Sovereign Hill - Ballarat

Sovereign Hill open air museum, replicating the Ballarat goldfields in 1850's

School kids on a days excursion, all dressed up in their 1850's finery

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Miners hut

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bob enjoying the sites

Built directly over the site of one of the richest alluvial gold mines

 

 

 

Kids trying their luck at panning for "GOLD"

Royal Mail Stage coach

 

Butchers shop

 

Chinese section of the goldfields

Inside the tents, very basic & very cold in winter

 

 

 

Chinese shop

 

 

Chinese Josh house (temple)

 

 

 

 

Main street

 

 

 

 

Coach rides

 

 

 

 

"Having a chat"

Inside the saloon

Magician

 

 

 

 

 

Love this one "Bowling Alley" played with wooden balls, sure makes a racket when balls a thrown down the alley