Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 43IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300025Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentPhotograph of the gates of Ballarat General Cemetery [image reversed]. Historical note - In 1854, Niven left the merchant navy and migrated to Victoria. He set up business in Ballarat where he became a leading printer and publisher. In 1897 he opened a branch in Melbourne, which eventually became the base of the family business.
Comments: Collection of family photographs, circa 1850-1925. Photographs mounted in album with green cover.
Inscription: Title is written in pencil above the photograph. Original number 191/84 is written in pencil on the mount around the photograph. Title written in album next to photograph.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemCopyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain
Niven, Francis W., Ballarat General Cemetery. (c 1850 - 1925), [UMA-ITE-1974007300025]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 09/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/224967
