Lal Lal Falls Reserve contains one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the Moorabool Shite. The watefall is part of the on Lal Lal Creek, a tributary of the Moorabool River. and plunges 30 metres from a high basalt column into a deep ravine. Culturally, the Falls are believed to be the earthly home of Bunjil, the All Father or Creator to most Victorian Aboriginal tribes. The name Lal Lal is thought to be Aboriginal for "dashing of waters". The Lal Lal Falls is listed on the Site Registry of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria as a spiritual place. in 1837 a Government Survey Party led by Frederick D'Arcy documented these Falls on the west branch of the Moorabool River. On the reserve opposite, a Race Meeting was held on every New Years Day from 1860 until 1938, attracting crowds of up to 20,000 people. A branch Railway Line was constructed from the Lal Lal station to the Racecourse to convey the crowds.Colour photographs of Lal Lal Falls near Ballarat, Victoria.lal lal falls, waterfall, lal lal, bunjil

Lal Lal Coal Mine, 1923. Two black and white photographs of the Lal Lal Coal Mine. .1) A man, Bill Thomas of Talbot, stands high on a timber construction. .2) A mine site with poppet head and two chimneys..1) verso: Lal Lal Coal and [Iron?] Mine 1,000 ton hopper or brown coal Designed and Built by D. Mather 1923 [15?] miles of sapplings in the building [Ci?] called and drying [oval] 120' long 45' x 20' wide Bill Thomas shown in this photo, from Talbot.lal lal, lal lal coal mine, donald mather, mather, bill thomas, talbot, mining

Mary Ann Paterson, the daughter of William Paterson, died in 1863.Two small black and white photographs showing a timber enclosure built around the grave of Mary Ann Paterson at Lal Lal. .1) Shows the grave in the bushland context. A grasstree grows on the left hand side. .2 Out of focus photographic detail of the grave. .1) Verso "Grave of Mary Ann Paterson "The Sheperd's daughter" Lal Lal. Died1850-1964" .2 Verso "Grave of the Shepherds Daughter Died 1850s 60s Lal Lal Mary Ann Paterson aged"lal lal, grave, burial, child, paterson, mary ann paterson, shepherd, shepherd's daughter's grave, lone grave, shepherd's grave

Image of the Anglican church at Lal Lal.anglican church, lal lal, st matthew's, lal lal

Colour photographs of the Lal Lal Blast Furnace near Ballarat.lal lal blast furnace, lal lal

Black and white image 'Lal Lal'.lal lal, hedditch

Mount Buninyong from Lal Lal Watarfalllal lal, lal lal waterfall, mount buninyong

Water leaving Lal Lal Waterfall after heavy rain.lal lal, lal lal waterfall

This plan was printed in the Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report were Ferdinand Krause was a professor.Printed plan showing iron ore deposits at Lal Lal.lal lal ore, moorabool river, ferdinand krause

Large original plan of an engine of the Lal Lal Iron Company. Note, this item is in fragile condition and can only be viewed exceptional circumstance. Digital image details are available "W. Watson Prectical Mechanical Engineer Draughtsman Windermere St Ballaratw. watson, lal lal, lal lal blast furnace, lal lal iron company, steam engine, lal lal iron company steam engine, plan, engineering drawing

Early settlers, Fisken family's dwelling.Colour photo Lal Lal House, Yendon, Victorian single story, red brick, gabled tin rooflal lal house, yendon, garden, fisken

House built for early settler Archibald Fisken.Colour photo Lal Lal House, Yendon, cottage-style garden, gravel driveway, Birch Tree centre.lal lal house, yendon, garden, fisken

Early settlers, Fisken family's dwelling.Colour photo part of Garden at Lal Lal House, Yendon, cottage-style garden, gravel path curving to left, Japanese Maple with autumn foliage centre.lal lal house, yendon, garden, fisken

