Many of these pictures and photos are from collections and libraries.
The purpose of using them is not to infringe anything, but to promote those libraries.
You should always take the chance to visit places that exhibit how our ancestors lived.
As you relax in air conditioning, drive in your car, use your mobile and watch TV..
Think about them with no phones, bark and canvas huts, dirt floors and reading was somethng other people did..
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Diggers had to renew their licence on the first of each month by presenting themselves at the Commissioner’s tent. ST Gill, a famous artist of the time has drawn the diggers at Forest Creek, Victoria, 1852. (As seen in the National Library of Australia.)
The Ballarat public hospital was built in 1856. The picture shows the wide streets and the sophistication of some of the building at the time. (As seen in the State Library of Victoria.)
A painting by David Tulloch of Golden Point in the Ballarat gold fields. Pretty much all the gold fields had a Golden Point, but Ballart’s was famous for its wealth of gold. (As seen in the National Library of Australia.)
A painting by S T Gill showing diggers at work. The man standing watching is wiping sweat from his face. One presumes he has just finished his turn. The other man watching is pouring some tea from a pot, probably kept hot on the nearby fire into a pannikin. (As seen in the National Library of Australia.)
Mr Thomas Hiscock, the discoverer of gold in Buninyong, near Ballarat in August, 1851. (University of Ballarat Historical collection.)
A photo of a family at Hill End, NSW. It’s no wonder they all look so serious! The gold pan behind the woman on the right is probably for personal use, such as washing.(Holterman Collection. State Library of NSW)