Photograph of The Hon. E.G. Whitlam addressing guests at the Old Colonists' Club.The Eureka Stockade Memorial Trust 2nd Annual Eurela Luncheon - 30 Nov 1997 Pictured: Key note speaker, The Hon. E.G. Whitlam, AC, QC Addressing guests at the Old Colonists' Clubgough witllam, old colonists' hall, old colonists' association ballarat, eureka stockade memorial trust, eureka luncheon

Bar at the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.ballarat old colonists' club, bar

Colour photograph of Mary Batten."Mary Batten President Old Colonists' Club 2002-2003 Presented by the Council to the Old Colonists' Club at the Association's Annual General Meeting 20th November 2003 as a token of respect & in recognition of Mary's contribution as the first lady President of the Old Colonists' Club"old colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, mary batten, club president

Colour photorgraph of the entrance Doors to the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall"Mary Batten President Old Colonists' Club 2002-2003 Presented by the Council to the Old Colonists' Club at the Association's Annual General Meeting 20th November 2003 as a token of respect & in recognition of Mary's contribution as the first lady President of the Old Colonists' Club"old colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, mary batten, club president

Colour photograph of the bar at the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, bar

Programme for the 1922 Old Colonists Club Smoke Social.ballarat old colonists' club, w.n. booth, smoke social

Typed listing of Old Colonists' Club Ballarat Executive Committee 1968-6 on letterhead of the Old Colonists' Club Ballarat.old colonists' club ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association ballarat, coventry, floyd, sumner, godbehear, minchin, pitts, schulz, evand and metcalfe, abson

Typed list of Old Colonists' Club Ballarat Executive Committee for 1966-67 on letterhead of the Old Colonists' Club Ballarat.ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association ballarat, h.r. sumner, rowland, c.h. davis, h. godbehear, floyd, robertson, travers, evans and metcalfe, p. abson

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Sculptural portrait over the door to the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.

The Eureka Sunday Luncheon was presented by the Eureka Stockade Memorial Association. White invitation to the Raffaello Carboni dinner at the Old Colonists' Club. The guest speaker was Anthony Pagliaro.eureka stockade memorial association, ballarat old colonists' association, tony pagliaro, eureka stockade memorial trust, anne beggs sunter, paul williams

Photograph of a timber board with gold writing listing the past presidents of the Old Colonists' Club Ballarat from 1888 to 2015.old colonists' club ballarat, j.p. murray, h.r. nicholls, t.t. holloway, w. trahar, g. abraham, j.e. ashley, w.h. tweedie, c.e. grainger, a.e. cutter, t.g. skewes, j. king, w.n.v. skewes, w.i.c. bailey, w.d. reid, w.a. stark, w.j. treadwell, r.h. ramsay, f. besmeres, f. o'bern, t.f. moran, h.e. batten, c.h. anderson, a.w. bennett, s. walker, c.g. palmer, h.s. west, j.t. mahy, h. mckinley, h. yates, f.c. wray, r.h. ramsay, l.a. blackman, a. payne, r.w. langford, h.e. smith, j.c. feltham, f.c. wray, e.g. ludbrook, h.i. ebley, h. godbehear, g. stewart, w.h. heniz, w.e. wyres, f.c.wray, w.h. heinz, g.h.w. baker, r.a. nicholson, c.h. davis, h.r. sumner, j.h. conventry, m.b. schultz, f.n. pitts, s. bracks, b.e. bartrop, a.m. mackinnon, k. irvin, a.c. burrow, h.b. berry, m.r. smith, d.c. strickland, j.a. tolladay, gerald m. jenzen, m.r. smith, f.g. liston, w.g. cornell, g.s. young, s.j. carter, t.p. etchells, mary batten, i.l. capuano, d.j. anderson, p.b. carigg, i.f. crowley, margaret knez

Three photographs showing the shedding and fencing at the rear of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club. Originally the toilets were located in the sheds in the yard.ballarat old colonists' club, backyard, yard, shed, toilet, fence, corrugated iron roof

Colour photograph of a double storey building in Lydiard Street South known as the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.old colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, shopfront

Colour photograph of a double storey building in Lydiard Street South known as the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.old colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, shopfront

A group of members of the Old Colonists' Association, Ballarat during the annual bowls challenge against the Melbourne Old Colonists' Club. old colonists' association ballarat, bowls

Colour photograph of a double storey building in Lydiard Street South known as the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club. It was taken during the Covid 19 Pandemic lockdown.old colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, shopfront, lydiard street north

4 page colour programme and menu for the Eureka Luncheon held at the Old Colonists' Club. Guest speaker was The Hon. Julie Bishop MP, MC was Clare Gervasoni and Dr Dorothy Wickham spoke on the women of Eureka. eureka, eureka sunday luncheon, women of eureka, julie bishop, clare gervasoni, dorothy wickham, ballarat old colonsts' club, judy verlin, val d'angri, frank williams, anniversary

Photoraph of the Committee of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club. Standing Left to right: David Edwards, Peter Reardon, Mary Batten, David Wright, Tony Moran Sitting left to right: Harley Morton, Stephen Carter, Tim Etchells.david edwards, peter reardon, mary batten, david wright, tony moran, harley morton, stephen carter, tim etchells.

