Significance

Yields information about Ballarat through pictures of the 1940-50's various locations, institutions and street scenes, including tramways. Good comparison with earlier books, eg Item 3900.

Physical description

24 page book, plus embossed covers saddle stapled with two staples titled "Ballarat - 'The Garden City' ". Features photographs of Ballarat and district - full colour with accompanying text about Ballarat and its history.

Cover features Gardens view with statute of Wallace in foreground - see image c1

p3 - photo of No. 22 (bogie) at Grenville St in Sturt St with a single trucker behind in the City loop - see image c2 - see also Reg Item 5354 for a postcard version.

p5 - Eureka Stockade memorial

p6 - Lake Wendouree

p7 - Sturt St with Town hall in background, and No. 33 in Sturt St. south side.

p9 - Begonia hothouse

p10 - St Andrews Kirk

p11 - St Peter's Church of England

p12 - Lake Wendouree

p13 - Botanical Gardens

p14 - Monuments and statues around Ballarat

p15 - Post Office, State Offices, Ballarat Orphanage and Queen Elizabeth Benevolent Home

p16 - A Ballarat Reservoir

p17 - Botanical Gardens

p18 - Gordon's Cottage, Congregational Church, Lydiard St and The Cenotaph

p19 - Ballarat Grammar School, St. Patrick's Cathedral (no spire), St. Patrick's College, street scene

p20 - Arch of Victory, Lake Wendouree, Sturt St with tram in distance and Eureka Swimming pool

p22 - Avenue of Prime Ministers

p23 - Harvest near Mt Warrenheip, Country side photo, I&R Morley Pty Ltd factory and houses in the lake area.



Purchased through eBay 25/10/2004. See worksheet for eBay emails.



See also Reg. Item 3041 for the same image of No. 22.



2nd Copy added 26/12/2007 - donation of Ron Scholten.



pdf image of the full book added 8/5/19 as btm2925i.pdf