, and Grenville.ballarat, map, greater ballarat association, sebstopol, canadian, eureka, alfredton, wendouree, ballarat east, mount pleasant, zilles print

Black and white photograph showing an exterior view of the Ballarat Base Hospital., Drummons Street, Ballarat.ballarat hospital, ballarat base hospital

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up on floats for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats, alumni, student activity

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats, student activity, procession, students, lydiard street south, administration building, a building

Photographs of Ballarat School of Mines students dressed up in preparation for the Ballarat School of Mines Procession. ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines procession, ballarat school of mines floats