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Victorian Goldfields: A collection of 23 (of 24) lithographic…
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Melbourne
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26-May-2019
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Victorian Goldfields: A collection of 23 (of 24) lithographic plates from S.T.Gill's series 'The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria as they are in 1855' [James J. Blundell Co., Melbourne, 1855] in a later binding with several ownership notations on the blank title page, the earliest of which is 'D. Christy, Mining Registrar, Ballarat 17th Nov. 1874'. While there is considerable foxing and peripheral damage to some of the plates, this is a very scarce assembly of Gill's last work in Victoria before he departed for Sydney., Overall 14.5 x 24 cm., The missing image is 'Ballarat Flat from the Black Hill.' Of particular interest are the two images of John Alloo's Chinese Restaurant on the main road in Ballarat - an interior and an exterior view. John Alloo arrived in Australia during the 1840s - before the gold rush began. Proficient in English, he became a successful businessman in Ballarat, operating the restaurant, working as an interpreter and later, migrating to New Zealand where he ultimately rose to the ranks of Police District Constable.
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Printed & Written Material: Historical Documents