St Alipius Church is often associated with the Eureka Stockade in 1854. The priest of that era, Father Patrick Smythe, attempted to maintain peace among his parishioners, and was present at the amputation of Peter Lalor's arm. Henry Richards Caselli was the supervising Architect of St Alipius', Victoria Street, Ballarat East.Black and white photograph of a bluestone church. St Alipius Catholic Church is located in Victoria Street, Ballarat East.st alipius, church, catholic, ballarat east, eureka stockade, henry richards caselli

This tram was built by Meadowbank Manufacturing Company of Sydney in 1915. First used by Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, then went to Geelong. It came to Ballarat in 1936. When the trams stopped running in Ballarat it went to Dalyesford and District Historical Society. In 1977 it was acquired by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (Ballarat Tramway Museum from 1995). The photo shows Tram 11 coming up Victoria Street, going past St Alipius Church, on 11 August 1971. Photographer was Campbell Duncan.Colour image in cardboard Kodak mount. 35mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mount.tram 11, meadowbank manufacturing, sydney, 1915, prahran and malvern tramways trust, geelong, ballarat 1936, daylesford and district historical society, ballarat tramway preservation society, 1977, victoria street st alipius church, campbell duncan, photographer

St Alipius Parish has its beginnings in the Ballarat “Gold Rush” that started in August 1851. As thousands of people made their way to the diggings and a town quickly took shape, Father Patrick Dunne celebrated the first Mass for the Catholic miners in October 1851. In late 1852 a second priest Father Matthew Downing arrived and named his Parish after St. Alipius' and the Bishop of the time, James Alipius Goold. In February 1853 Father Downing moved to the present St. Alipius site and erected a church made of slabs with a canvas roof. A school was also built and classes began on April 1st.Colour photograph of the roofline of St Alipius' Catholic Church. ballarat, heritage, st alipius, catholic church

"Centenary of Fnrst Mass at Ballarat Friday last marked the centenary of the arrival of the first priest and the celebration of the first Mass in Ballarat. The Rev. Patrick Dunne reached the diggings on October 17, and on Sunday, October 19, 1851, in a bark hut near Brown Hill, he celebrated Mass. Worshippers had to kneel on quartz gravel. The weather had been the worst experienced in Victoria for a number of years, and most of the creeks between Melbourne and Ballarat were flowing torrents, but Father Dunne (who came from the Coburg mission), carrying the barest necessities and the sacred vestments, set out for Ballarat on horseback. He had to ford and swim his horse across the creeks. When most of his congregation left for the Castlemaine diggings Father Dunne returned to Melbourne. In August, 1852, Rev. Matthew Downing became Ballarat's first resident priest. He built a large wooden structure with a canvas roof which served as a church, but later erected at the Gravel Pits the first permanent church. This church was the largest of any house of worship on any goldfield in the colony. It cost £ 100, contributed solely by Father Downing and his flock. Soon after he got the authorities to survey a large piece of land at the back of the township as a burial ground and procured a grant of £500 for fencing it. A grant of £250 was also obtained for the improvement of the chapel and fittings of a school, where Michael Campion Carey opened the first school. Rev. Patrick Smyth succeeded Father Downing, who was followed by Rev. P. Madden, who in 1857 began to plan the erection of St. Patrick's Church. The foundation stone of this was laid by Bishop Goold on February 12, 1858, and the church was opened for the first time on November 8, 1863." (Melbourne Advocate 25 October 1951)Two colour photographs showing the St Alipius' Catholic Church flag - a blue cross and border on white. st alipius, church, ballarat east, flag

Small booklet on the history of St Alipius' Catholic Church, Ballarat East.st alipius, catholic church, balllarat east, eureka stockade, dorothy wickham

