Evans and Barker

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Evans and Barker were masons and carpenters operating from premises on Sturt Street, Ballarat in 1858.[1]

Background

History

EVANS & BARKER,
Railway and General Contractors,
Mechanical Engineers,
MASONS AND CARPENTERS.
‘PUBLIC WORKS in any magnitude undertaken and perfected in the shortest possible period.
Every description of Building Materials for Sale.
Monuments, Tombs,
And all description of marble masonry, executed.
There are a few vacancies for articles apprentices at moderate premiums.
Sturt street, Ballarat.‘
[2]
‘EVANS & BARKER,
Railway and General Contractors, Mechanical Engineers,
MASONS AND CARPENTERS.
PUBLIC WORKS in any magnitude undertaken and perfected in the shortest possible period.
Every Description of Building Materials for Sale.
Monuments, Tombs,
And all description of marble masonry, executed.
There are a few vacancies for articled apprentices at moderate premiums.
Sturt street, Ballarat.'
[3]

Site

Innovations

Community Involvement

Works Produced

Workplace Relations

The People

Legacies

Evans & Barker were the builders of the Ballarat Town Hall and the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum.[4]

See also

Monumental Masons

Further Notes

References

  1. ’’Huxtables Ballarat Directory for the Year 1858’’, page 43. [Federation University Australia Historical Collection.]; The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), Tuesday 16 November 1858, page 1.
  2. The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), Saturday 23 October 1858, page 1.
  3. The Star (Ballarat, Vic. : 1855 - 1864), Tuesday 16 November 1858, page 1.
  4. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.


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--Beth Kicinski 18:29, 29 December 2012 (EST)