.1) Pages 7 to 10 of the Ballarat Courier, 10 July 1923. Page 7 includes the article 'Cheap electricity' and poses questions such as 'should Ballarat look to Morwell for cheap power?', and should an independent power plant be installed at Crockers, Arnolds, Harry Hall, Ewins, Harry Davies, Fred Halls, The London Drapery there. Page 9 includes articles on Ripon's roads, Mount Cole Springs; Soldier Settlement Rates Beaufort; Creswick brass band Officers; Daylesford Road Deviation to Hepburn Springs; Dereel Public Telephone; State Electricity Supply for Beaufort; Newlyn Valedictory to Mr and Mrs W. E. Bennett Page 9 - Racing at Ascot; Avoca Golf Tournament, Chinese Herbalists Page 10 - Auctions and house sales Advertisements include Harry Davies; Fred Halls; C. Marks and Co., London Drapery, Creer the Cashman; Chamberlain's Cough Remedy; Cornell's Little Liver Pills; Paynes; W. Fley Chemist; Bickart and Dawson; Rivers; Allchin Bros; J. Bartam & Son .2) Ballarat Courier, 30 July 1937, page 1 and 2 Page 1 reports Lal Lal's Iron Ore Company being formed. Page 2 reports the Prospectus of the lal lal Iron and Steel Blast Furnaces Mining Company, No Liability; Mining News - Wattle Gully; Commercial News Advertisements include Crockers, Arnolds, Harry Hall, Ewins, Harry Davies, Fred Halls, The London Drapery electricity, lal lal, lal lal iron, lal lal coalfield, morwell, gippsland, crockers, arnolds, harry hall, ewins, harry davies, fred halls, the london drapery, lal lal brown coal, ripon's roads, mount cole springs, soldier settlement rates beaufort, creswick brass band officers, daylesford road deviation to hepburn springs, dereel public telephone, state electricity supply for beaufort, newlyn, w.e. bennett, ascot, avoca golf tournament, chinese herbalists, c. marks and co., london drapery, creer the cashman, chamberlain's cough remedy, cornell's little liver pills, paynes, w. fley chemist, bickart and dawson, rivers, allchin bros, j. bartam & son, lal lal iron and steel blast furnaces mining company, wattle gully

This particular specimen was recovered from the Lal Lal Coal and Iron Mine in Victoria, 19km from Ballarat. Brown Coal was discovered here in 1857, just alongside the Geelong to Ballarat Railway line. This discovery of lignite (brown coal) was the first in Victoria, which would bring important benefits to the region and state, both of which had previously been reliant on coal imports. In the 1860s, iron ore was found just 5km from Lal Lal, and the area was converted into an Iron Ore Mine. The Lal Lal Iron Mining Company took over operations in 1874, who then peaked iron production in 1884. This mine continued operations until June 1884, when the blast furnace was extinguished and never recommenced. The blast furnace at Lal Lal is considered one of the most important and highly significant sites ion early industrial history in Australia, as it is the only remaining best furnace from the nineteenth century in the Southern Hemisphere. The furnace ruins are 17 metres high, and are clearly visible today on Iron Mine Road, Lal Lal, near the Bungal Dam. This specimen of Lignite (brown coal) is significant, as it was mined from the area where brown coal was first discovered in Victoria, leading to an important and controversial future of the mining and use of brown coal in this State. The Victorian Heritage Database has listed the Lal Lal Coal Mine with local significance, with their Statement of Significance stating: "The Lal Lal coal mine is historically significant as the site of the first discovery of lignite (brown coal) in Victoria, and one that promised important benefits to regional and state industries that were reliant on coal imports at the time. The significance of the stie is reduced by the poor state of preservation of the coal mining and processing fabric". This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A hand-sized light-weight, soft and combustable sedimentary rock specimen, that is dark brown in colour. The specimen has jagged edges, as though parts of the rock have crumbled away. Brown coal, or Lignite, is formed naturally from compressed peat, and is typically found in natural basins. The stages to the formation of coal ('coalification') begin with plant material and wood, which will decay if it is not subjected to deep burial or heating, and turn into Peat. Peat, when sufficiently compressed naturally, will turn into Brown Coal (Lignite), and finally into Black Coal (sub-bituminous, bituminous and anthracite). Each successive stage has a higher energy content and lower water content. It is brownish-black in colour. Brown Coal has a high moisture content, between 50 and 75 percent, and a low carbon content. Some Brown Coals may be stratified, with layers of plant matter, which means little coalification has occurred beyond the peat natural processing stage. When Brown Coal is submerged in dilute nitric acid or boiling potassium hydroxide solution, it reacts to produce a reddish solution, of which higher-ranked coals do not. When brown coal is pulverised and burned in boilers, the steam is used to drive turbines, which generates electricity. It is the lowest rank of coal, as when burned, it creates a relatively low heat content, which in turn does not create a great output of steam. burke museum, beechworth, indigo shire, beechworth museum, geological, geological specimen, mineralogy, brown coal, brown coal specimen, lignite, lal lal, lal lal coal mine, lal lal iron mine, ballarat, blast furnace

