Colour photograph of a topiary display at the Ballarat Begonia Festival.ballarat gardens, ballarat botanical gardens, begonia festival, topiary

This Plaque was presented to the Shire of Ballarat for THE MOST OUTSTANDING entry in the annual Begonia Festival Grand Parade,which is held each year during week end of February/March to celebrate the beautifull Begonias and promote Ballarat. In recognition of Shire of Ballarat's outstanding entry in the 1991 Begonia Festivals Grand ParadeA Rectangular frame of light brown wood with a black metal plague engraved in silver.THE COURIER - EDGAR BARTROP AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING ENTRY IN THE 1991 BEGONIA FESTIVAL GRAND PARADE. Awarded To SHIRE OF BALLARAT. PRESENTED IN HONOUR OF EDGAR BARTROP OBE. FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN OF THE BALLARAT BEGONIA FESTIVAL ASSOCIATION.ballarat begonia festival.1991begonia festival grand parade.shire of ballarat

"After the war Pipe-Major Duncan McLennan, moved to Ballarat and took up a position as cadet instructor and leader of the Ballarat Highland Pipe Band and the Ballarat Ladies Pipe Band. " (Victorian Historical Journal Vol. 85, No. 1, June 2014)Coloured booklet from the Ballarat Begonia Festival 1955. Gift of Margaret Bennett, 2019ballarat begonia festival, begonia festival, booklet, ladies pipe band

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Cardboardmount 35mm slide - Kodachromeballarat, ballaraat, 21st, begonia-festival

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Cardboardmount 35mm slide - Kodachromeballarat, ballaraat, 21st, begonia-festival

Foolscap programme printed in green ink. The 1954 Begonia Festival boasted a royal visit by Queen Elizabeth IIbegonia festival, queen elizabeth, roya; visit, ballarat

Ballarat Begonia Festival Humour & Novelty 1974ballarat, begonia, festiva, trophy, 1974

This photograph is held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries. Norma Lillian Henshall nee Sterritt biography (by son in law Rod Sharp) Norma was born on the 14th November 1912. She was a forward and independent child and always did what others would not consider appropriate at that time and you could say she was a hit of a rebel. Norma worked in Fairweather's in Pleasant Street and while she was there was taught to drive. She later drove Fairweather's Taxi being one of the first ladies to do so in Ballarat. Norma put her age up from 17 to 18 so she could get her license earlier and purchased an Austin 7 red sports car complete with a fishtail back. Norma taught herself the fundamentals of developing photographs and in 1938 rode her man's bicycle around Ballarat taking photographs of the various businesses decorated to celebrate the centenary of Ballarat. During the Second World War with her husband serving overseas in the Middle East Norma enlisted in the Army and served from 1942 through until 1945 as an Ambulance driver in the 3rd Ambulance and was stationed at Camp Pell which was located adjacent to the Melbourne Zoo. Norma transported wounded servicemen to the various hospitals around Melbourne.ballarat, norma sterritt, begonia, festival, 1954

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Programme for the Ballarat Begonia Festival featuring black and white images.ballarat begonia festival, ken webb, tom beaumont, ballarat botanical gardens, glass house, begonia house, adam lindsay garden, sovereign hill, eureka diorama, shell house

"After the war Pipe-Major Duncan McLennan, moved to Ballarat and took up a position as cadet instructor and leader of the Ballarat Highland Pipe Band and the Ballarat Ladies Pipe Band. " (Victorian Historical Journal Vol. 85, No. 1, June 2014)A1 - Coloured photo taken at Highland Day 1978 A2 - Coloured photo taken at Begonia Festival 1978 A3 - Coloured photo taken at Highland Day 1978A1 - Highland Day March 78 A2 - Begonia Festival March 78 A3 - Highland Day March 78ladies pipe band, ladies highland pipe band, photograph, black and white photograph, highland day, begonia festival

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This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, begonia festival, 1967, sturt st

This slide shows the 1956 "Queen of Begonias" in Ballarat, on her float during the Begonia Festival street parade. Miss Carol Penrose, who was crowned by the Prime Minister Robert Menzies, is shown in the background. The runners up that year were Janet Saunders and Hillary Richards, otherwise known as "Princesses", one being pictured here, in front of the Begonia Queen. 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.begonia festival, festival, queen of begonias, ballarat, parade

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