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Document, John McClare, n.d
Potted history of John and Mary McClare, arrived in Melbourne 1855 from Galway, Ireland.Potted history of John and Mary McClare, arrived in Melbourne 1855 from Galway, Ireland. Bought 55 acres on Canterbury Road. He paid 4 ponds per acre. he carried goods to the goldfields with his bullock team. Later he had a tannery and leather business on Canterbury Road. Their 1st child, Agnes was first white child born in the district. in 1862 John brought out his wife's brother and 2 sisters. Katherine and John Madden. John Madden took a selection on the south side of Canterbury Road.Potted history of John and Mary McClare, arrived in Melbourne 1855 from Galway, Ireland. mcclare, john, bowen, michael, mcclare, mary, mcclare, agnes, mcclare james, mcclare, rose, madden, katherine, madden, john, delaney's road, canterbury road, vermont, vermont -
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Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, [408?] Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, 19/01/2019
... Office goldfields Armstrong Street South Ballarat brick bluestone ...A brick house at Armstrong Street South, Ballarat under restauration, showing lath and plaster.. armstrong street south, ballarat, brick, bluestone, architecture -
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Work on paper - Etching, Sydney Long, 'Westminster' by Sydney Long, 1920, c1935
Sydney LONG (20 August 1871-23 January 1955) Born Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 20 Aug 1871 Sydney Long is best known for his art nouveau inspired depictions of the Australian landscape. Travelling to London in 1910, Long studied printmaking at the Central School of Arts and Crafts and was taught etching by Frank Emanuel and Malcolm Osborne. Etchingsydney long, etching, tower, architecture -
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Ceramic, Mugs by Jacky Ragless
Jacky RAGLESS Starting pottery in Brighton, South Australia before moving to Gawler, South Australia. At times she travelled to Coober Pedy to work with David Rowe at Underground Pottery. Two mugs with glaze decoration. jacky ragless, australian studio pottery -
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One Crowded Hour, Tim Bowden, 1987
A biography of Australian cameraman Neil Davis. Davis predominantly worked in South East Asia covering wars in the region. In 1985, he was shot and killed during a coup attempt in Bangkok.Insights into South East Asian regional conflicts with biographical detail.Paper; book. Front cover: black and white photograph of Neil Davis; black & red text.Front cover: title; author's name; short quote from review by the Weekend Australian.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, south east asia, davis, neil, war, coups, foreign correspondents, bowden, tim, interviews, biography -
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Felicia: the political memoirs of Don Dunstan, Dunstan, Don, 1981
Don Dunstan was a South Australian state politician known for progressive reforms. He was premier of South Australia over the periods June 1967-April 1968 and June 1970-February 1979. He resigned from politics in 1979 and died in 1999.The book forms part of Labor Party history in South Australia and is of an autobiographical nature.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; black and white photograph of Don Dunstan; red and yellow lettering.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, dunstan, don, south australian parliament, premier - south australia, politics, politicians -
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Towards peace in Indo-China, (Chatham House essays, 14), Eden, Anthony, 1966
Eden was Foreign Secretary in the United Kingdom for three terms and one of the authors of the Geneva Conference agreements on Indo-China in 1954. The Indo-China war happened from 1946-1954.Significant to the Indo-China War, UK foreign policy and politics.Paper; bookgeneva conference, indo-china, south east asia, war, indo-china war, btlc, ballarat trades hall, foreign policy, foreign secretary - united kingdom, french indo-china -
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Photograph - Photograph - black and white, Ballarat, 1870, 1870
... Office goldfields Ballarat Armstrong Street South Black and white ...Black and white photograph of Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, looking south towards Sebastopol.ballarat, armstrong street south -
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Photograph - black and white, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat 1870
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Digital photographs, fiveways (Denmark, Studley Park, Princess, High, High South) from Kew Junction (Cotham and High), c2017
Digital images of Kew Junction.kew, kew junction, five ways, streetscape, cotham road, high street, road, shop, shopping centre, strip shopping centre, commercial -