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lal lal falls

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lal lal falls

Printed colour map on paperlal lal, mt doran, lal lal racecourse, geology, geological, moorabool river, mount duran

Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, lal-lal, elaine, railway, bridge

Ballarat History35mm B&W Kodak Plus X Pan Film.ballarat, ballaraat, lal-lal, elaine, railway, bridge

The School of Mines Ballaarat. Annual Report 1883. Statement of Receipts and expenditure, general balance sheet, and list of subscriptions donations 1882. Sketch of School of Mines. Sketch Section from Lal Lal to the Moorabool (looking north) Geological map of Lal Lal. In the County of Grant. Annual Report, Balance Sheet, Certificates granted by the Council, Examination Papers - Elementary Science Classes (Appendix), Extracts from Visitors' Book, Fees, Form of Bequest, Honorary Correspondents. Life Governors, Museum - open to visitors, Notes on the Geology of Lal Lal (with Geological Plan & Sections), Obituary, Office Bearers, Paper of Particulars, Rules of the Ballaarat Field Club and Science Society (Appendix), Report of the Curator of the Museum and Library, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Lecturer in Mathematics, Report of the Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Report of the Lecturer in Telegraphy, Report of the Lecturer in Materia Medica, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1882, Subjects and Lectures, Subjects and Examiners, Subscriptions and Donations, from 1st January to 31st December 1882.Ballaarat School of Mines annual Report. Hard cover red book of 101 pages. Includes plans on Lal Lal and surrounds. ballarat school of mines, annual report, balance sheet, certificates granted by the council, examination papers, extracts from the visitors' book, fees, form of bequest, honorary correspondents, life governors, museum, notes on the geology of lal lal, obituary: charles william thomas. one of the examiners in mining and surveying, office bearers, paper of particulars, rules of the ballaarat field club and science society, report of the curator of the museum and library, report of the superintendent of laboratories, report of the lecturer in mathematics, report of the lecturer in mechanical engineering, report of the lecturer in telegraphy, report of the lecturer in materia medica, statement of receipts and expenditure for the year 1882, subjects and lectures, subjects and examiners, subcriptions and donations, from 1st january to 31st december 1882, alf. mica smith, professor of chemistry, alf. mica smith, metallurgy, f. m. krause - professor of geology, mineralogy, scientific mining, t. h. thompson, practical mining, w. h. shaw mechanical engineering, h. reid, mechanical enginnering, phoenix foundry company (limited), a. a. buley, mathematics, f. m. krause, land, mining and engineering surveying, w. d. campbell, telegraphy, james oddie, vice-president, alf. mica smith, natural philosophy (elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, magnetism and electricty, sound, light and heat), j. f. usher, materia medica, pharmacy and physiology, examiner, professor h. m. andrew, m. a., examiner, h. d. de la poer wall, m. a, c. e., examiner, thomas mann, b. a., examiner, p. c. fitzpatrick, c. s., examiner, h. rosale, j.p., f.g.s, m.e. and m, examiner, john lewis, examiner, w. c. kernot, m.a., c.e., examiner, professor mccoy, examiner, j. cosmo newbery, c.m.g., b. sc., examiner, baron von mueller, k.c.m.g., m. et ph. d., f. r.s., examiner, sam. w. macgowan, examiner, w. p. bechervaise, examiner, r. l. j. ellery, f.r.s. govt. astronomer, examiner, f. m. krause, c.e., examiner, j. m. bickett, examiner, n. kent, examiner, a. martin, examiner, r. s. mitchell, examiner, w. h. keast, examiner, p. matthews, examiner, d. milliken, examiner, j. t. richards, examiner, jonathan robinson, examiner, t. h. thompson, examiner, h. brookes allen, m.d., examiner, joseph bosisto, examiner, c. r. blackett, m.l.a., examiner, wm. johnson, analyst to the government of victoria, ferdinand krause, ballarat field naturalists club, ferdinand von mueller, thomas mann, a.a. buley, ferrdinand krause, alfred mica smith, james oddie, william johnson, jonathan robinson, james bickett, r.l.j. ellery, cosmo newbery, ballarat field naturalists

