Historical information

This photograph was taken from the newly completed tower of the Ballarat Town Hall.

Further details on the photographer, William H Bardwell, can be found at http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/William_H._Bardwell

Physical description

Framed Black and White photograph showing Ballarat from the Ballarat Town Hall. The photo shows the intersection of Sturt Street and Lydiard Street, and is taken in the direction of the Ballarat Post Office. It shows the Ballarat Railway line in the background, and the Burke and Wills Memorial Fountain in the foreground on the right..

The Ballarat Post Office is located in the centre of this photograph. Their is no tower on the Post Office. The tower and other extensions were built in 1879.