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Digital Photos whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery Warrnambool, L.J. Gervasoni, Whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery, Warrnambool, 22/07/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logans Beach Whale nursery, Warrnamboolwhale, beach, surfing, logans beach, warrnambool -
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Digital Images Surfers Logans Beach Warrnambool, L.J. Gervasoni, Surfers at Logans Beach, Warrnambool, 2017, 22/07/2017
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of whales and surfers at Logan's Beach. surfing, logans beach, victoria, whales, coast, beach, warrnambool -
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Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, 2014
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photographic portrait of Dr Dorothy Wickham.dorothy wickham -
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Digital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
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Digital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, interior
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
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Digital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, New Year Eve's concert
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
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Digital photograph, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall 2007, streamers
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. sydney opera house -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Sculptured Ice, New Year's Eve 2003, Sydney Opera House, 2003
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. Sculptured Ice, New Year's Eve 2003, Sydney Opera House.ice sculpture, sydney opera h -
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Digital photograph, New Year's Eve Sydney 2003
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The Sydney Opera House construction began on 2 March 1959. Danish architect Jørn Utzon who had won the competition arrived in Australia with a bronze plaque that can still be seen on the steps today and was placed at the point where the axes of the two halls intersect. Due to problems with the site and construction Utzon resigned and Australian architect Peter Hall took over. The Opera House was completed on 20 October 1973 and has seen many remarkable operatic and musical performances. Currently in 2017 it is undergoing renovations. -
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Poster, Wizard of the South, October 1855
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Thomas Arnott was the Wizard of the South who performed in Ballarat in 1855. -
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Digital photograph, Budapest Parliament 2007
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Digital photograph, Door knocker, Venice, 2007
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Digital photograph, St Luke's, Mount Pleasant, c2008
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photographs of St Luke's, Mount Pleasant. st luke's mount pleasant -
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Photograph - Digital photograph, Dorothy Wickham, Pearce's Park, Mount Pleasant
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Pearce's Park is at the corner of Barkly and Gladstone Streets, Mount Pleasant, a suburb of Ballarat. It has a children's playground and historical bandstand. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVN2MStaHgE Isaiah Pearce was an owner of a goldmine and mayor. He built Clowance house in Barkly Street and chose not to build around Lake Wendouree as he thought it was snobbish. Since Pearce's death, the home has been a maternity hospital and a women’s boarding house. It includes a marble-effect entrance, fireplaces, ceilings and cornices. Colour image of Pearce's Park.pearce's park, bandstands, isaiah pearce, mount pleasant -
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Digital photograph, Under the Southern Cross Conference, Ballarat
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Photographs of the VAFHO State Conference, 'Under the Southern Cross', organised by Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc. conference, victorian interpretive projects inc, under the southern cross -
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Digital photograph, Lake Bled
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The lake is of mixed glacial and tectonic origin. It is 2,120 m (6,960 ft) long and 1,380 m (4,530 ft) wide, with a maximum depth of 29.5 m (97 ft), and it has a small island. The lake lies in a picturesque environment, surrounded by mountains and forests. Medieval Bled Castle stands above the lake on the north shore. The World Rowing Championships in 1966, 1979, 1989, and 2011 were held at Lake Bled.Colour photograph of Lake Bled.lake bled -
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Digital photograph, Canal, Venice
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of a Canal in Venice, Italy.venice, italy -
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Digital photograph, International Womens Day, Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballarat
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham at International Women's Day function at the Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballarat at the launch of "Amongst Ballarat's Finest", a publication about some of Ballarat's amazing women. Jacqueline Dark, soloist; Dorothy Wickham, guest speaker.Three photorgraphs of women at the International Womens Day event, Bell Tower Conference Centre, Ballaratinternational women's day, clare gervasoni, dorothy wickham -
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Newspaper clipping, Track for the Phoenix Foundry, 1966
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...The historical Phoenix locomotive was laid on tracks near the Civic Hall in Armstrong Street by railway workers. David James Kinnane (far right) with Geoffrey Storey (fourth from right).Newsclipping relating to the tracks from Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat.david james kinnane, geoffrey storey, rail track, phoenix foundry -
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Newspaper clipping, Book launch, Ballarat
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Jill Blee, Edwina Shooter and Clare Gervasoni at a book launch in Ballarat. -
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Digital photograph, Victorian Community Heritage Awards, 2005
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...BHS Publishing winners of the Victorian Community Heritage Awards, 2005 for their publication The Eureka Encyclopaedia. Justin Corfield, Mr Corfield, Wayne Phillipson, and Dorothy Wickham. Second photograph: Justin Corfield, Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham. -
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Digital photograph, Bendigo Open Day
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Bendigo Family History group held open days for many years. Groups attending at Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo, community centre. These photographs show David and Wilma Evans, and Wayne Phillipson. -
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Digital photograph, Ballarat Railway Station
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...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 Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...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, Dorothy Wickham, Gold Monument, Ballarat, c2010
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...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 -
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Digital photograph, Horses in Sturt Street, Ballarat Heritage Weekend
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Colour photograph of a horse team in the main street of Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.sovereign hill, horse and carriage -
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Newspaper clipping, Eureka: Great Debate
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Central Highlands Historical Association (CHHA) Expo in October 2004 held a great debate "1854: Eureka and all that" for the 150th anniversary of Eureka. Speakers included Jack Harvey, Peter Butters, Dorothy Wickham, and Val D'Angri. The session was chaired by Catherine King MHR. Newspaper article from The Courier dated Monday 4 October 2004Newspaper clipping showing a photograph of Jack Harvey, Peter Butters, Dorothy Wickham, Val D'Angri, and Catherine King. jack harvey, peter butters, dorothy wickham, val d'angri, catherine king. -
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Newspaper clipping, Digging up Your History, 21/10/2006
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Dorothy Wickham contributed many articles to the weekend pages of the Ballarat Courier for many years. This article appeared in The Courier, 21 October 2006.Newspaper clipping of an article by Dorothy Wickham.dorothy wickham, research, familiy history -
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Newspaper clipping, First Catholic Church celebrates 140 years, 23 November 1994
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Article about St Alipius, Ballarat by Lorrie Brown. Article from The Courier, 23 November 1994. See also book by Dorothy Wickham, St Alipius: The Early Years: Ballarat's First Church -
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Newspaper clipping, Mining Camp becomes a City
... Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post ...Dorothy Wickham contributed many articles to the weekend pages of the Ballarat Courier for many years. This article appeared in The Courier, nd.