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'The Broken Plough' by Harold Herbert
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'The Broken Plough' by Harold Herbert
Can you reuse this media without permission? No (with exceptions, see below)
All rights reserved
This media item is licensed under "All rights reserved". You cannot share (i.e. copy, distribute, transmit) or rework (i.e. alter, transform, build upon) this item, or use it for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. However, an exception can be made if your intended use meets the "fair dealing" criteria. Uses that meet this criteria include research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; enabling a person with a disability to access material; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney, or trademark attorney.
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Harold HERBERT (1891–1945)
A well known watercolour painter who was principal of the Ballarat Technical Art School.
A framed etching showing a farmer with a plough which is being pulled by a team of horses.
Lower right corner - Harold Herbert for the Old Colonists' Club 1931
mounted and framed
Card Table with a chess board on top.
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Timber table with a chess board on top.
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The Old Colonists'Hall shopfronts underwent refurbishment and restoration in 2017-18.
Colour photographs of a shopfront associated with the Old Colonist's Hall in Lydiard Street, Ballarat. This shopfront was refurbished in 2017-18 and returned to its original design. Post restoration the shops were used by Collins booksellers.
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Colour photograph of Main Bar, in Main Road, Ballarat East.
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Colour photograph of Main Bar, in Main Road, Ballarat East.
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This photograph was taken during the Covid19 Lockdown.
Colour photograph of the coat of arms on the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hall
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Framed certificate awarding the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc Award for Outstanding Community Contribution to Heritage. The award recognised development of a conservation management plan for the Old Colonists' Hall in Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.
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A comprehensive analysis of the Old Colonists' Hall at 20 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central
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Armchairs in the foyer of the Old Colonists' Hall, Lydiard Street< Ballarat
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Jarren Lee Plays Billiards at the Old Colonists' Hall
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Alcock Name Plaque on a Billiards Table at the Old Colonists' Hall
Alcock Thomson & Taylor Pty. Ltd/ The Trufast Solod rubber Low cushions 23=31 Sturt St., Melbourne South
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Colour photograph of Charles Anderson Grove
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Colour photograph of Charles Anderson Grove
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Colour photograph of Charles Anderson Grove
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Brick cottage known as the Mitchell Cottage at the Old Colonists' Association Retirement Village at Charles Anderson Grove.
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This card was scanned from an older Sympathy Card.
Digital file for a Sympathy card from the Old Colonists' Association and the Old Colonists' Club.
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Francois Cogne was born in 1829 in Paris. He worked in Australia between 1856 and 1864. He died in 1884.
Framed lithograph of Chamber of Commerce ub Ballarat.
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Francois Cogne was born in 1829 in Paris. He worked in Australia between 1856 and 1864. He died in 1884.
Framed lithograph of buildings on a part of Main Road.
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When this court house was abandoned it became the site of the Ballarat School of Mines, the first School of Mines in Austalasia. Francois Cogne was born in 1829 in Paris. He worked in Australia between 1856 and 1864. He died in 1884.
Framed lithograph of the former Ballarat Circuit Court.
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When this court house was abandoned it became the site of the Ballarat School of Mines, the first School of Mines in Austalasia. Francois Cogne was born in 1829 in Paris. He worked in Australia between 1856 and 1864. He died in 1884.
Framed lithograph of the former Ballarat Circuit Court.
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When this court house was abandoned it became the site of the Ballarat School of Mines, the first School of Mines in Austalasia. Francois Cogne was born in 1829 in Paris. He worked in Australia between 1856 and 1864. He died in 1884.
Framed lithograph of the former Ballarat Circuit Court.
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The Defiance Gold Mining Company, Defiance Lead, Sebastopol was registered in November 1860.
The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the The Defiance Gold Mining Company, Defiance Lead, Sebastopol, and a list of shareholders.
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Great Extended Gold Mining Company, Redan Lead, Ballarat was registered 1n February 1856.
The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the exterior of the Great Extended Gold Mining Company, Redan Lead, Ballarat, and a list of shareholders.
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Kor-I-Nor Gold Mining Co was registered on 28 July 1856.
The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the exterior of the Kor-I-Nor Gold Mining Co Registered, Golden Point Lead, Ballarat, and a lost of shareholders.
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The Nelson and Wellington Gold Mining Company, Sebastopol was registered in May 1856.
The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the exterior of the Prince of Wales Gold Mining Co Registered, Sebastopol, Ballarat, and the interior of the quartz Crushing and Engine House. It also includes a lost of shareholders.
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The Nelson and Wellington Gold Mining Company, Sebastopol was registered in May 1856.
The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the exterior of the Nelson and Wellington Gold Mining Company, Sebastopol, and the interior of the puddling machine and sluicinf house. It also includes a lost of shareholders.
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A miners' right issued to James W. Graham in Trust for the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat. The land under Miners' Right was in Ripon Street South.
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A miners' right issued to John Wiight in Trust for the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat. The land under Miners' Right was in Humffray Street South.
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Thomas Paterson of Happy Valley was a fruit grower. ::The funeral of William T. Paterson, of Happy Valley, who died at his father's residence on Tuesday Inst, took place on Thursday afternoon at the Linton Ceme tery. The deceased, who was 42 years of age, had been suffering from lung com plaint for some time back, but a sudden hemorrhage hastened his end. The coffin-bearers were Messrs D. Garvey, T. L. Thomas, W. J. Scolari, J. Hynes, W. David, and H. Ormiston. The Rev. J. O. Allen Clarke conducted the burial ser vice, and Mr Jas. Nelson was the under taker.
A probate of the Will of Thomas Paterson Snr of Happy Valley, Victoria
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