Napoleons and District Historical Society Inc

5050 Colac -Ballarat Road, Cambrian Hill 3352
Contact Name
Mrs Phyl Lloyd, President

Local and family historuies, display of family photos and antiques.

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43 Albion Street Sebastopol Vic 3356 Australia 6.03 km
Contact Name
Neil Wright
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439 Cobden Street, Mount Pleasant Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia 8.4 km

This Observatory, situated at Mount Pleasant in Ballarat, was established on the initiative and with the financial support of James Oddie, and was formally opened to the public in 1886. When Oddie presented the Observatory to the people of Ballarat, it became the first municipal observatory in Australia.

Opening Hours for Observatory – See Booking and Events times. All programs require a prior booking.

Sovereign Hill Post Office Ballarat VIC 3350 Australia 9.02 km
Contact Name
M Smith
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Gold Museum, Sovereign Hill, Bradshaw Street, Ballarat, Vic 9.16 km

The Ballarat Historical Society’s collection is housed in the Gold Museum, Bradshaw Street, Ballarat. It includes over 25,000 photographs, early Trade & Street Directories, the Register of Inmates for the Ballarat Benevolent Society and objects.

The collection can be searched online via the Society’s website or accessed by appointment Mon – Friday, 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Phone 5337 1107 to make an appointment.

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