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Image, Federation Convention, Sydney, 1883, 1883
Black and white image of the December 1883 Federation convention in Sydney. New South Wales Premier, A.Stuart, chaired the meeting, and included delegates from New Zealand and Fiji.federation, federation convention, a. stuart -
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Image, C.J. Melrose, solo flier, 1934, 1934
Melrose died in July 1936, at the age of 22, when his new high-wing monoplane "Billing", a Heston Phoenix registration VH-AJM, broke up in turbulence over South Melton, Victoria on a charter flight from Melbourne to Darwin. Two days later, over one hundred thousand people lined the streets of Melbourne to pay their last respects. Black and white photographic image of Charles James Melrose, the only Australian contestant and the only solo flier in the England-Ausralia air race, 1934. He is being chaired by R.A.A.F. men. Two years later Melrose crashed.aeroplane, aviation, flight, pioneer pilot, charles kingsford smith, p. taylor -
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Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat Railway Station, 2017, 2017
A number of colour panoramic photographs showing the Ballarat Railway Station taken from the south platform. ballarat railwat station, platform, train -
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Digital photograph, Stone mark, bluestone gutter, 2017
Mark in blue stone gutter outside Her Majesty's theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.Colour photograph showing a mark carved into a bluestone gutter in Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.bluestone, mason's mark -
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Poster, Wizard of the South, October 1855
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Digital photograph, Ballarat Railway Station
Ballarat Railway Station opened on 11 April 1862. Most of the 19th century architectural features of the railway station are intact. Its signal boxes and goods sheds are preserved, and it is one of only three stations in Victoria to have had a 19th-century train shed. This photo shows the facade of the south side of the station.Colour photograph of the Ballarat Railway Station.ballarat railway station -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Ballarat Railway Station Platform Stairs, c2017
Ballarat Railway Station opened on 11 April 1862. Most of the 19th century architectural features of the railway station are intact. Its signal boxes and goods sheds are preserved, and it is one of only three stations in Victoria to have had a 19th-century train shed. This photo shows the facade of the south side of the station.The stairway over the railway line at Ballarat Railway Station. ballarat railway station, stairs, railway platform -
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Photograph - Colour, Interior, Her Majesty's Theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat, c2015
Colour photograph of interior detail at Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat.her majesty's ballarat, theatre -
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Photograph - Colour, Balcony detail, Interior, Her Majesty's Theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat, 2017
Colour photograph of the interior of Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat.her majesty's ballarat, theatre -
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Photograph - Colour, Balconies, Interior, Her Majesty's Theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat, c2015
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Photograph - Colour, Dorothy Wickham, Ceiling, Interior, Her Majesty's Theatre, Lydiard Street South, Ballarat
Three colour photographs of ceiling detail from Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat.her majesty's theatre ballarat -
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Photograph - Digital photographs, L.J. Gervasoni, stained glass window - St John of God, c2016
Bruce Hutton of Almond Glass Works designed the stained glass window and did the hand painting for the Chapel in St John of God, Ballarat. Almond Glassworks was responsible for the overall construction and installation of the window. The concept was developed with the then head of mission, Maureen Waddington. The window was installed on the 30th of October 2019. Almond Glassworks was founded by Bruce Hutton in 1994. He completed a Fine Arts Degree (Chisholm Institute of Technology) majoring in stained glass in 1988, he then went on to work in the industry both in Australia, England and South Africa. He completed a Postgraduate (Monash University) in 1996, focusing on the conservation and restoration techniques of stained glass. Stained Glass at the St John of God Hospital Chapel .ballarat, heritage, st john of god, hospital, stained glass -
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Photograph - Colour, Craig's Hotel, Ballarat
