Marvellous Melbourne!

Ballarat : then

While looking around the internet, I noticed the State Library of Victoria had these pictures of homes in Sturt Street West...I'm sure they're the same homes from last month's walking tour.
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Ballarat Walking Tour

Yesterday we partook of the Inter-war housing walking tour in Ballarat. Here's some nice housies for your enjoyment...I want to move in!

This car happened to drive past...shame about the old Ford in the background!

Designed 1928.

I think this one was 1935 designed by HL Coburn.



Built by George Burchett.











I think this one is credited as "first appearing in rate books 1939".

Again, I think this one is "first appeared in rate books 1931".


Shame about the TV antennas, we could be back in time.

Victorian fence, so I'm guessing they knocked down the original house to build this lovely one.

So very English. I think this is another HL Coburn house.

Welcome to the neighbourhood!

Creswick Fire Station 1936

I grew up in Creswick, which is a pretty place with lots of lovely old buildings. I don't think I'd call this one "lovely" when compared with the beautiful Gold Rush era architecture that the area is known for, but this building is iconic in my memory. I think it's still the CFA station today.
Creswick Fire Station 1936
Originally uploaded by alistercoyne