The image is of an ESCo tram just to the west of the Armstrong and Sturt St. intersection with the Ballarat Town Hall, the National Mutual building in the background. Tram traveling east. Tram has a destination box on the roof, but no driver's windows, say 1906 - 1912 or 1910c. Some horse-drawn vehicles in the image. Snows has a "Summer Clearance" sign on the building. From Reg Item 5129, appears to be tram No. 5. See also 8890, 8414 for other versions of this image.Yields infomation about Sturt St and ESCo tramsPostcard - coloured - Sturt St, card printed in Germany and number B374 19, with light brown ruled lines on rear.On rear is a letter to a lady in Adelaide with a 1d Victorian stamp, possibly during 1911ballarat, tramcars, esco, sturt st, town hall, tram 5

Postcard - titled "Sturt St Ballarat Vic" showing the view along the south side of Sturt St from Grenville St looking west. Has tram No. 12 in the view, part way fitted with dash canopy lighting - c1960. In the view are the 8-hour monument, the T&G building, the Mechanics Institute advertising Davies Bread and Robur Tea, the Odeon Theatre, the National Mutual building, and the Town Hall. Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene along Sturt St from Grenville St.Postcard printed by Kodak and a copy photograph of Rose Stereograph Co. postcard, No P 13491 with trimming marks along the top edge.ballarat, trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, tram 12

Illustration or photograph looking at the Grenville St tram terminus. One of the trams is a Sebastopol-type tram No 22. Has the large shelter in the background and another tram in the view. Taken c1913, following the introduction of the Sebastopol-type tram. From a Rose Series postcard - Rose Number 1710. Note the Mechanics Institute advertising sign on their building advertising the institute rather than a company. The 8-hour monument at the end of the central median can be seen. On the rear is an illustration of Shoppee's Square in the median strip. See item 4083 for a postcard.Yields information about the operation of ESCo trams in Sturt St and in particular the Sebastopol type.Black and white Illustration cut from a journaltramways, trams, sturt st, esco, grenville st, sebastopol type, tram 22, shoppee's square

Coloured Postcard looking east along Sturt St south side from Lydiard St, with Mt Warrenheip in the view. A tram is parked in the loop. The Robbie Burns statue, Ballarat Gas Co and the Buckshead Hotel are in the view. Based on the cars, c1950. Published by Valentine Publishing Co. Demonstrates a coloured postcard produced by Valentine.Postcard - coloured - divided back, not used.sturt street, ballarat, mt warrenehip

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Framed sepia photograph showing Ballarat looking north over Sturt Street from Armstrong Street. The photograph was taken soon after the tower of the Ballarat Town Hall was built. Businesses shown in the photograph include Criterion House, W. Proctor Coach Builder, Lestor's Family Hotel, City Shoing Forge, Tattersall's Hotel, Burke's Hotel, Hislop's Hotel, Bell and Wright's Timber Yard, Mrs Binstedballarat, sturt street, armstrong street, ballarat town hall, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale

This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall. Further details on the photographer, William H. Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._Bardwell Framed Black and White photograph showing Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall. The photo shows the intersection of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, and is taken in the direction of the Ballarat Post Office. It shows the Ballarat Railway line in the background, and the Burke and Wills Memorial Fountain in the foreground on the right.. The Ballarat Post Office is located in the centre of this photograph. There is no tower on the Post Office. The tower and other extensions were built in 1879.ballarat post office, sturt street, camp street, ballarat townscape, william bardwell, fotobiennale, arts academy, art academy, lydiard street, ballarat, william h. bardwell

Horse drawn wagon delivery of the Evening Echo outside the Westbrook's Music Warehouse in Sturt Street, Ballarat. A council owned steam roller rolls up the street.evening echo, westbrook's music warehouse, sturt street, ballarat

When this shop was gutted to become a Subway the remnants of a former use were uncovered. It caused interest in Ballarat so the building redevelopment quickly proceeded. This photograph was taken during the few days when the Batt and Lyons evidence was on show.Photograph of a shop on the corner of Sturt Street and Raglan Street Ballarat undergoing refurbishment. It was redeveloped into a Subway (2012).ballarat, service station, batt, lyon