Tram 13 was built by Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, Sydney in 1915 for Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, Tram 68. In 1928 it became Tram 30 of the Geelong Fleet. Transferred to Ballarat in 1938 and numbered 13. When the trams stopped in 1971 it was donated to the Lake Goldsmith Steam Preservation Society. Returned to Ballarat in 1983 and re-entered service in 1988. The photograph shows Tram 13 in Victoria Street near King Street. St Alipius Church is on the left of the photo. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan on 10/08/1971Negative folder, paper, Photape Pty Ltd1915, meadowbank manufacturing, prahran and malvern tramways trust, 1928, geelong, ballarat, 1938, tram 13, 1971, lake goldsmith steam preservation society, 1983 to ballarat, 1988, victoria street, st alipius church, king street, campbell duncan, photographer

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Yields information about tram operations and the street views in the Victoria St and St Alipius churchSet of 2 photographs taken on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of No. 13 in-bound in Victoria St, passing St Alipius church and School.trams, tramways, victoria st, st alipius, tram 13

Colour photograph of St Alipius' and the Ballarat [East] Fire Brigade taken with a zoom lens from Armstrong Street South, Ballarat.ballarat fire brigade, ballarat east, st alipius' catholic church

Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 13 entering the King St. loop in Victoria St. with the destination of Sturt St. West and No. 27? waiting in the loop. No. 27 has a Twin Lakes sign on the front panel. Photo on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 21 August 1971. Has St. Alipius church in the background.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/13" in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 21 August 1971" also in faded green ink.king st, victoria st, st alipius, tram 13, tram 27

The photo taken from near Princes shows the view looking east along Victoria St, near King St. Ballarat East. Has a tram in the photo along with St Alipius church in the background. c1950Yields information about Ballarat during the late 1940s or early 1950s.Postcard black and white, divided back. Card No. 3287.tramways, trams, valentine, victoria st

Black and white photograph showing Ballarat from Black Hill. in pencil on verso "Black Hill Ballarat" and "taken alongside the walking path between Clissold St and Princes St looking south towards Mt Warrenheep, past St Alipius Church with Princes St in foreground DPC 2013 Yarrowee River Trail"black hill, ballarat east, clissold st, princes st, st alipius, east ballarat heritage project

St Alipius Church was the first Catholic Church at Ballarat. It was initially a tent church in Humffray Street, but after flooding it was moved to Victoria Street were the current bluestone church was built. The presbytery is beside the church and houses the priests. A colour photograph in digital format showing red brick building with slate roof, behind a green iron fence. The building is St Alipius Presbytery, Victoria Street, Ballarat East. ballarat east, catholic, religion, church, st alipius', st alipius

Photograph of No. 28 inbound to the city entering the King St Loop with the St Alipius church in the background. There a two bicycles and one motor car in the far distance. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West.Yields information about Ballarat 's tram operations and the King St loop in Victoria St.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative filetrams, tramways, victoria st, king st, tram 28

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1969, the Trambulance and the Victoria St line.Set of three AGFA blue / white plastic mount, colour slides of No. 21 as the 1969 "Trambulance" raising funds for the Ballarat Base Hospital in Victoria St Ballarat. No. 21 running a special service .1 - with St Alipius church in the background. .2 - ditto crossing tram 34 to Victoria St at the King St loop. .3 - ditto"5.4.69" in ink on all slidestramways, trams, victoria st, king st, tram 21, tram 34

Photograph of No. 35 inbound in Victoria St, at the King St loop picking up passengers at the tram stop. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background is St Alipius church. Photo mid 1950'sYields information about tram services on the Victoria St line and passengers.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file.trams, tramways, victoria st, king st, passengers, tram stop

Photograph of No. 26 west bound (showing Special) nearing the King St Loop in Victoria St. There is another tram in front of 26 and another tram in the loop. Has the St Alipius church in background. See Reg Item 7645 - likely to have been taken at the same time.Yields information about the Victoria St terminus and the trams used.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative filetrams, tramways, victoria st, king st, tram 26

