Ballarat
History
In 1882 the Victorian Municipal Directory announced Ballarat has for some time been the leading gold-field town of Victoria, and is now the next city in importance to Melbourne It owes its present position to being in the centre of perhaps the richest gold-yielding district in the world. [1]
The Yarrowee River divided the municipalities of Ballaarat and Ballarat East. [2]
The Mining Registrar’s Office was located in Lydiard Street, Ballarat in 1856 in what was formerly the Government Treasury building.[3]
Governance
Ballarat Municipality
1855 - Proclaimed a municipality.[4]
1870 - Proclaimed a City.[5]
In 1882 Ballarat had a population of 20,500, and 3328 ratepayers on the roll. [6]
List of Ballarat Mayors
Chairman of the Municipality of Ballaarat
James Oddie 1856-7
Dr James Stewart 1858-59
William Collard Smith (1830-1894) 1860-
Ballarat Mayors (1863–1921) Initial Research from [7]
Amalgamated Municipality (Ballaarat and Ballarat East): Ballarat
Commissioners (1994–1995)
| # | Commissioners | Term |
|---|---|---|
| John Sharpham (Chief Commissioner) | 1994-1994 | |
| Vern Robson (Chief Commioner) | 1994–1995 | |
| Bruce H Clark (Assistant Commissioner) | 1994–1995 | |
| Malcolm Lee (Assistant Commissioner) | 1994–1995 |
City of Ballarat Mayors since 1995
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| John Barnes | 2004–2005 | |
| David Vendy | 2005–2009 | |
| Stephen Jones | 2007–2008 | |
| Judy Verlin | 2008–2009 | |
| Craig Fletcher | 2010–2011 | |
| Mark Harris | 2011-2012 | |
| John Burt | 2012-2013 | |
| Josh Morris | 2013-2014 | |
| John Phillips (2) | 2014-2015 | |
| Des Hudson | 2015-2016 | |
| Samantha McIntosh | 2016- | |
| Ben Taylor | 2019-2020 | |
| Daniel Maloney | 2020-2021 |
Geography and climate
Environment
Economy
Demography
Culture
Sport
Industry
Manufacturing in Ballarat
Clothing manufacture
Boot and shoe makers
Michael Ryder, bootmaker
Tailors
Bean & Sons (<1887>)
Food and drink manufacture
Flour millers
J. Ange (<1887>) - Ballarat Steam Flour Mills (<1857>) - Enterprise Flour Mills (<1857>)
Furniture manufacture
Metal product manufacture
Blacksmiths
Brown's Canadian Blacksmith - Dilges' Blacksmith Shop - Eureka Jack's Forge - Fraser's Blacksmiths - Henderson & Son - Lugg's Blacksmith - Martin & Bear - McKay & Osborne - Snowball & Bettess
Foundries
A.. Abraham Iron Foundry - Albert Foundry - Albert Street Foundry - Albion Foundry - Alexander McIntosh's Foundry - Amcast Foundry - Armstrong and Hennah's Foundry - Artha Brothers' Foundry - Austral Engineering Works - Australian Vulcan Foundry - ..B.. Ballarat Brass Foundry - Ballarat Foundry - Ballarat Iron and Brass Foundry - Ballarat North Foundry - Ballarat Workshops Foundry - Benoit and Williams' Foundry - Billman's Foundry - Andrew Binns' Foundry - Black Hill Foundry - Black Hill Quartz Crushing Company Foundry - Blomeley's Foundry - ..C.. Central Foundry - City Foundry - Clyde C. Harding Foundry - Clyde Foundry - Corbett and Son's Foundry - Cosmopolitan Chain Works - Crossley's Foundry - ..D.. George Davey's Foundry - Davey Brothers' Foundry - David Davis' Foundry - Dawson and Roberts' Foundry - Dixon's Foundry - Dobson, Batie and Co.'s Foundry - Dowlan, Madden and Co.'s Foundry - ..E.. Eagle Foundry - Eureka Foundry - Eureka Road Foundry - ..F.. Farrant and Co.'s Foundry - Federal Iron Works - Ford's Foundry - ..G.. Glasgow Boiler Works - Grenville Foundry - Grenville Street Foundry - Grigsby’s Foundry - ..H.. Harrison and Hennah's Foundry - Harrison, Hennah and Moule's Foundry - HASCO Foundry - Heath Brothers' Foundry - Henry Troon's Foundry - Hickman and Son's Foundry - J. Hollway and Sons' Foundry - Howitt's Foundry - ..J.. Jelbart Brothers' Foundry - Jenner and Davey's Foundry - John Price's Foundry - ..K.. Kelly and Preston's Foundry - Kerr Brothers' Foundry - ..L.. Laird Brothers' Boiler Works - Lal Lal Iron and Foundry Co. - Lonie and Bodycomb's Foundry - Lonie and Dingle's Foundry - Lonie, Dingle and Co. - J. Lonie's Foundry - ..M.. D. B. Macaw's Foundry - Mann