Barkly Street. Rider & Mercer engravers. Date unknown.ballarat east, ballarat east town hall, ballarat, library, barkly street, excelsior album, rider & mercer

Ballarat Haymarket circa 1906 viewed from the corner of Armstrong Street North and Mair Streets. This is the site of the Civic Hall. The Royal Highlander Hotel can be seen in the background. haymarket, commerical, ballarat, mair street, armstrong street, royal highlander, hotels, markets

Chauffeurs line up next to Morris Austin cars outside of Maclurain Motors Central Garage. Other businesses seen in the photo are Mathers Tailors and the Buchanan's Town Hall Hotel.armstrong street north, ballarat, commerical, automotive, morris austin, maclurain motors, central garage, mathers tailors, buchanan's town hall hotel

The East Ballarat Town Hall & Court House stood in Barkly Street. The library can be seen in the background.east ballarat town hall, barkly street, library, buildings

Paterson Laing & Bruce Cab Rank in the median strip of Sturt Street which is still yet to be formed with few trees. Notice the flag at half mast.sturt street, post office, town hall, cab rank, paterson laing

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

The church and hall are located on the Dana Street hill. The shade and hot houses of Lang's Nursery can be seen in the bottom right of the picture. This sketch comes from from the Premier Album of Ballarat Views circa 1870-1880.church, hall, building, wesley church, dana street, lang's nursery, commerical, 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

View from the Ballarat Town Hall Tower looking west. Buildings that can be seen are William Dawson Ironmonger and Walter Cornell Chemist. The slate roof of St Andrew's Kirk can also be seen.ballarat town hall tower, gardens, william dawson, walter cornell, commercial, st andrew's kirk, ballarat, ironmonger, chemist, church, sturt street

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

Horse Drawn Cabs parked outside of the Mining Exchange, Lydiard Street North. The striped veranda, iron frieze and barbers pole can be seen. Another feature in this photograph is The Old Colonist's Hall. mining exchange, ballarat, lydiard street north, old colonist's hall, horse drawn cab, building, commercial

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

12 man Iron Quoits team includes George & Charlie Harwood.ballarat trades hall, quoits, sport, people, george harwood, charlie harwood

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 garage was located in Bath Lane and was once the Cobb & Co. Letting Stables. Adam Lindsay Gordon lived in a cottage behind the stables. The Town Hall Hotel can be seen in the background. This was in the Ballarat Homecoming publication.j.mcdonald, motor garage, bath lane, cobb & co, adam lindsay gordon, town hall hotel, building, vehicle, commercial, ballarat, ballarat homecoming

The Criterion Hotel was situated on the corner of Sturt and Doveton Street North. This photo was taken facing NNW from the Town Hall Tower.criterion hotel, commercial, hotel, ballarat, town hall tower, sturt street, doveton street north

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

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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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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

This was for the marriage of Alf & Ruth Stamp at the home of John Hall in Rodier Street, Ballarat East.allen, alf stamp, ruth stamp, wedding, john hall, rodier street, ballarat east, building, private dwelling, costume, persons

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

This bridge carried pigs to a rail siding in Doveton Street North on the site of the former Civic Hall car park. It was demolished when the Civic Hall was built.rail bridge, market street, civic hall, streetscape, transportation, commerical