"ARARAT WAR MEMORIAL.- Remarkable simplicity and beauty are combined in the Ararat war memorial, which will be unveiled by Senator H.E. Elliott to-morrow. The monument is a simple rectangular stone mass, 12ft in length, 6ft in width, and 18ft m height, standing on a bluestone platform of three steps in the centre of a formal garden Surrounding the memorial is a bronze frieze, conceived from the classic frieze of the Parthenon in Athens depicting incidents in Australian engagements overseas. The frieze took the sculptor (Mr Wallace Anderson) two years to complete. The memorial was designed and supervised by Mr A.S. Hall. Photographs of the memorial are included in the collection at the architectural exhibition it the Town Hall." (The Argus, Friday 8 August 1930) A number of colour photographs showing details from the Ararat War Memorial.ararat, ararat war memorial, ararat cenotaph, wallace anderson, a.s. hall, world war, nurse

Theodore Jesse Hoover, brother of the 31st President of the United States, was born in West Branch, Iowa, on January 28, 1871. He attended Stanford and received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology and Mining in 1901. Following graduation his professional career started with the position of assayer for the Keystone Consolidated Mining Company. After one year, he became assistant manager for the Standard Consolidated Mine, and a year later he was promoted to manager of the operation. In 1907 Hoover went to London as general manager of Minerals Separation, Ltd. This company was developing the froth flotation process for recovering minerals from ores. Hoover took an active part in the development of the flotation concentration process and authored one of the first books on the concentration of ores by flotation. After four years with Minerals Separation, Ltd., Hoover entered private practice as a consulting mining and metallurgical engineer with offices in London and in San Francisco. He was very successful and held positions of consulting engineer, managing director, director, and president of many mining companies in America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. He returned to Stanford in 1919 as Professor of Mining and Metallurgy and Executive Head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgy. His experience and ability in organization made him a natural leader. He was influential in the formation of the School of Engineering at Stanford. The School was formed in 1925 and he was made dean, a position he held until his retirement in 1936. As dean of engineering, he promoted a broad fundamental training program for undergraduate engineering students. Under his guidance, emphasis was placed upon graduate work and he was responsible for developing strong graduate engineering curricula at Stanford. While dean he continued teaching and his course, "The Economics of Mining," developed into a book which was published in 1933. He became interested in the functions of engineers and, with Professor Fish, wrote a book entitled "The Engineering Profession" which was published in 1940 and revised in 1950. In addition to his academic activities he was generous in his hospitality. Faculty and students alike enjoyed the annual field day and barbecue at his Rancho del Oso, near Santa Cruz. He was widely read and had a lively interest in all the things he encountered. He speculated on the antiquity of man and man's early production processes. To verify an idea regarding flint tools, he studied their shapes and became proficient in making arrow heads. He was also interested in wild life, and was one of the founding members of the Cooper Ornithological Society. (http://engineering.stanford.edu/about/bio-hoover)Blue hard covered book of 547 pages including an index. Contents include mine valuation (sampling, ore deposits, ore reserves, financial provisions, sale of mineral product, metal prices, reports) and Mining Organization (Co-operative effort, Mining Companies, Promoting Mining Enterprises, fluctuations of share prices, valuation of mining shares, fakes and fallacies, the mining Engineer and the law) and Mine Management (Organization of staff, mine manager, efficiency, industrial relations, training and discipline, safety).inside cover 'Charles Bacon Mackay School of Mines'.mining, economics, hoover, stanford, mackay school of mines, mackay, bacon

Stawell was known as a gold mining town. The Stawell Town Hall clock and tower were erected by Mrs Norman Kelly in memory of her late father Cr George Barnes, a councillor of the Borough of Stawell over a period of 47 years, and also her mother, the late Emma Barnes. 10 May 1939. The animated mining scene on the Stawell Town Hall was incorporated into the tower from a bequest by Emma Kelly. It was officially opened by Sir Henry Bolte on 06 October 1969.Colour photograph of the Stawell Town Hall, and details such as the mining logo and plaques.stawell, stawell town hall, mining, george barnes, emma barnes, emma kelly, henry bolte

Burra is a town in South Australia's Copper triangle. View of mining remnants at Burra, South Australia from the Burra Lookout.

A selection of images of Ebenezer Aboriginal Mission.

