Burke and Wills Web: digital research archive of records from the Burke and Wills Expedition (1860-1861) from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. This website is a comprehensive digital research archive containing transcripts of historical documents, reports, manuscripts and archives.
Top ten Must see attractions in Ballarat. Are you looking for fun things to do in Ballarat? We have compiled our list of the top ten things to do in Ballarat. Some are iconic, some are new, some you may never heard about, but all are worth a visit. From Sovereign Hill, Kryal Castle, MADE museum see who makes the list.
Here are the best things to do in Ballarat, including wilflife, history, nature & walks, viewpoints, where to eat, where to stay, where to drink, and more!
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Victoria's largest inland city, Ballarat is a thriving hub of contemporary arts, events and food and wine, with a fascinating heritage backdrop.
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Explore our city's historic stories, secrets and spaces via your smartphone, tablet or computer. Begin the Reveal to choose from these curated walking tours that will take you along Bridge Mall, up a path in the middle of Ballarat's 'grand boulevarde' Sturt Street, and along the footpaths and lanes of Ballarat’s CBD - you'll cross several streets and intersections on these self-guided walks of about an hour. Please be careful of oncoming traffic at all times and peruse your phone or device with care on Ballarat's streets and footpaths. Enjoy! And don't forget to share your own photos with #ballaratrevealed
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This former Italianate mansion was built in 1883 and features an unusual central Classical tower with paired Corinthian pilasters. The mansion is now part of Ballarat's St John of God Hospital.
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The Ballarat Synagogue at 2 Barkly Street in East Ballarat, is one of the few surviving Nineteenth Century synagogues in Victoria. Designed by architect T. B. Cameron, the Synagogue was built in 1861. Situated on the Victorian goldfields, its importance was such that its first Rabbi was Av (head) of the first recognised Australian Beth Din. The gold rush brought many Jewish people to Ballarat and the first congregation was held in 1853 and for decades the local community was the largest in the Victorian colony. The single storey building is one of the early surviving buildings in Ballarat and is important in the streetscape and townscape of the city and in the history of the area. Architecturally the structure is an interesting example of conservative Classical design, given distinction by the architectural treatment of its facade and portico. The main facade of the brick structure was corner Tuscan pilasters supporting a parapet entablature. Paired Tuscan squared columns and pilasters support the pedimented prostyle portico and the windows are roundheaded. The interior of the building, with features such as the ladies gallery, is in very good condition. The interior seen today is the result of extensive remodeling in 1878 including notable internal use of Victorian iron lacework panels on the balconies of the gallery and magnificent ceiling fretworks from which hang impressive crystal chandeliers. Beautiful windows with blue and red stained glass panels fill the Synagogue with light. Presiding above all is a very grand arched stained glass window created in 1884, which according to legend, is made from glass taken from a 16th Century Irish mansion.
Although not famous for its Art Deco architecture, the provincial Victorian city of Ballarat, which was established between the 1860s and 1880s when the area was at the centre of a gold rush, does have some fine examples of interwar and post war architecture when the gold boom was replaced with wealth generated through grazing and agriculture. The former Ballarat Girls School, now part of Ballarat Secondary College, is a beautiful example of post war Art Deco architecture. Although built between 1954 and 1955, the school's main building of honey yellow clinker bricks is very Art Deco in its design. It features an emphatic vertical fin and a stepped facade and roofline. Minimalist in its decoration, it has Functionalist Steamline Moderne windows. Even its round porch lamp, is very modern in design. All these features give the building a very elegant and striking appearance in comparison to the 1860s architecture surrounding it.
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