Colour photograph of Craig's hotel in Lydiard Street South, Ballarat.craig's hotel, ballarat, lydiard street south -
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Photograph - Colour, Boomerang, Probably by Bill Onus, c1960s, 1960s
William (Bill) ONUS (15 November 1906-1968) Born Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve, Murray River, New South Wales Clan: Wiradjuri William Townsend (Bill) Onus was a shearer, actor and activist who revived the Australian Aboriginese League in Melbourne in 1946. He retired from politics in to start the Aboriginal Enterprises workship in Belgrave with his brother Eric. They produced boomerangs, woomeras, fabrics and greeting cards imprinted with Aboriginal motifs. He ran the business from his small factory and shop at Belgrave in the Dandenong Ranges. To promote his wares Bill Onus toured widely in Victoria and beyond as a travelling showman, giving demonstrations of boomerang-throwing, which he advocated as a national sport. (ADB) Bill Onus adopted similar imagery to that which appeared in mass-produced indigenised design; however, he used such works to draw attention to his political work with the ‘Committee for Aboriginal Citizen Rights’ and the ‘Australian Aborigines League.’ William McLintock (Lin) Onus is the son of Bill Onus. Painted boomerang thought to be decorated by Bill Onus.boomerang, aboriginal, bill onus, aboriginal enterprise novelties -
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Ceramic - Photograph - Colour, Ceramics Decorated by Bill Onus, c1955
William (Bill) ONUS (15 November 1906-1968) Born Cummeragunja Aboriginal Reserve, Murray River, New South Wales Clan: Wiradjuri William Townsend (Bill) Onus was a shearer, actor and activist who revived the Australian Aboriginese League in Melbourne in 1946. He retired from politics in to start the Aboriginal Enterprises workship in Belgrave with his brother Eric. They produced boomerangs, woomeras, fabrics and greeting cards imprinted with Aboriginal motifs. He ran the business from his small factory and shop at Belgrave in the Dandenong Ranges. To promote his wares Bill Onus toured widely in Victoria and beyond as a travelling showman, giving demonstrations of boomerang-throwing, which he advocated as a national sport. (ADB) Bill Onus adopted similar imagery to that which appeared in mass-produced indigenised design; however, he used such works to draw attention to his political work with the ‘Committee for Aboriginal Citizen Rights’ and the ‘Australian Aborigines League.’ William McLintock (Lin) Onus is the son of Bill Onus. Ceramic form decorated with Aboriginal design by Bill Onus.aboriginal, bill onus, aboriginal enterprise novelties, ceramics -
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Photograph - Colour, Rees Headstone at the Franklinford Cemetery, 2015, 25/10/2015
William M. Rees was born at Gwter Fawr Gaermarthen Shire, South Wales"Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth W. Rees daughter of William and Margaret Rees. Yandoit Late of Chewton who died 31th (sic) 1866. Aged 3 years and 4 months. Also the aforesaid William M. Rees. Late of Gwter Fawr Gaermarthen Shie, South Wales. Who died Oct 10th 1868 aged 55 years. And Elizabeth Rees born May 9th 1866. Died March 8th 1870. Aged 3 Years and 10 months. frankinford cemetery, gwter fawr gaermarthen shire, south wales, william m. rees, elizabeth w. rees, elizabeth rees, yandoit, chewton, welsh, welsh language -
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Photograph - Colour, Boyd Domestic College, Cookery Certificate, 1933
J.H Boyd Girls High School (No.7933) was previously known as Montague Domestic Arts School 1917-1933, and prior to this was known as J.H Boyd Domestic College 1932-? The Argus 3 March 1934 J. H. Boyd Domestic College. Evening classes at the J. H. Boyd Domestic College, City road, South Melbourne, will com- mence shortly. The head mistress (Miss Meeres) will be in attendance at the college on March 5 and March 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. to enrol students.Cookery CertificateJoyce Chew Boyd Dom College, Melb 10th Dec 1933 M Ryderson (Teacher) Ruth (or Mitch) Evans (Inspector) cooking, certificate, boyd domestic college, 1933, joyce chew -
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Photograph - Colour, Post in Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, 2015, 15/09/2017
... Office goldfields armstrong street south post infrastructure ...Colour photograph of a post in Armstrong Street Sorth, Ballarat.armstrong street south, post, infrastructure, ballarat -
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Photograph - Colour, Lamp in Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, 2015, 15/09/2017
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Photograph - Colour, Lamp in Armstrong Street South, Ballarat, 2015, 15/09/2017
Colour photograph of a lamp in Ballarat.Anderson & Ritchie Fitzroy Melb 1988lamp, anderson and ritchie