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Rock Art in the Playground of the Former Dry Diggings Primary School
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The Dry Diggings area is located outside Hepburn Springs in the shadow of Mount Franklin. It was an early goldmining area, but little remains of the thriving town of the 1860s.
Colour photograph in digital format of the shape of Australia carved into a rock in the playground of the former Dry Diggings Primary School near Hepburn Springs and Daylesford. The carved area has been filled with white quartz stone.
Hard covered book on the members of the Australian Tunneling Corp from the Ballarat Electorate during World War One.
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Treed Hill on the Daylesford-Dean-Ballarat Road. It is Wombat Hill.
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Mt Warrenheip and Mt Buninyong from near Newlyn, 2020
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Jean Parker SUTHERLAND (06 June 1902-July 1978 ) In 1923 Sutherland was awarded the National Gallery of Victoria's prestigious Travelling Scholarship. After four years training and exhibiting in London, Brittany and Rome, she returned to Victoria in 1927, exhibiting with the Melbourne Society of Women Painters for a number of years. She joined the Melbourne Society of Women Painters in 1940 and met Sybil Craig , who became her closest friend.
Framed watercolour Landscape
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Lydiard Street, Ballarat during the Covid19 Pandemic and associated lockdown Central Ballarat was empty of traffic.
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The former Ballarat Post Office on the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Street, Ballarat. During the Covid19 Pandemic and associated lockdown Central Ballarat was empty of traffic.
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Canola in bloom near Newlyn
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Canola in bloom near Newlyn
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Treed Hill on the Daylesford-Dean-Ballarat Road. It is Wombat Hill.
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Treed Hill on the Daylesford-Dean-Ballarat Road. It is Wombat Hill.
hill, boundary church road, wombat hill, newlyn
Coloured photograph of a wooden cross being held on the Western Front in France.
RIP In remembrance 1st 2nd 3rd Australian Tunnellers
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A logo of the Australian Tunnellers Company from a Christmas Card.
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George McWilliam headstone in Amherst Cemetery.
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Colour photographs of the Ampitheatre Honour Roll and Memorial.
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Two members of the Creswick Lighthorse attend the showing of "Beneath Hill 60" at The Regent, Ballarat. The film was organised by Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
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Colour photographs of World War One Nurse reenactors parading at Creswick for the ANZAC centenary.
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Colour photographs of World War One Nurse and soldier reenactors parading at Creswick for the ANZAC centenary.
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Colour photograph of commemorative crosses at Creswick.
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Colour photograph of a brass plaque in the Ballarat Anglican Cathedral.
To the Glory of God in Loving Memoryof Major Leslie J. Coulter. D.S.O. 3rd Tunnelling Coy Australian Mining Corps Killed in Action at Loos, France, June 29, 1917 ":Thy Kingdon Come," and of Sergeant Jason L. Coulter 8th Battalion, A.I.F. Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, August 10th 1915. "Thanks be to God who Giveth us the Victory.
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Copy of a book
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A number of photographs showing what remains at Hill 60.
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A number of colour photographs of Amiens Cathedral.
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A number of underground tunnels created during World War One.
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A number of photographs showing the De Palingbeek crater which was created during World War One.
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Three photographs showing World War One German Trenches on the Somme
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The mine was named after Lochnagar Street, the British trench from which the gallery was driven. It was one of 19 mines that were placed beneath the German lines on the British section of the Somme front to assist the infantry advance at the start of the battle. The Lochnagar mine was sprung at 7:28 a.m. on 1 July 1916 and left a crater 98 ft (30 m) deep and 330 ft (100 m) wide, which was captured and held by British troops. The attack on either flank was defeated by German small-arms and artillery fire, except on the extreme right flank and just south of La Boisselle, north of the Lochnagar Crater. The crater has been preserved as a memorial and a religious service is held each 1 July. (Wikipedia)
A number of photographs of a crater which was created at the Somme, on the Western Front during World War One.
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