Main Street Looking East. Post Office 1980'sstawell streetscape

Studio Portrait of Elizabeth Harris nee Thomas 1880’s stawell

Portrait Joseph Lawrence Mitchell 1940’s in WW2 in uniform.stawell deep lead

Example of type of first homes built in the area, in the 1950'sBlack and white photo.

Sepia Photograph of Grampians House Halls Gap 1940'sstawell

Ashen's Homestead (Remnants) c1920’s after a violent storm.Front view of the building.stawell

Stawell Town Hall c1950's. Murray Views No. 12.stawell

Commercial Hotel c1980's. Upper Main Street Stawell. stawell businesses

The Ballarat Technology Park is associated with Federation University Australia. The first stage commenced on 03 August 1989 when the first sod was turned by Hon, David White, Minister for Industry, Technology and Resources. John Beaumont was the Director of the Ballarat Technology Research and Development Park in 1989.Twenty items relating to the History of the Ballarat Technology Park as collected by John Parkin. .1) Handwritten notes by John Parkin on the history of the Ballarat Technology Park .2) Letter from A.E. Helyar (Shire of Buninyong Secretary), 08 March 1988 .3) Shire of Buninyong Minutes 07 June 1988 .4) Development of High Technology Activity by Jack Barker .5) Definition of a Technology Park by Derek Woolley .6) Shire of Buninyong minutes 28 June 1988 .7) Shire of Buninyong minutes 19 July 1988 .8) Invitation to a reception to commemorate the inauguration of the Ballarat Technology Park (John Parkin) by Shire of Buninyong President Cr Judith Coull to be held on 03 August 1989. .9) Invitation to a reception to the Ballarat Technology Park (John Beaumont) .10) Ballarat Courier article 04 August 1989 .11) Draft letter to Professor Geoffrey Blainey from John Parkin .12) Letter to the Editor from John Parkin, 18 December 2000 .13) University of Ballarat Development Appeal, 04 November 1994 .14 & .15) Invitation to installment dinner to celebrate the installation of Professor Geoffrey Blainey as Chancellor of the University of Ballarat to be held in the Union Building (now Albert Coates Building), Mt Helen campus .16) Letter to the editor from John Parkin .17) Letter from John Beaumont, 25 November 1994 .18) Invitation to the opening of the ISSC Southern Region Data Centre to be held on 24 November 1995. .19) Letter from Barry Traynor, 13 December 1995 .20) Planning Scheme information relating to the LaTrobe Research and Development Zone. .1) 2nd May 2005 History of Technology Park (I.T. centre) The history of the Technology Park started back in the mid-1980s. At the time I was a Buninyong Shire Councilor and as such I was Buninyong's representative on the then Ballarat Development Committee. At one of our meetings we received a request for information on a suitable site for a technology park. The requirements were for a site adjacent to a tertiary institution, secluded for security purposes and large enough to contain such a development. The next morning I contacted our Shire Engineer at the time, Newell Barrett and we drove around the area we both agreed that the current site was the most suitable we saw to meet the requirements. At the time it was owned by George Morrison. however the original enquiry to the B.D.C. came to nothing but the Shire Council and the B.D.C. decided to investigate the possibility of the site becoming a technology Park and information was collected. At about this time Mr Morrison put the property on the market and it was bought by a Ballarat builder, Mr John Beaumont, with the idea of developing it as a residential area. Council then arranged a meeting with Messrs Morrison and Beaumont to discuss the matter. I remember Mr Morrison saying he did not care what was done with it he just wanted to sell it and move down to the coast. Mr Beaumont, on the other hand, said he wasn't ready to retire yet and the idea interested him. As a result a committee consisting of the B.C.A.E., B.D.C. and Buninyong Shire Council (and Mr Beaumont) was formed to plan the development and rezone the area to technology park. It was previously zoned residential land and would seem to have been suitable for sub-division and residential development - its close proximity to the College being a major factor in its favour. The point of this is if Mr Beaumont had insisted on pursuing his original plan and had opposed the rezoning, I am quite confident he would have won an appeal at the A.A.T . (Administrative Appeals Tribunal - forerunner of V.C.A.T.) and the I.T. centre would not have got off the ground and the area would be covered with houses. But Mr Beaumont did go into the project with enthusiasm and the first stage was commenced on the 3rd August 1989 when the first sod was turned by Hon. David White, the Minister for Industry, Technology and resources (See the Courier 4th August 1989) Mr Beaumont went overseas to study similar parks and look for tenants. Unfortunately government did not support the project as they have now and apparently Mr Beaumont was ahead of his time for the private sector so Mr Beaumont could not continue the development and the site eventually passed to the College. I personally think more could have been done ... The work done by the Buninyong Shire Council and Ballarat Development Committee seems to have been forgotten as according to the Courier December 21, 2000 we are told the Park opened in 1995 as a joint venture between the City and the University. As a former Councillor said to me on the day "What happened to the plaque David White unveiled in 1989!" If there is any other information you want, please contact me. You may use my file for reference. Kind regards John Parkin PS I always felt a bit guilty that I encouraged John Beaumont and he was left in the lurch. ballarat technology park, parkin, john parkin, helyar, barker, woolley, shire of buninyong, beaumont, blainey, geoffrey blainey, southern region data centre, greenhill enterprise centre, stan jeffrey, jeffrey, john beaumont, david white