The Eureka Luncheon was held at the Ballarat Old Colonists Club. 2004 marked 150 years since the Eureka rebellionPaper place-mat with a stylized version of the Eureka Flag printed onto it. .3) White card with programme for the 2004 Eureka Sesquicentenary dinner.eureka, eureka stockade, eureka rebellion, eureka aniversary, eureka 150, eureka stockade memorial trust, ballarat old colonists, old colonists' club ballarat

Hugh Brady was involved with the Ballarat Reform League, and was a member of the Ballarat Old Colonists' Club.Descendants of Hugh Brady stand in from of a replica Eureka Flag at the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall.hugh brady, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, ballarat, eureka flag, ballarat reform league

This cheque book was found in a shop on the corner of Sturt and Camp Streets, Ballarat by a builder around 2004. The English, Scottish & Australian Bank Limited was founded in 1852 by Royal Charter in London as the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank. The bank opened its first Australian branch in Sydney in 1853. Australian banknotes were printed by the bank and issued at branches in Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart and Melbourne. In 1893, the bank was renamed the English, Scottish & Australian Bank following the financial upheaval. The bank was one of 16 banks which supplied blank note forms to the Australian Government in 1911 which were superscribed as redeemable in gold and issued as the first Commonwealth notes. The bank took over the Commercial Bank of Tasmania Limited and the London Bank of Australia Limited in 1921 and the Royal Bank of Australia Limited in 1927. On 1 October 1970, the bank merged with the Australia and New Zealand Bank to form the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English,_Scottish_and_Australian_Bank, accessed 27/03/2014)A half used cheque book from the English, Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd. The used cheques date from 1858 to 1860. Cheques are made out to the Old Colonists Club and Hotel Warrnambool. Notes on the inside cover are precautions against fraud.bank, banking, english scottish and australian bank, anz bank, cheque book

From the Argus Newspaper of 10 May 1888: "OLD COLONISTS' ASSOCIATION OF BALLARAT. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) BALLARAT, WEDNESDAY. This association, which was founded in August, 1883, and at first known as the Old Identities' Association, now has a roll of 450 members. The objects of the association are "to aid and assist indigent or suffering old colonists; to raise a fund, by the voluntary subscriptions of the members and the aid of outside donations, for the purpose of relieving members in sickness and old age ; for assisting those in extreme distress, to provide the shelter o a home for old and indigent pioneers of the gold fields, their widows, or anyone connected with the association, and in the event of the death of any member to have his remains decently buried, the association defraying the expenses of the funeral (providing that no funds or property are left by the deceased), and to attend the funeral if so desired by the relatives " The qualifications for member- ship are good character and repute, and residence in the colonies for a quarter of a century. For some time the association had no property except the regular subscriptions, but about a year ago they obtained from the Minister of Lands the grant of a very valuable block of land in Lydiard-street, the Crown grant of which they received last week. This block has a frontage of 66ft to Lydiard street, worth at least £100 a foot. The ground was given to the association as a site for them to build a hall upon, and with so valuable an asset they had no difficulty in borrowing at 7 per cent, enough money to construct a hall. For revenue purposes the ground floor of the building has been made into four shops, and the rental from these, judging from the rentals of shops in the vicinity, will not only pay all the interest on the borrowed money, but over £200 a year towards clearing off the principal. The officers of the association are Messrs J P Murray, president; J W Graham and T. Stoddart, vice presidents; D Fern, treasurer , and J Fraser, secretary. The Old Colonists' Hall is an elegant looking building in Lydiard-street, lying between the newly-opened mining exchange and the Commercial Club house, and a few doors north of the Post office. The style of the facade is classic. The lower portion of the front is constructed of Waurn Ponds stone, forming piers, and the upper portion of brick and cement, the background being tuckpointed. The centre bay is carried by two three quarter columns with Ionic cups, which support a pediment on which is set a cast of the Ballarat coat of arms. The four other bays are supported by pilasters with Corinthian caps mid partly fluted. The entrance is through a spacious circular headed doorway, the keystone of the arch of which bears a sculptured head, in marble, representing that of the president of the Old Colonists' Association here, Mr. John P Murray. An ample vestibule leads to a wide stone staircase which ends at a spacious landing. The landing has a dome over the centre, with cornice and enrichments, and is lighted from above. The walls round the landing are panelled with marble slabs, which are to be appropriately inscribed in the future. On the first door are the rooms appropriated to the association. The principal of these is a hall 44ft x 33ft and 17ft high. This room is well ventilated and lighted from the back of the building with large windows, and the walls are finished with Keene's cement. The other rooms are committee room, 14ft x 16ft; scretary's, 14ft x 17ft 6in; kitchen, bedrooms, bathroom, &c. The front portion of the first floor is arranged so that it may be let for offices, or utilised for club purposes. Suitable provision has been made throughout tor lighting, ventilation, and means of egress. The architect for the edifice is Mr A. G Legge, of this city, and the contractors are Messrs. Whitelaw and Atkinson, Irving and Glover, Reynolds, and J Donaldson. The total cost of the building when completed, which will be in a few weeks, will be about £4,000."Colour photograph of a room with marble plaques on the wall. They relate to the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat, old colonists' association ballarat, old colonists' club

Peter Leslie (Les) Sykes was born in 1896. When 14 years of age he worked as a waite of the Old Colonists' Club. In 1911 he started an apprencticeship at Wiles and Watts, electroplaters of Armstrong Street North, which he later purchased. In later years Les was a member of the club. The Waiter's Drink Tray was one of a job lot from teh Old Colonists' Club either left behind or given as part payment (pre 1940s). Colour photograph of a silver tray used in the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall.ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, ballarat, ballarat old identities, silver tray, waiter's tray

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John Robson sailed to Australia on the "Arabian", landing at Port Phillip in 1854.Photographic portrait of John Robson, member of the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat.john robson, old colonists' association of ballarat, old colonists' club