Colour photocard with serrated edging of SEC tram No. 14 in Victoria St. passing St Alipius church. SPER Postcard No. 2, has details of tram on rear, as well as printer (Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd. Has been stamped in blue ink on rear "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS / OFFICIAL RE-OPENING / 1st FEBRUARY, 1975". Tram has a very glossy paint, and new blinds, photographed soon after repainting? trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sper, victoria st., tram 11

Roger (Rod) O'Beirne and Joan Kerrins married at St Alipius Catholic Church, Ballarat on December 31 1966.Black and white photograph of bride and groom cutting three-tiered wedding cake.rod o'beirne, joan o'beirne, joan kerrins, weddings, cakes

Set of four photographs of the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat on 5/4/1958, taken by Hugh Ballment which used trams 41 and 21 - all carrying the AETA Auxiliary Board. 1 - Crossing tram 31 Lydiard St North Seymour St loop 2 - Victoria St with the St Alipius church in the background 3 - At Victoria St terminus 4 - as for 2Yields information about the AETA Easter Tour of 1958 and the various Ballarat locations at the time.Slide - set of 4 ferraniacolor plastic mountsMany have Ballarat written in ink on them.tramways, aeta tours, ballarat, tram 21, tram 41, lydiard st north, victoria st, tram 31

Photograph of No. 26 west bound (showing Special) nearing the King St Loop in Victoria St. In front of the tram is No. 20? and No. 28 (Special) in the loop. Has the St Alipius church in background and a general store advertising Sunshine biscuits, operated by Stan ?owsell. Has a letter box under the verandah. See Reg Item 7633 - likely to have been taken at the same time.Yields information about the Victoria St line and the use of King St loop and special trams.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file trams, tramways, victoria st, king st, tram 26 tram 20? tram 28

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 31 west bound in Victoria St. Ballarat, just past King St. North, entering the King St. loop. Tram fitted with a Twin Lakes sign, two Johnnie Walker whiskey roof advertisements and has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W". Note the new bus stop sign in position. This photo was taken on the 2nd last day of operation. Has St. Alipius church in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On the rear of the slides in blue ink "Ballarat / Victoria St." and "P. Moses" in the bottom left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, victoria st, king st, bus stops, tram stops, tram 21

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "9" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 14, outbound Victoria St, just after top of hill with St. Alipius church in the background. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Note the gravel condition of the outbound side of Victoria St. - roadworks? "Victoria St. Line" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, tram 14

Set of 10 Digital images, from slides taken by George Stevens on 15/8/1971: 1 - Tram 27 derailed at depot junction in Wendouree Parade 2 - Tram 27 ditto 3 - Tram 33 Inbound in Drummond St North. 4 - Tram 33 In Sturt St 5 - Tram 33 In Bridge St with a Victoria St destination, and a Twin Lakes sign at Stones Corner' 6 - Tram 33 At Victoria St terminus with orphanage buildings in the background. 7 - Tram 31 inbound to Mt Pleasant in Sturt St west, just past Russell St 8 - Tram 33 Victoria St, with St Alipius church in the background. Tram has an Eureka tiles advert, an SEC Cooking advert, and a Pay-as-you-Enter sign. 9 - Tram 12 at Grenville St in Sturt St alongside the tram stop shelter. In the background are Gear Chemist, Edments Hartleys, Patersons, the T& G offices and the Ballarat Mechanics building without any advertising on the east face. Behind the tram is the 8 hour day monument. 10 - Tram 12 In Victoria St with St Alipius church in the background. Yields information about the tramcars used on 15/8/1971 and the various locations around the system.Set of 10 digital images scanned from slides.tramways, lydiard st nth, wendouree parade, derailment, tram 27, tram 33, sturt st, drummond st nth, bridge st, tram 31, tram 12, victoria st, sturt st west