The School of Mines Ballaarat. Annual Report 1883. Statement of Receipts and expenditure, general balance sheet, and list of subscriptions donations 1883. Annual Report, Balance Sheet, Certificates granted by the Council, Examination Papers - Elementary Science Classes (Appendix), Fees, Honorary Correspondents. Life Governors, Museum - open to visitors, Office Bearers, Paper of Particulars, Report of the Curator of the Museum and Library, Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Report of the Lecturer in Mathematics, Report of the Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Report of the Lecturer in Telegraphy, Report of the Lecturer in Materia Medica, Report of the Lecturer of Astronomy, Scale of Charges for Assays and Analyses, Examinations Held, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1883, Subjects and Lectures, Subjects and Examiners, Subscriptions and Donations, from 1st January to 31st December 1883.Ballaarat School of Mines annual Report. Soft cover pale green booklet of 67 pages. Includes a colour Geological Map of Lal Lal and a sketch Section from Lal Lal to the Moorabool. Inscription on front cover 'Office Copy' On pages 4 and 5 some names have been crossed out and others added.ballarat school of mines, annual report, balance sheet, certificates granted by the council, examination papers, fees, honorary correspondents, life governors, museum, office bearers, paper of particulars, ballarat school of mines museum, library, superintendent of laboratories, mathematics, mechanical engineering, telegraphy, lecturer in materia medica, statement of receipts and expenditure for the year 1882, examiners, subcriptions and donations, alfred mica smith, chemistry, metallurgy, f.m. krause, ferdinand krause, geology, mineralogy, scientific mining, t.h. thompson, practical mining, w.h. shaw, h. reid, mechanical enginnering, phoenix foundry company (limited), phoenix foundry, arthur. a. buley, mining, engineering surveying, walter. d. campbell, j. wall, astronomy, james oddie, natural philosophy, elementary mechanics and hydrostatics, magnetism and electricty, sound, light and heat, j.f. usher, materia medica, pharmacy, physiology, w.h. shawmechanical engineering, h.m. andrew, h.d. de la poer wall, thomas mann, p.c. fitzpatrick, h. rosale, john lewis, w.c. kernot, mccoy, j. cosmo newbery, baron von mueller, samuel w. macgowan, w.p. bechervaise, r.l.j. ellery, astronomer, j.m. bickett, james bickett, n. kent, a. martin, r.s. mitchell, w.h. keast, p. matthews, d. milliken, j.t. richards, jonathan robinson, h. brookes allen, joseph bosisto, c.r. blackett, m.l.a., william. johnson, government of victoria analyst, moorabool, lal lal, skipton, coal, skipton coal discovery, lal lal creek, moorabool falls, lal lal race course, lal lal falls, moorabool river, william h. keast

