Now there's a site where much time time could be spent. The mine reps names were typed in further down the page Les. Thanks for the site Trevor. Sue Ballarat Original Message ----- From: "Les Pitt" <les.pitt@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2005 11:09 AM Subject: RE: 1860 Photographs of Dunolly > THanks Trevor, good lead. While trawling through the pictures on site I > looked up Thomas Foster Chuck a leading photographer in Daylesford, > Ballarat, and Melbourne and there is one picture there of the leading > lights > in mining in Ballarat, all named, though hard to read. Thought I would > pass > this on. > > Regards > > Les > > -----Original Message----- > From: trevor [mailto:tjwilliams@iinet.net.au] > Sent: Saturday, 26 November 2005 2:14 PM > To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: 1860 Photographs of Dunolly > > > About 3 months ago, I went in to the State Library to see an exhibition > (nearly finished) entitled, "The Changing Face of Victoria". This is on > Level 5 of the reading room, under the magnificently restored dome which > is > worth a trip in to the city for its own sake. (Accessible by lift.) > > Because of my special interests, I was delighted to see some photographs > (ambrotype) on display, taken in 1860/61 of Dunolly and Burnt Creek > (Bromley) by Charles Dicker. > > I enquired at the reference desk re cost of copies. $35 for black and > white > and $85 for colour reproductions were the figures I was given. I won't be > ordering any. Well, I might consider just one! > > The good news, for those who cannot get into the exhibition, is that you > can > see the pictures on line. Not as clear as the real thing, but good > nevertheless. > > If you go to the State Library of Victoria's catalogue at > http://www.slv.vic.gov.au then click on "Catalogues and Databases" and > then > click on "Pictures Catalogue" you will be led to a search window. > > Enter the search term Dicker and you will come to the above mentioned > collection, plus a few others of his photographs in the SLV. > > Click on each thumbnail for a better view of each picture. It is worth > reading the full bibliographic description too. To do this, click on > "View > record for this item". > > I think they are worth a look because of they portray the town at the time > when the municipality was gazetted and land sales of town blocks were > under > way. > > Recommended for all with an interest in Dunolly. > > Trevor > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Practice good internet genealogy - always be polite plus say 'thank you' > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.8/183 - Release Date: 25/11/2005 > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Do NOT send virus warnings <- considered off-topic. > >