Yields information about the appearance of the Victoria St line shortly before the closure of the Victoria St line. Series of 5 Black and white photographs of tram operations on the Victoria St line prior to its closure in August 1971. .1 - View of the Victoria St terminus as you arrive in Ballarat from Melbourne, with the divided highway and a tram warning sign. Has a tram at the terminus. .2 - Tram 39, running a special tour with St Alipius church in the background. A new bus stop sing has been positioned. Another tram has departed the King St loop. .3 - No. 13, (Gardens via Sturt St West and a Twin Lakes sign) entering the King St loop. .4 - No. 31 (to Gardens crossing No. 39) at the King St loop. .5 - No. 31 leaving Stones Corner for Victoria St with Stones Corner building in the background along with the Caltex service station and Viscount Ambassador caravans.trams, tramways, victoria st, king st, stones corner, tram 39, tram 13, tram 31

Vincent Gercovich married Winifred Rebecca Bennett (English emigrant) on 13 February 1867 in St. Alipius church in Ballarat. They had a total of 12 children. Little is known about his life, but what is known that he was well disposed to several languages and due to his ability to communicate with immigrants worked at the entry gate to the city of Ballarat. He died at the age of 61. Vincent was one of these early Croatian immigrants who came to Victoria around 1850s. His surname Gercovich (probably Gerković or Jerković) came from the island of Hvar on Dalmatian coast. On his Australian citizenship documents, the place of birth was stated as Dalmatia, Austria. From research of collected documents it can be concluded that the first Croats arrived to this country some 150 years ago mainly because of gold discovery. Victoria had a few rich deposits of gold and for obvious reasons many came to join the great ‘Gold Rush’.A black and white family photograph features Gercovich family with 12 children photographed in a studio around 1889. Children ages on the photograph range from unborn to young adults.vincent and winifred gercovich, gercovich, early croatian immigrants, immigration, croatia, dalmatia, ballarat, gold rush

Set of 14 Digital images, from slides taken by George Stevens on 8/4/1971: 1 Tram 17 Outbound in Victoria St with St Alipius Church in the background 2 Tram 17 At Victoria St terminus with a Trotting at Bray Raceway tonight board 3 Tram 34 Northbound in Lydiard St North at level crossing with the Provincial Hotel and Ballart B signal box. Tram has a trotting at Bray Raceway tonight board. 4 Tram 35 Southbound in Drummond St Sth at Eyre St with the Foundry hotel in the background. 5 Trams 31 and 39 are northbound in Drummond St Sth, with destinations of Lydiard St and City respectively. 6 Trams 39, 31 and 35 Crossing at Urquhart St loop. 7 Tram 38 At Hospital Corner 8 Tram 39 At Hospital Corner 9 Tram 31 At Hospital Corner, with destination of City 10 Trams 35, 40 Crossing at the Grey St loop with 35 for Sebastopol and 40 for Lydiard St Nth 11 Tram 17 Inbound in Drummond St Sth 12 Tram 18 Wendouree Parade near Windmill Drive Nth 13 Tram 26 outbound in Sturt St west at Russell St 14 Tram 33 Inbound in Sturt St west Yields information about the tramcars used on 8/4/1971 and the various locations around the system.Set of 14 digital images scanned from slides.tram 26, lydiard st, tram 30, barkly st, sturt st, king st loop, victoria st, level crossing, drummond st sth, hospital corner, urquhart st., grey st loop, albert st, sturt st west, tram 17, tram 34, tram 35, tram 31, tram 39, tram 38, tram 40, tram 18, tram 33

Series of black and white photos of SEC Ballarat 30 by Lindsay Bounds, late 1970, early 1971 on 8" x 10" prints. 840.1 - tram 30, city bound, at Bell St. Loop (?) crossing another single trucker. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. 840.2 - trams 13, 30 and 18 and another single trucker at the depot gates, all showing Depot or Depot via Drummond North destinations - possibly on a Sunday morning. 840.3 - Trams 13 and 30 on the north side of Drummond St. north, with Sturt St. Mansions buildings behind. Winter photo. Tram 30 has Lydiard St. Nth destination, while 13 has Victoria St. 840.4 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St., bound for Sebastopol with Post office in background. 840.5 - Tram 30 in Victoria St. bound for Gardens via Sturt St. West. 840.6 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St. at Drummond St. bound for Lydiard St. North. Has lights on. 840.7 - Tram 30 west bound in Victoria St. at King St. loop with St. Alipius church in background. Many Holden motor cars in photo as well. Some imperfections in the printing of the photograph.trams, tramways, victoria st., sturt st, skipton st., tram 30, tram 13, tram 18

