Accession[1974.0073] PAPERS OF FRANCIS WILLIAM NIVENPart of Item[1974.0073.00159] Photos taken by Francis Wilson NivenPosition in Sequencepage 62IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974007300145Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentAerial photograph of Ballarat. View of former Ballarat Post Office, which was built in 1864 with tower added in 1885. The Ballarat Trades Hall (triple story building) is visible in the background on Camp Street.
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: Original number 191/125 is written in pencil on the mount around the photograph. Title is 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., Aerial view of Ballarat. (c 1888 - 1895), [UMA-ITE-1974007300145]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 10/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/225087