THe old Koroit School is currently used at the Koroit Historical Society.koroit, education, school

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Colour photography of the Ballarat Arch of Victoryworld war, world war one, ballarat arch of victory, ballarat avenue of honour

Daylesford is a Central Victorian town known for mineral water and hospitality..1) Rainy, night scene looking down Vincent Street, Daylesford towards Hepburn Springs. .2) Former Daylesford Post Officedaylesford, post office, vincent street

John Fawkner was an early settler of Melbourne, Victoria.Sketch of John Fawkner's house in Melbourne. The sketch shows a sailing vessel in the Yarra River.john fawkner, melbourne, yarra, yarra river, sailing boat

While visiting Smythedale Cemetery the Buttercup was pointed out. It was commented that "it was rare to see a Buttercup these days".Colour digital image of a yellow buttercup growing in the Smythesdale Cemetery.buttercup, flora, smythesdale

The photographer took these night photos from his home in Bungaree, on close proximity to Mount Warrenheip.A bushfire on Mount Warrenheip, near Ballarat, photographed at night.warrenheip, fire, bushfire, bungaree

A bushfire broke out on Mount Warrenheip in May 2013.Eight photographs of Mount Warrenheip, near Ballarat, with clouds of smoke caused by a bushfire. The photos were taken from Bungaree.warrenheip, fire, bushfire, smoke

Washing machine in the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.washing, washing machine, burra

Colour photograph of a 4 wheeled buggy in the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.horse drawn, carriage, burra

Colour photograph of a petrol bowser in the grounds of the Bon Accord Museum, Burra, South Australia.petrol bowser, burra,

The scar on this tree probably resulted from bark being removed to make a canoe.Scarred tree on display in the Mildura Information Centre.aboriginal, aborigine, scarred tree, canoe

In 1860 Smeaton residents appealed for funds to establish a school. Patrick Curtain, and his co-workers raised more than £150 plus a land grant (Allot A, Sect 2, Township of Smeaton). Head Teacher John Forbes, with assistant Zillah North, opened a timber school building which measured 36ftx18ft (11.0x5.5m) on 1 September 1861 with 44 children. Rising enrolment to 65 in 1868 made building alterations necessary. During 1870-1 a residence of four rooms was supplied and in October 1882 a 20ftx18ft (6.1x5.5m) classroom. In 1907 a new brick building accommodated 122 children. Among notable ex-pupils are Major-General Bridgeford, Frank Wright ( Musical Director of the London County Council), Alex Wright, (AKA singer Andre Navarre), and Les Brooks. (Visions and Realisations) In 2013 it was announced that Smeaton Primary School would close. The Hepburn advocate reported: "A Department of Education spokesman has confirmed the Smeaton Primary School council recently voted unanimously to recommend the school close at the end of the year. The school currently has 12 students with enrollments dwindling during the past few years and no prep students to its boost numbers or its future. The school’s imminent closure comes as the Smeaton community gears up for the town’s 175th anniversary which will be celebrated later this year. School council member Kristi Pedretti said it had not been a decision made lightly. “There are 12 students – only one in grade 6, about eight in grade 5, two in grade 3, and one in grade 1 – and there’s only one girl in the school,” she said. “So it was a combination of everything – having that big group through in grade 5, but no preps coming through, and only one girl. “It’s hard for parents to see a future in the school.” Ms Pedretti has a son in grade 6, Jack, and is herself a former Smeaton Primary School student." .1) Red brick building .2) Smeaton Primary School logo .3) Smeaton Primary School Bell .4) Smeaton Primary School pakyground, including concrete cricket pitch.smeaton, school, education, bell, cricket, state school no. 552

A digital photograph of the Smeaton landscape taken from Elizatbeth Street. The view features Anderson's Millsmeaton, anderson's mill

The former school is now a private residence. Colour photograph of the former school and teacher's house at Kooroocheang. kooroocheang, education, school

Colour photograph of the volcano known as Mount Franklin as seen from Smeaton, Victoria.mount franklin, smeaton

Smeaton Hill was the name of the property first settled by squatter Captain John Hepburn and Elizabeth Hepburn.Five landscape photographs of the seven volcanic hills around Smeaton.smeaton, kooroocheang, john hepburn, john hepburn, elizabeth hepburn, volcano, volcanic

A volcanic hill as seen from Queen Street, Smeaton, Victoriasmeaton, volcano, volcanic

The Ballarat Civic Hall was built in the 1950s. The photographs were taken from the tower of the Ballarat Town Hall in 2006.Three photographs taken from the Ballarat Town Hall tower featuring Ballarat Civic Hall, a cream brick building built in the 1950s. .1) The cream brick Ballarat Civic Hall dominates this photograph, with Creswick road visible on the left. .2) The cream brick Ballarat Civic Hall is to the right of this photograph, with Creswick road visible on the left. The Bunge silos are in the centre. .3) Armstrong Street North, with Ballarat Civic Hall in the centre ballarat civic hall, civic hall, ballarat, creswick road, armstrong street north