The School of Mines Annual Report, 9 February, 1881, Additional Examination Statute 1880, Balance Sheet, Certificates Granted by Council, Donations and Fees - carriage of, Extracts from Visitors' Book, Fees, Form of Bequest, Honorary Correspondents, Life Governors, Mining and Mineral Contributions Invited - Paper of Particulars, Museum - open to visitors, Office Bearers, Obituary, Report of the Lecturer in Mathematics, Report of the Lecturer in Mining-Land- and Engineering-Surveying, Report of the Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Report of the Lecturer in Telegraphy, Report of the Curator of the Museum (with Plans), Report of the Superintendent of Laboratories, Subjects and Lecturers, Subjects and Examiners, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1880, Subscriptions and Donations from 1 January to 31 December 1880, The Lal-Lal Iron Ore Deposits - (with Section and Plan)Pale green booklet of 70 pages, Annual Report 1880. Image of Guage Test Tower, Image of The School of Mines, Plan of Ground and Buildings - Albert Street, The School of Mines Ballaarat - The Museum - Plan of Groundfloor, Image of the Lal-Lal Iron Ore Deposits, Moorabool Riverthe school of mines, annual report, additional examination statute 1880, balance sheet, certificates granted by council, donations and fees - carriage of, extracts from visitors' book, fees, form of bequest, honorary correspondents, life governors, mining and mineral contributions invited-paper of particulars, museum open to visitors, office bearers, obituary, report of the lecturer in mathematics, report of the lecturer in mining-land and engineering-surveying, report of the lecturer in mechanical engineering, report of the lecturer in telegraphy, report of the curator of the museum (with plans), report of the superintendent of laboratories, subjects and lecturers, subjects and examiners, statement of receipts and expenditure for the year 1880, subscriptions and donations from 1 january to 31 december 1880, the lal-lal iron ore deposits-(with section and plan), obituary - sir redmond barry - arthur leahy - jacob upfold - john day, mr james oddie, dr. r. f. hudson, john victor, chas. wm. thomas, w. h. shaw, walter d. campbell, ferdinand m. krause, joseph flude, geo. perry, w. hy. barnard, examination statute, his excellency sir wm. f. drummond jervois, charles h. pearson, t. brodribb, professor pepper, james mitchell, robert adam, wm. lant carperter, h. b. de la poer wall, w. h. brokenshire, arthur parker, henry parkinson, c. davies, simon richards, c. v. gorton, c. r. blackett, david jones, wilberforce dyke, ferdinand krause, ballarat school of mines museum, ballarat school of mines museum plan, lal lal ore deposits, moorabool river, william land carpenter, william jervois, william henry tbarnard

The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report. The report includes: Ballarat Gaol Reserve and Endowment, Black Hill (F.M. Krause), Lal Lal Geology (F.M. Krause), Lal Lal Iron Ore Deposits (F.M. Krause) , Sedimentary Rocks of the Ballarat District (F.M. Krause), Skipton Lignite Deposit (F. M. Krause) The report includes the following Images: Ballarat School of Mines and Botanical Garden ballarat school of mines, ballarat court house, ballarat circuit court, skipton, coal, skipton coal, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, ballarat gaol, w.h. shaw, ferdinand krause, black hill, lal lal, lal lal ore deposits, lal lal geology, sedimentary rocks of ballarat district, skipton lignite deposit, john ditchburn, john o'malley, john thompson mckenna, george samual gawler, henry henry keast, george james, donald mcgregor, george kidd, hachin gordon illingworth, john king, josiah curnow, john james patterson, john bailey bullen, john trevan, thomas james, patrick mcloughlin, patrick murray, john hore, henry ferdinand conrad

Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program by an anonymous donor, 2016

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The Starch factory was built in Lal Lal street in front of Canadian railway station It was never used.starch factory, lal lal street, canadian railway station, building, ballarat

Hand written bill of sale between A. Fisken and John [Bonshaw?]Lal Lal September 28th 1855 I hereby agre to hand over to Mr John Bonshaw my right and title to lot 33 in the parish of Kirit Berrit and Fifty Pounds Sterling in Exchange for his lot on the Moorabool [?], lot 3 in the same Parrish. Each agreeing to trade & transfer made out, as soon as we get our grants from the Crown. A. Fisken. archibald fisken, john foushaw, bill of sale, land transfer, squatter, john bonshaw