Corporal Francis John Papworth (VX66806) served in the 2/2 Australian Commando Squadron in Timor, New Guinea and Borneo, Tarakan during World War II. His pencil drawn images of the John Viera and his family during 1942. This work of soldiers is significant as a work produced by a serving soldier on location during WWII and is a unique example of an artistic work showing the men and their surroundings at the time. Strong provenance as part of the family collection.Multiple pencil drawings on white paper board showing three drawings images of John Viera and his family by Corporal F. J. Papworth during his Commando service on Timor in 1942 during World War II. One of the drawings is of John Viera, five rough drawings and a sketch of the Viera family group.john viera and his family during 1942

Black and white photograph of trams W3 661 (Route 4 Carnegie) and X2 675 (Point Ormond) , Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick Station, during the lowering of the railway line, 1960. Photo by John Alfred. Yields information about alterations to tram services during a level crossing removal project.Photograph - Black and White - trams 661 and 675 ElsternwickHas details handwritten on rear, and John Alfred Stamp. tramways, tramcars, glenhuntly rd, level crossing, elsternwick, tram 661, tram 675, w3 class, x2 class, point ormond

Photo depicts the Geelong Returned Soldiers and Sailors Woollen and Worsted Mill Board of Directors in 1938. Pictured are: Secretary - E.J. Fairnie; Director - G.W. McDonald; Chairman - D.P.C. Wilson; Managing Director - A. Schofield; Director - Padre Charles Neville; Director - F.H. BurnRSS Mill Board of Directors, 1938.GEELONG R.S. & S. WOOLLEN & WORSTED CO-OPERATIVE / MANUFACTURING COY. LIMITED / BOARD OF DIRECTORS / 22nd OCTOBER, 1938 The / Lockwood Studios / Geelongtextile mills, returned soldiers and sailors mill, fairnie, mr edward john - returned soldiers and sailors mill schofield, mr albert m.b.e. - returned soldiers and sailors mill wilson, mr d. p.c. - returned soldiers and sailors mill

This photograph belonged to the Lock family before being acquired by the Museum.Black & White Photograph of Captain John Barnard Lock and his wife Elizabeth (nee Cavell).local history, photography, captain john barnard lock & elizabeth, black & white photograph, lock family, john barnard lock jnr

Library Committee purchased enlargement 18/8/1919Photographic portrait of John Treweek, Athenaeum Secretary/Librarian in natural oak frame on gold mount

Black and white photo of Mr. John Brown, first School Master of Vermont state Schoolbrown, john, vermont state school, no. 1022

Black and white studion photograph of John Joseph Gervasoni in an Australian World War One uniform.yandoit creek, john joseph gervasoni, world war one

Colour photograph of a detail from the stained glass window at St John of God Hospital, Ballarat.stained glass, st john of god hospital, ballarat, bishop, pectoral cross

John Hogan Gervasoni (rider) and Colin Jenkins (jockey) riding a tricycle in the backyard. There is washing on the line. john hogan gervasoni, colin jenkin, washing day.

Church of Christ Sloane Street c1920’s corner of Skene Streetstawell religion

Stawell High School Students (Late 1920’s) Jean LangsfordLarge number of students lined up beside high school building.stawell education

Portrait of Rowan Jack. Father was a police magistrate in Stawell. c1900'sstawell

Group of Females (Concert) 1920’s Advertising Pelaco Shirt Collarsstawell entertainment

Debutante Group c1930’s on the occasion of a ball held by the district hospital.stawell

Mining Scene - Welshman’s Cyanide Works Deep Lead 1930'sGroup of men in work clothes standing in front of cyanide vats and horses attached to carts.stawell mining

Stawell High School 1920’s with bell tower before demolition.stawell education

Presbyterian Sunday school building Scallan Street c 1930's.Two copies of a timber building with corrugated iron roof. The building is known as the Presbyterian Sunday School. St. Matthews Sunday Schoolstawell religion