Edwin (Ted) Cannon was born at Ballarat on 30 July 1895, the only son of Edwin and Florence Cannon. He studied art at the Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School. Ted displayed a talent for industrial design but it was his black and white work that 'drew' most attention. His cartoons and caricatures, heavily influenced by Phil May, were of a particularly high standard. During the Ballarat Exhibition of 1913 Ted's work was singled out for notice and he was awarded First Prize. After completing his art course Ted was employed as an assistant teacher at the Ballarat Technical Art School, before taking a position as cartoonist with the Ballarat Star newspaper at the end of 1914. With the war raging in Europe Ted discovered a darker aspect for his artwork, but, still, he could not resist depicting Turkey as a full-feathered, fez-wearing bird. In 1915 Ted was awarded the prestigious Victorian Education Department Senior Technical School Scholarship. Only months into his scholarship, Ted volunteered for the AIF. A keen member of the local 71st "City of Ballarat" Regiment Ted was already primed for a life in the army. He embarked from Port Melbourne on 23 November 1915 with reinforcements to the 6th Infantry Battalion bound for Egypt. It was during the Battle of Pozieres on the Western Front that Ted Cannon came into his own. His work with the Scout Platoon (under the command of Lieutenant Jack Rogers) sketching the enemy's gun emplacements proved invaluable to the Brigade and brought Ted to the attention of the Australian High Command. On 13 September 1916 Ted was given a special assignment for General C.B.B. White. Ted was sent out forward of the Old Mill at Verbrandenmolen (in the Ypres Salient) to draw a panorama of the German lines in the area from Hill 60 to The Bluff. It was a hazardous task and Ted was warned to be careful. Tragically he was sniped by an enemy machine-gunner and sustained severe abdominal wounds. Stretcher-bearers rushed him to the 17th Casualty Clearing Station where he was operated on by the doctors at 8.30 that night. With little chance of success, but ever resilient, Ted remained conscious almost to the end. He died early in the morning of the 14 September 1916. His body was buried in the large Military Cemetery at Lijssenthoek. See http://www.ballarat.edu.au/about-ub/history/art-and-historical-collection/ub-honour-roll/c/edwin-joseph-ted-cannon-1895-1916 Digital images of a number of cartoons published in the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1916. Ted Cannon sent cartoons home to Ballarat from the World War One front.edwin cannon, ted cannon, cartoons, world war, world war 1

The images depict the newly completed fourth Catholic Church at Kinglake. The previous three churches having been destroyed by 'Black Saturday' bushfire. The painting is oil on canvas. The historical continuity is expressed by the continuity of the skyline and the disconnectedness of the colours. it is not a literal depiction of each church, but a recognizable and symbolic image conveying resilience of faith of the local community. The first church was burnt down in a bushfire, the second burnt down by vandals, and the three burnt down in the 2009 bushfires known as 'Black Saturday'.The white cross and black fence at the lower left commemorated the remarkable fact that these remained intact after the 2009 bushfires. The red-orange can be the colour of the kinglake soil or the fires. The return of new life is indicated by the green growth on the burnt gumtrees. The presence of the Holy Trinity is shown above the entrance to the church. The return of new life is indicated by the green growth on the burnt gumtrees. The presence of the Holy Trinity is shown above the entrance to the church. The Holy Sprit is symbolized by the sulphur crested cockatoo, an Australian bird instead of the white dove. The symbol for the father is above the church in the triangle which has God's Holy Name (I AM) as given to Moses from the Burning Bush, written in Hebrew. Christ is represented by the cross above the entrance. The previous church was destroyed in the 2009 bushfires. The area is surrounded by 22,000 hectares of Kinglake National Park, the largest National Park close to Melbourne. The park was established in 1928 to protect native flora and fauna. Kinglake takes its name from Alexander Kinglake who travelled through the area in 1870. Photographs showing the newly built St Mary's Catholic Church at Kinglake. .1) Interior of Church .2) Painting of the Four Churches of Kinglake by Judy Racz .3-5) Views from the Church windows to the adjoining landscape .6) St Mary's Church groundskinglake, bushfire, black saturday, church, catholic, racz, st mary's catholic church kinglake

On the weekend of Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June the community of Smeaton organised celebratons to commemorate 175 years since the arrival of Captain John Hepburn, Elizabeth Hepburn, and their two children.Fourteen colour photographs of two horse drawn waggons operating during the 175th anniversary of John Hepburn Settling at Smeaton. The Waggons were moving from the Smeaton town centre towards Anderson's Mill.smeaton, 175th anniversary, anniversary, john hepburm, elizabeth hepburn, waggon, horse drawn, hors, waggon wheel, wagon

A number of photographs of Ballarat taken from the top of Ballarat's former State Offices, Camp Street.ballarat, ballarat state offices, ballarat trades hall, mt buninyong, mt warrenheip, bunninyong, warrenheip, ballarat post office, black hill, state offices

World War 1Worn on the collars of the Pioneers Corps, guns facing inwards, 1 on each side of the collars.Badge attributed to the Pioneers Corps WW1Pick and Gun, possibly brass materialmmm, pioneer, badge, ww1, anzac, great war, australian, soldiers