| House | $656,600  |
| Ballarat Central | $698,500  |
| Ballarat East | $513,900 |
| Golden Point | $627,900  |
| House | $386 |
| Unit | $388 |
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| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| Last updated on - August 30, 1999 The Ballarat Station Complex is of historical, architectural, social and technological significance at State level. Its historical significance arises from considerations of the following factors: * Together with the Sandhurst (Bendigo) line, the Geelong-Ballarat railway was the first of the colonial government's main trunk lines, opened in 1862, and built to the best British standards of construction. These standards were never to be repeated. Most of the present complex dates from this period. Ballarat is the largest complex to have been built at this time. * The Government's decision to built one of its first trunk lines to Ballarat recalls the great importance of a Ballarat and East Ballarat as an economic centre in the colony and the largest mining centre of the world famous Victorian central goldfields. The entire complex is expressive of this decision arising from Ballarat's economic importance. * The railway acted as a catalyst for the development and redevelopment of Lydiard Street North throughout the nineteenth century. Given Lydiard Street North's national importance as a thoroughfare founded on wealth produced through gold mining activity, as indeed the important economic social and political role Ballarat played in the State's development because of this gold-based wealth the station complex plays a crucial role in the interpretation of the fabric of this street. * Ballarat Station was the colony's busiest non-metropolitan station for a period during the nineteenth century, its pre-eminence only being surpassed at different times by Echuca and Geelong. The entire complex is expressive of this fact. * The construction and development of the Ballarat station site recalls the roles of the following senior offices of the Victorian Railways Department: George Darbyshire, Engineer-in-Chief (1856-1860). Thomas Higginbotham, Engineer-in-Chief (1860-1878). Patrick Brady, Senior Architectural and Mechanical Draughtsman (1857-1867 and possibly later). These men are likely to have had responsibility for the development of the complex during the first decade. George W Sims, Chief Draughtsman (c. 1878- ?) had responsibility for the 1888 additions as well as the signal boxes (buildings only). JW Hardy, Chief Architect of the Way and Works Branch (1908-1918) had responsibility for the additions to "A" Box, based closely on a design developed under Sims. With the exception of Hardy, whose involvement was minor, the Ballarat complex was a major example of the work of these senior officers. The architectural significance of the complex is borne out by the following information: * Together with Maryborough, Albury (NSW), Port Pirie (SA) and Brisbane Central (Qld), Ballarat is the only ni |
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