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Name	Detail	File number	Level
Former Ballarat East Free Library 25-29 Barkly Street, BALLARAT EAST VIC 3350 - Property No B1059	An imposing but unusual design using coloured brick-work to define separate highly individual elements of the facade. The building is the only known work of the architect C Ohlfsen Bagge, and dates from 1867. At that date it represents an early use of coloured brick-work in Victoria. The foundation stone was laid by Sir Redmond Barry in February, 1867. Classified State 3/08/1998	B1059	State
Ballara & Garden 65 Glaneuse Road,, POINT LONSDALE VIC 3225 - Property No B6700	Ballara, erected in 1907 by Alfred Deakin as a family seaside retreat is of statewide (and possibly national) cultural significance: - for its integral link with Alfred Deakin, influential advocate of Federation and second Prime Minister of Australia; this was not merely a fleeting association - Deakin developed his property Ballara at a seaside location in which he had previously holidayed, he spent much time at Ballara, he used the property for both work and relaxation and ... more	B6700	State
Ballarat East Fire Station Tower 20-22 Barkly Street,, BALLARAT EAST VIC 3350 - Property No B4924	The Ballarat Fire Brigade Tower, designed by prominent local architect Henry Caselli, was constructed in 1864 by William Cowland, builder and brigade volunteer. Lack of funds prevented the Engine House from being constructed to Caselli's design, the existing Engine House officially opened in 1916, recalls the earlier structure (1858) which it replaced. The Ballarat Fire Station is historically significant as one of the few remaining examples of nineteenth century fire stations ... more	B4924	File only
Ballarat School Of Mines System Garden Allotment 9A, Section Ixa, Parish Of Ballarat, County Of Grenville Lydiard Street, BALLARAT VIC 3350 - Property No G13138	The former Ballarat School of Mines (now Ballarat University) is an institution of great historical significance for its role in mining education in one of Victoria's most important mining centres. The site has been developed over many years and includes many significant buildings, including the former Wesleyan Church (1858), former gaol (1859-63), former Supreme Court (1868), Administration building (1899), Arts Building (1914-16) and former plumbing and wiring classrooms ... more	G13138	State
Old Ballarat Police Station (Exterior) Camp Street, BALLARAT VIC 3350 - Property No B1747	A substantial police barracks building of multi-coloured brick construction on a bluestone base. The veradah iron work is notable. Reference is made to the disposition of the windows of the first floor front elevation. First classified: 10/07/1975 Revised: 03/08/1998 File Note 2010: Now part of ballarat Art Gallery	B1747	State
Ballarat Botanic Gardens Botanic And Public Gardens Reserve, Allotment 2A Of Section Suburban C, Township Of Ballarat, Parish Of Ballarat, County Of Grenville Wendouree Parade, BALLARAT VIC 3350 - Property No G13057	Ballarat Botanic Gardens, developed from 1858 on a 98 acres site (granted to the Ballarat City Council in 1885) and maintained in continuous use to the present, is of State cultural significance: - as a fine and perhaps the best known example of a provincial botanic garden in Australia, a garden type best exemplified in Australia by the network of such gardens created in colonial Victoria; typical characteristics of provincial botanic gardens found at Ballarat include a ... more	G13057	State
Former Ballarat State Offices Ballarat Courthouse Camp Street,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B6863	The former Ballarat State Offices, designed by Percy Everett, Chief Architect of the Public Works Department, and completed in 1941 is of a Regional architecural and historic significance as an impressive moderne style public building in a regional centre. Architecturally, the stepped massing, and vertical articulation displays the infulence of the American interwar "skyscraper" style, which is higly unusual outside the Melbourne city area (the Russell Street Police Headquarters, ... more	B6863	Regional
Former Ballarat Raaf Base Learmonth Road,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B2136	This place is not yet classified by the Trust, but may be in the future. It is however listed at the State level by the State Government body Heritage Victoria, giving it statutory protection. Details can be found at www.heritage.vic.gov.au, by clicking on the Heritage Register Online, and searching using the "H" number given above.	B2136	File only
Former Ballarat Woollen & Worsted Mill Cnr Humffray & Hill Streets,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B5599	The former Ballarat Woollen and Worsted Mill is architecturally the best surviving example of the 19th Century woollen mills built in Victoria. In its heyday it was second only, in volume of production, to the earlier Victoria Woollen Mills in Geelong. However in 1895 the Ballarat Mill was described as the most perfect of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Its economic importance to Victoria cannot be over-emphasised. It was established at the time when gold mining, as an employer ... more	B5599	Local
Geelong - Ballarat Railway Bridges GEELONG and BALLARAT CENTRAL, GREATER GEELONG CITY, BALLARAT CITY	See also B5142 Moorabool Railway Viaduct; B6394 Cowies Creek Railway Bridge No 1: B6395 Cowies Creek Railway Bridge No 2: B2551 Blue (Elaine) Bridge	B6408	File only

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