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The Alexandra Babies' Home was adjacent to the Ballarat Female Refuge in Scott's Parade, Ballarat East. The babies from the unmarried mothers at the Refuge remained at the Babies' Home until around the age of three years, when they were usually transferred to the Ballarat Orphanage in Stawell Street, Ballarat East. The Babies' Home was suddenly closed in 1973 under the Hamer Government.
Postcard size coloured photographs
Crocheted runner
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Very fine crocheted doily
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Very fine crocheted doily
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Very fine cricheted doily
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doily, crochet
Port of Melbourne
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Swimmers and paddlers at Back Beach, Williamstown.
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Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales
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In 1870 clay deposits were discovered in the Lithgow Valley in the vicinity of the Lithgow Valley Colliery. A brick and pottery works were opened there in 1877 with additional clay also being obtained from deposits near the Mt Clarence Railway Station.
Lithgow Brick and Drain-Pipe Works
lithgow brick and drain-pipe works, lithgow
River Boats on Murray Bridge, South Australia.
river boats, murray bridge, south australia
Photograph of a workers camp on the Transcontinental Railway, which runs from Adelaide to Darwin.
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Photograph of a camel team on the Transcontinental Railway, which runs from Adelaide to Darwin.
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Photograph of a camel team on the Transcontinental Railway, which runs from Adelaide to Darwin.
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Joseph Cook became Australia's sixth prime minister after the Liberal Party won the 1913 election.
Photohraphic Portrait of Joseph Cook
joseph cook, prime minister
Colour panroamic photograph of the Pre-Olympic Swimming Pool at Rokewood, Victoria
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The Hepburn Pool was built in Spring Creek during the 1930s by the Zelman's of Bellinzona Guest House. Alberto Zelman's paid for local workers to construct the pool to their specifications so the visitors to local guest houses could swim on hot days. The Hepburn Pool was used for the Victorian Swimming Championships, with 6 stones marked at one end for each lane . It is 50 yards long, the length required for competitions. In 1969 the Daylesford Olympic Swimming Pool was constructed so this 'old swimming pool' was neglected, fortunately in 1993 local volunteers associated with the Savoia Hotel returned the pool to its former glory with the help of old photos and a lot of hard work. Two well known swimmers swam at the pool in the Victorian swimming Championships, they were Annette Kellerman and Frank Beaurepaire. The Pool was named Victoria's Favourite Built Place in 2004 as part of the Victorian Government's involvement in the International Year of the Built Environment. It was included on the Victorian Heritage Register following a nomination and comparative analysis of pre Olympic Swimming Pools in Victoria by Lisa Gervasoni.
Black and white image from a glass plate of the Hepburn Pool in Spring Creek, with spectators on the hill. and swimmers in the water.
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Built at DHA Mascot and taken on RAAF charge as A17-80 in September 1940. It was allotted to 4 EFTS at Mascot. After a short spell at 11 EFTS at Benalla and an overhaul by Ansett in mid-1942, it was allocated to 7 EFTS at Western Junction. Sold in 1946 and registered VH-AUA on 20 June 1947.
A man stands beside a yellow biplane standing on dry grass, and surrounded by other aircraft.
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Black and white image of the Church at Port Arthur.
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Black and white image of the Prison Hulk "Success" at Hobart
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Black and white image of the Prison Hulk "Success" at Hobart
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Black and white image of the Prison Hulk "Success" at Hobart
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Black and white image of the Prison Hulk "Success" at Hobart
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Black and white image of the Prison Hulk "Success" at Hobart
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Black and white image of a poster relating to the departure of Governor George Arthur from Tasmania.
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Black and white image of a poster relating to the departure of Governor George Arthur from Tasmania.
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Black and white image of a convict pardon
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Black and white image of a convict pardon
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Black and white image of Port Arthur Penitentiary, Commandants Quarters and Powder Magazine
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Black and white image of Port Arthur Penitentiary, Commandants Quarters and Powder Magazine
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Black and white image of Port Arthur Penitentiary, Commandants Quarters and Powder Magazine
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Victorian Collections acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.
