In 2020 the Covid19 Pnademic resulted in lockdowns to prevent the spread of the virus. This sequence of photographs gives examples of conditions of entry ot shops, empty shops, and no available flights in Flight Centre.

A number of shopfronts in Sturt Street Ballarat with notices concerning the Covid 19 Pandemic.

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Grenville College was an early school in Ballarat.

Double Storey brick building formerly used as Grenville College.

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Digital images of emus on Tower Hill near Koroit, Victoria

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Old Ballarat Pottery was set up by John Gilbert as part of the Old Ballarat Village, opposite Sovereign Hill. Gilbert had lectured at Ballarat College of Advanced Education before establishing the Edinburgh Pottery at Sovereign Hill in 1972 to enable visitors to see traditional trades at work. The Old Ballarat Pottery was a much larger concern, producing wares for sale through department stores and on party plan via Faberware as well as through the village. Early works looked as though they might have been made in the 1850s, with unturned bases, crude marks and dark treacle-like glazes. Peter Pilven, one of Gilbert's students, worked there after graduating from the Ballarat College of Advanced Education, teaching throwing to students like the potter John Ferguson, who was there from 1978-79. Potters were initially employed by Gilbert's company Pontresina Pty Ltd, registered in 1973. (The Old Ballarat Pottery was registered as a company from 1984-1994.) Early works are marked with an impressed long-tailed 'B', or an 'OB' on either side of a mine tower. A printed stamp also features a mine tower surrounded by the text 'Old Ballarat Pottery Made in Australia'. Later work is impressed 'Stoneware Old Ballarat Pottery Australia' with a kangaroo.

Hand thrown blue glazed jug.

Stamped 'Stoneware Old Ballarat Pottery?

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Hof Pottery was established in 1971 in Fremantle, Western Australia by German born Helmut Hof and Australian born Elizabeth Hof. They set up a commercial pottery business in a small converted house in Naval Base, south of Fremantle. They later built a factory on the site and employed a team of people to make a wide range of slip cast wares. These were sold through retail garden centres and large department stores. The business name was deregistered in 2003. Work may be marked with an incised 'Hof' and/or have a paper label reading 'Hof Pottery made in Australia'.

Ceramic vessel with cork lid

incised 'Hof'

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R.C. Densem was at one time Mayor of the Borough of Daylesford.

A weatherboard house with 5 people on the verandah.

Photographs of the channelled and unchanneled Yarrowee River near Hill Street and Redan. Ut shows were the channel ends.

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Ballarat Building on the cover of Eyre Street and Lyons St South with Victoria Bitter Sign

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White Flat oval in Ballarat Central

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The North Kew Village Supermarket survived the Covid19 lockdowns, but according to locals the rent was put up and the supermarket became unviable and was foced to close. In the 1960s the supermarket was owned by Tainsshes.

The North Kew Village Supermarket during a closing down sale.

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Four views of the Ballarat Arch of Victoria, the entrance to the Ballarat Avenue of Honour.

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Former Cuthbert's Legal in Lydiad Street North, a double storey building on bluestone footings.

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George Hotel, Ballarat, a three storey hotel.

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A Catholic girls school in Ballarat

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George Crouch established the George Crouch Prize for contemporary art at the Ballarat art Gallery which ran from 1927 till the 1970s.

Brass plaque with a sculptural likeless of George Crouch in the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Obituary "A well known resident of Ballarat East in tht early days. Mr George Crouch, passed away at the age of 86, at his residence, Wynnstay road, Airma dale, on Wednesday. For a number of years the late Mr Crouch conducted a boot and shoe store in Bridge street, and was successful in business. He leaves a widow, two sons, amndtwo daughters, one of the sons being Lieut.-Colonel R. A. Crouch, who represented Corio in the Federal Parliament for nine years, and who is a native of Ballarat." (Ballarat Star, 9 Oct 1914 )

George Crouch 1818-1914 A Ballarat pioneer since 1852 Erected by the Council of the Gallery - 1940

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The Westgate Bridge spans the Yarra River giving access to Melbourne from the West.

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Vivian Bullwinkel, sole survivor of the 1942 Banka Island massacre. She began her nursing career in Hamilton, Victoria, before moving to the Jessie McPherson Hospital in Melbourne in 1940. She joined the Australian Army Nursing Service in September 1941

Seat in proximity to the Ballarat Prisoner of War Memorial

Vivian Bullwinkel, AO, MBE, ARRC, ED, FNM Her heroism, courage and humanitarian achievements are unique. Valued member of Soroptimist International Victoria Inc

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Landscape featuring the Ballarat Prisoner of War Memorial

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At one time this house was owned by collector of Aboriginal artefact Dr Sydney Pern.

Weatehrboard house at 10 Raglan Street North, Ballarat.

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The Ballarat Ranger Barracks was the biggest barracks without internal supporting poles in the Southern Hemisphere when it was completed in 1886. This timber building was still in use as Ranger Barracks until 2001.

Photograph of the former Ballarat Ranger Barracks

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Photographs relating to Ballarat's Link with Pioneering in the Australian Film Industry. Near the spot depicted, in 1891, Captain Joseph Perry of the Salvation Army operated a Prison Gate Brigade Home on a rented property on Barley Street Ballarat East (since demolished). In the house he cared for prisoners who had been released from the Ballarat Gaol.. He also set up the Social Reform Wing photographic studio, and was it's sole operator. He used his photographic skills to publicise his work and to raise money. He also produced glass lantern slides. As part of the Salvation Army's Limelight department Joseph Perry produced "Sodiers of the Cross" (1900) and for the Australian Government Fedeation films in 1901, bith considered pioneer films in Australia.

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