Yields information about the SEC Ballarat trams in the months before the closure of the SEC Tramway system. Yields information about the streetscape. Set of 8 Digital images, scanned from slides by Graeme Cleak, scanning by Peter Winspur 9/2011. .1 - Slide FS14 - No. 31 and 32 crossing at the High St Loop in Macarthur St. Tram 31 has the destination of Victoria St. Geoff Dean and his mini on the right hand side of the photograph. Another depot bound single trucker in the photograph, .2 - Slide FS3 - 31 outbound in Victoria St, with St Alipius church in the background. .3 - Slide FS5 - No. 31, and four other trams, some running special at Sturt and Lydiard Sts during the ARHS tour of that day. Has the ANZ Bank and SEC offices in the background. .4 - Slide FS9 - Nos. 39, 26 and two other trams in Lydiard St for the ARHS tour with Reid's Palace, Macleod & Co and J.J. Collier buildings in the background along with other buildings in Lydiard St North. Taken from the Provincial Hotel. .5 - Slide FS11 - No. 26 northbound showing Special running through the level crossing at Ballarat with the Kennedy Murray General Carrier in the background. Taken from the Provincial Hotel. .6 - Slide FS13 - No. 32 turning from Sturt St into Drummond Street North showing Depot via Drummond North, with the Southern Cross Hotel, Rimmington Bros and J.A, Malpass(?) buildings in the background. .7 - Slide FR35 - night shot of No. 17 (with Twin Lakes sign) and No. 32 in Nos 3 and 4 roads at the depot. .8 - Slide FR34 - night shot of the front of the depot - as above and No. 43 on "0" road. All photos 21-8-1971 trams, tramways, railway station, macarthur st, victoria st, sturt st, lydiard st north, level crossings, depot, tram 31, tram 32, tram 39, tram 26, tram 17, tram 43

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. The following photos have suffered colour change and showing some deterioration - fungal growth. .1 - 13 (Sturt St West) and 27 (Victoria St with Twin Lakes sign) crossing at King St loop with St Alipius church in the background. .2 - 13 (Sturt St West) and 17? (Mt Pleasant) crossing at Parker St loop, with the Ballarat College in the background. .3 - Single trucker, inbound, approaching the Parker St Loop, showing Mt Pleasant. .4 - 30 in Sturt St, descending the hill to Grenville St, with other trams in the background, including Woolworths Big W and the Dickins Store. Also has the 8 hour monument. 30 showing City. .5 - 37 running Special, no passengers, crossing Lydiard St Nth, heading for Grenville St. Has the Titanic bandstand, Mechanics Institute in the background. .6 - 33 and three other single truckers in the City Loop - has the Ballarat Gas Co and other buildings in the background. .7 - 37 showing Special passing 33 and other trams parked in the City Loop. Has Dickins, Ballarat Gas Co, Edmonds, Patersons store in the background. .8 - 17 crossing Lydiard St Nth in Sturt St. 17 has destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth, and a Twin Lakes sign. Includes the T&G sign in the background. .9 - 31, a single trucker and bogie tram crossing at Depot loop, Wendouree Parade - 31 showing Victoria St. .10 - 17 waiting in Gardens Loop, showing Mt Pleasant.trams, tramways, king st, victoria st, sturt st west, sturt st, grenville st, city loop, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 13, tram 27, tram 30, tram 37, tram 33, tram 17, tram 31