Printed black and white postcard of an ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906 - 7 - has a destination box. Has a number of pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the east side of the intersection, looking towards the Town Hall, with the National Mutual Insurance building and Snows in the photo. Also shows the overhead arrangements - two wire for Sturt St, single for Lydiard St, coming into the intersection. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along the top edge. On rear of postcard are the words "Post Card", has initials "WTP" in bottom left hand corner, a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled 1/5/07, stamp "5". Divided back type. Address to Mrs T.D. Cayett? Falcon St, North Sydney NSW. Note about their travels, where they stayed and that they had travelled to the Gardens by tram. See item 8237 for a coloured version. Black and white postcard - titled "Sturt Street Ballarat" - used 1907trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, town hall

Photographs of buildings in Ballarat's Sturt Street. Buildings include Central Tea Mart; Rockcliff.Doyle Family Grocers; Glennie's Boot Store. Solomon and Bardwell; Union Oil Co., ballarat, sturt street, solomon and bardwell, albert street, grenville street, solomon & bardwell, glennie's boot store, rockliff & doyle family grocers

A lovely shot of the western end of Sturt Street, looking east to Mt Warrenheip. Not much traffic today! Just a tram and an early Holden, yet at the time of this photograph, this was the main highway through to Adelaide. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library.sturt street, trams

A night scene on Sturt Street looking east at night during the Centenary Celebrations in 1938. The dome on the National Mutual Building can be seen in the foreground.sturt street, centenary, national mutual, ballarat, traffic

Coloured photograph of the section on the corner of Camp and Sturt Streets Ballarat showing the extension to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. These are the former Library (white building) and shops. In the background on the right can be seen the back of the former Mining Exchange.Coloured photograph of the section on the corner of Camp and Sturt Streets Ballarat showing the extension to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. These are the former Library (white building) and shops. In the background on the right can be seen the back of the former Mining Exchange.camp street, sturt street, library, mining exchange

Postcard - black and white - titled Murray Views No. 29 - Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat Vic.", actually looking east from Doveton St towards Black Hill and Grenville St. Has tram 32 westbound to Gardens via Drummond St North. Divided back postcard with details of the maker on the right hand side, MV symbol and a space for a stamp. In the view are Lester House, Tunbridges, Crockers and the Post Office Tower. A Plume sign is also visible.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St in the early 1950's, tram operations, buildings and motor vehicles.Postcard - divided back, unused Murray Viewstrams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, tram 30

Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. "The Hideaway" was in Sturt Street Ballarat during 1960s-70s. The propriotor was Graeme McKenzie. He was the manager and swimming teacher at the Eureka Pool until it was taken over by the YMCA. He was also on the committee of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Park. Buff coloured thick card with black printzilles printers, graeme mckenzie, the hideaway, coffee lounge and restaurant, sturt street ballarat, eureka pool, eureka stockade memorial park, swimming teacher

Established in 1885, the store was located on Sturt Street near the Ballarat Fire Brigade Station.red house bakery, john taylor, building, commericial, shop, sturt street, ballarat

Gold was discovered in Ballarat in 1851 when many people rushed to the diggings. A monument commemorates the centenary of the finding of gold at Poverty Point and is dedicated to the memory of pioneer miners of Ballarat. It records gold yields, nuggets and the richest recorded yields of both alluvial and quartz mines. The replica gold nugget on the monument is the `Welcome Nugget`, found in Ballarat in 1858, weighed 2,217 ounces and was sold for £10,500. The memorial, known as the Pioneer Miners’ Monument, was made to commemorate Ballarat's gold centenary. It was proposed that part of the Pioneers' Memorial Fund might be used. This fund was started with £1300 profit from the 1938 centenary celebrations. (Age (Melbourne), The monument was created by John Edward Skilbeck, a toolmaker with Ronaldson and Tippett. John Skilbeck had a deep interest in Ballarat History, and undertook much research with Bert Strange and Keith Stacpoole. Councilllor William Ernest Roff provided the copper for the memorial from scrap copper obtained during his plumbing business. The copper was reworked by John Skilbeck, and was soldered in the kitchen of his home at 14 Frank Street. Colour photograph of the gold monument on the corner of Sturt Street and Albert Street, Ballarat. It commemorates the discovery of gold at Poverty Point in August 1851, and was The monument was unveiled in 1951 and is mainly constructed of large piecesof quartz, with a miniature popper head on the top made of copper. Mounted on the side is a replica of the Welcome Nugget, which was unearthed on the corner of Humffray and Mair Streets, Ballarat on 09 June 1858.FRONT This monument was erected by the Ballarat Historical Society to commemorate the finding of gold at Poverty Point 21st August 1851 and is dedicated to the memory of/ pioneer miners of Ballarat LEFT SIDE Richest recorded yields alluvial mines Band of Hope 303269 Ozs Prince of Wales 168929 Koh I Noor 164157 Great Redan Ex 110111 Albion 107125 Bonshaw Fr 96520 Park 94699 St George 86702 Sir Wm Don 76830 Hand in Hand 76830 Sir Henry Loch 43562 Quartz Mines Star of the East 256758 Ozs Band of Hope 158299 Victoria United 152013 N Woah Hawp 129562 New Normanby 127562 Britannia 103225 Llanberris No 1 100533 Black Hill 91665 Last Chance U 83766 Llanberris 71364 Speedwell 66000 South Star 64444 Sulieman Pasha Companies 62666 RIGHT Recorded gold yield 20606000 ozs Nuggets Alluvial Welcome 2217 ozs Saraha Snads 1619 Lady Hotham 1177 Canadian 1 1117 Canadian 2 1011 Koh 1 Noor 834 Eureka 625 Lady Loch 617 Prince of Wales 606 Bakery Hill 571 Native Youth 540 Faboulous yields of earliest diggings not offically recorded Quartz Nuggets N Woah Hawp 5-- 300 200 Ozs White Horse 500 Woah Hawp 444 266 262 Canton 257 200 Q Victoria lease 410 U Black Hill Coy 315 Tinworths 250 Parade Coy 245gold monument, ballarat, skilbeck, poppet head, j.e. skilbeck, john skilbeck

