Life on the Goldfields

-

 

The following information courtesy of the Linton & District Historical Society Inc. Feb 2017

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

North Creswick to Daylesford Railway

-
Image
  CLICK HERE FOR AN  INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE ROUTE                                                          Steam Train at Daylesford Railway Station ABOVE : A Daylesford to Ballarat Steam Train looks like it has a bit of speed up as it has just descended the 1 in 40 down to the Jubilee Lake bridge, some well dressed walkers seem oblivious to thte trains passing. Circa 1930.  (SLV collection) Ballarat Bound! The disused platform at Wombat in 2011 Trestle Bridge just west of Wombat Newlyn, April 25 1969.  (photo courtesy Andrew Cook) A lengthy Daylesford bound train mixed passenger and freight pauses at Allendale, 1922.  (courtesy Frank Wright) Kingston circa 1930.  (from PROV collection) Researched and compiled by Andrew Parker 2024
Read more

The History of Ballarat's Victoria Park

-
Image
  Victoria Park :  This expansive park, covering 130 hectares, is situated at the intersection of Sturt and Gillies Streets in Ballarat, Australia. Its layout has remained largely unchanged since its initial design and planting between 1890 and 1910. Originally, the land was considered a necessary public reserve, and in 1861, the Ballarat Council sought to specifically reserve it as a park. During that time, it was locally known as   “Royal Park.” Crown Grant:  In 1888, the Crown Grant officially reserved the land as   Victoria (Royal) Park , covering 325 acres. It was vested in the   Mayor, Councillors, and Citizens of the City of Ballaarat   for the purpose of a public park and related facilities. Mining Interests  Despite its primary purpose as a public recreation facility, mining interests were also present within Victoria Park. Various companies explored gold within its boundaries, including the United Hand-in-Hand and Band of Hope Company. I...
Read more

Moorabool Reservoir

-
Image
Steve Clark from Bolwarrah posted a historical photo on social media from the time of the project (1914-1915), comparing it to contemporary photos of the Reservoir and surrounding area today. According to a piece from The Argus on October 30, 1914, construction of the Moorabool Reservoir required, at the time, "... 150 men and 100 horses employed, and these numbers will not be decreased for the next six months". The project involved the removal of homes and deviation of roads along 380 acres of land, and increased the district's water storage capacity by 150 per cent with a total of 1.365 billion gallons (around 52 billion litres) "Forty tons of steel were obtained from Belgium just prior to the war, to be used in the concrete embankment", and "the contract price for constructing the reservoir was £33,000", the article concludes. Bolwarrah is a rural locality 85 km north- west of Melbourne and 15 km from Ballan. The name is thought to be derived from a...
Read more