Black Hill, Victoria
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Black Hill is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in the northeast of the city. It is named after the major landmark, Black Hill, on which there was extensive and highly profitable open-cut gold mining from the early 1850s during the Victoria gold rush. The hill was originally given its indigenous name, Bowdun, by surveyor William Urquhart.
Corner of Napier and Peel Street. The Post Office is on the left and the Black Hill Hotel on the right.
Looking toward Black Hill from Ballarat in 1862
Ballarat CBD panorama from Black Hill lookout
Ballarat East, Victoria
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Ballarat East is a suburb of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. From 1857 until 1921 the suburb had its own council. The suburb covers a large area east of the city centre. It is the oldest urban area in Ballarat and was the site of many goldmines, as well as of the Eureka Rebellion.
Former East Ballarat Civic Area on the corner of Barkly and East Streets. The Ballarat Fire Station is on the left, the old library and Ballarat Secondary College are on the right.
Ballarat East Town Hall in 1862 (demolished in the 1960s)
The windows of the old Eastern Station Hotel, which still sports its old name. The building is now a bar and backpackers hostel.
Ballarat East Fire Station, the oldest continually operating fire station in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the site of the first operational telephone, made by Henry Sutton.