Catalogue Nbr:

079.79

 

Title:  
Description:

Sepia toned photograph of a plaque reading; (sic) In The Early 1860's In Front Of A Row Of Sharebrokers Offices On This Site Gathered Daily Scores Of Speculators Who Wished To Buy Or Sell Shares In The Ballarat Gold Mining Companies. It Was Generally Known As 'The Corner'. Erected by the Ballarat Historical Society.

Inscription: Typed caption pasted onto photograph reads: "Brass Tablet Placed On The Sturt Street Wall Of The Commonwealth Bank cast home by the Bank 1953".
Subject Date: C1860's
Subject Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Object Type: Photograph
Object Location: 210
Object Size: L 20.4cm x W 8.9cm Top 4.3cm Bottom
Object Condition: Poor. Perforations and stains caused by rusty pins.