Brothers' Foundry - John Mann Brass Foundry - Maynard's Foundry - E. F. McElroy's Foundry - McKay Harvesting Machinery Company - George A. Miller's Foundry - F. Mitchell's Brass Foundry - Munro's Foundry - Murphy's Carriage Works and Foundry - ..N.. Nettle's Battery Grating Factory - New Albert Foundry - New Miner's Foundry - Norvil Foundry - ..O.. Orb Foundry - W. F. Osbourne's Foundry - ..P.. Peel Street Foundry - Pennyweight Foundry - Phoenix Foundry - Pleasant Street Foundry - ..Q.. Queen's Foundry - ..R.. Railway Workshops, Ballarat - J. T. Reaney and Co.'s Foundry - C. B. Retallack's Foundry - Robinson and Cowley's Foundry - Robertson, Lowden and Moore's Foundry - Joseph Robson's Foundry - ..S.. William Sattler Foundry - Smith Brothers' Foundry - James Smith's Foundry - W. and A. K. Smith's Foundry - Soho Foundry, Ballarat - Soho Foundry, Sovereign Hill - Stamp and Son's Foundry - Strickland's Foundry - Sun Foundry - ..T.. The Farmers' Foundry - The Globe Foundry - The Miners' Foundry Munro's Foundry - Thomas's Foundry - Trahar and Sons' Foundry - Trahar Brothers' Foundry - Tubal Cain Foundry - Tynan's Agricultural Implement Factory - ..U.. Union Foundry (George Kerr) - Union Foundry (John Hickman) - Union Foundry (John Walker and Co.) - ..V.. Victoria Agricultural Implement Manufactory - Victoria Boiler Works - Victoria Foundry, Ballarat - Vulcan Foundry - ..W.. Watson and Bryson's Foundry - Watson, Dowlan and Co.'s Foundry - Robert Watson's Foundry - Western City Foundry - Western Foundry - J. F. Wiles' Foundry - Williams Brothers' Foundry - ..Y.. Yarrowee Foundry
Shoeing Forges
A.. - George Allen's Shoeing Forge - C. Anstis' Shoeing Forge - G. Armstrong's Shoeing Forge - ..B.. Alexander Baird's Shoeing Forge - T. Barrow's Shoeing Forge - Bath Street Shoeing Forge - Beeson's Shoeing Forge - Bourke's Shoeing Forge - James J. Brown's Shoeing Forge - ..C.. Caffrey's Shoeing Forge - Carnegie's Shoeing Forge - City Shoe Forge - Curran's Shoeing Forge - ..D.. M. Dowlan's Shoeing Forge - C. Dunn's Shoeing Forge - ..E.. Eureka Shoeing Forge - Everett and Drummond's Shoeing Forge - ..F.. D. Ferguson's Shoeing Forge - ..G.. Gray and Allen's Shoeing Forge - John Griffins Shoeing Forge - ..H.. Halliday's Shoeing Forge - Walter Hancock's Shoeing Forge - J. Hare's Shoeing Forge - Harris' Shoeing Forge - T. Hede's Shoeing Forge - T. Hepburn's Shoeing Forge - B. Hill's Shoeing Forge - J. Howie's Shoeing Forge - ..J.. Jamieson's Shoeing Forge - ..K.. R. King's Shoeing Forge - ..L.. W. Leonard's Shoeing Forge - ..M.. John Maher's Shoeing Forge - M. Maher's Shoeing Forge - McHattie's Shoeing Forge - ..O.. Robert Orr's Shoeing Forge - ..R.. J. F. Ritchie's Shoeing Forge - ..S.. Andy Smell's Shoeing Forge - G. Snowball's Shoeing Forge - ..T.. Trengrove and Snowball's Shoeing Forge - Trengrove's Shoeing Forge - ..W.. Woolcock and Son's Shoeing Forge - Woolcock's Shoeing Forge
Wood product manufacture
Saw Mills
Timber Dressing
Carpenter
Wood Turners
William Henry Nicholls (<1856>)
Other manufactures
Canadian Soap Works (also known as Kelsall & Co.) (<1887>)
A. Davies & Son, saddlers (<1858>)
Mining in Ballarat
See also: Gold Ore Mining - Mining in Ballarat - Mining companies in Ballarat - Mining gullies in Ballarat - Mining gutters in Ballarat - Mining leads in Ballarat - Mining reefs in Ballarat
Tourism
Transport
Architecture
Education
Media
See also
1970 Sands and McDougall Directory of Ballarat
Notes
References
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1882
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1882
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1882
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1882
- ↑ Victorian Municipal Directory, 1882
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Ballarat
- ↑ Ballarat Star, 28 February 1866.
- ↑ Ballarat Courier, 01 September 1977.
Further reading
External links
--Sallyanne Doyle 20:03, 3 February 2013 (EST); --C.K.Gervasoni 14:42, 27 May 2014 (EST); --Beth Kicinski 10:30, 16 April 2018 (AEST)