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in Australia" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Has slide No. "3" stamped in red in top corner. Photo taken from the Ballarat Post Office steps, looking across to the post office at night. Has the Town Hall and Sturt St. decorated with lights. "Sturt Street Ballarat" "4/56"tramways, trams, sturt st, royal visit, illuminations, town hall

Agfacolour slide with words "Agfacolour" in blue top and bottom on one side, white cardboard mount with thick blue border on the printed side. Possibly hand done. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/1956. Photo taken from the Ballarat Post Office footpath looking across to the Town Hall, with a single truck tramcar waiting on the north side, a bogie car on the south side, with a number of vehicles in the background. Slide is very dark/blue colour. The Town Hall has large numerals "100" in white, with the word "1855" apparent on the nearest side. The corresponding year is partially hidden by trees."Sturt Street Ballarat" "8/56"tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall

Colour photograph of statue in Sturt Street Ballarat.robert burns, statue, ballarat, sturt street

Colour photograph of statue in Sturt Street Ballarat.robert burns, statue, ballarat, sturt street

Photograph - black and white. A full lengh portrait of a female in her wedding dress, flowers around her waist, collar and bouquet on floor, veil hanging at back of headpiece.Richards & Co., 19 Sturt Street, Ballarat.person, individual, female portrait, portrait of a female. wedding dress.

Sepia photo: large group - 3 rows of women dressed in long white dresses; all women are wearing a ribbon on their chest. Two rows of men dressed in black suits, with stand up collars and bow ties. Woman in centre of 2 row has lace covered long dress and is carrying a pointer. Possibly Bendigo Choral Society 1912?Richard & Co., 23 Sturt Street, Ballaratperson, group, performing group

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - coloured - of an ESCo tram near the intersection of Armstrong St. and Sturt St. travelling west along the south side of Sturt Street with the Post Office and bank buildings on the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts in the view. Photo appears to be taken soon after opening of the electric trams, ESCo tram has destination board on the front dash of the tram. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards

Photograph - looking east along Sturt Street from Grenville St showing the various buildings on both sides of Sturt St. One ESCo tram in the view along with many people and one horse-drawn vehicle. The photo was taken before the construction of the large office/waiting room shelter at the tram terminus - possibly c1906. This photo is used in item 2688 - same image but more defined colours within a gold background flowery oval.Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St.Postcard coloured, divided back, unused, Valentine & Sons.Has marking "55393 JV" along the bottom edge. tramways, trams, esco, sturt st

Photo shows the view looking east along Sturt Street from Harry's building, The card has been wrongly titled as looking west. Tram 32 is westbound to the Gardens. In the view are Lester House, Crockers, and Tunbridge's stores. On the rear Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle has drawn in a diagram of the track arrangements, where the tram was. His notes are "Sturt St looking EAST, 1948. No. 32 painted the new colour scheme. Photo taken from Doveton St corner." See item 5313 for a digital image of this postcard.Yields information about the view from the SW Corner of Sturt St looking north east.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 32