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2020-07-06
Snow trip before the storm
HIST30060 This is a photograph I took from the top of Mount Buffalo overlooking the Ovens Valley on the 6th of July, a day before Premier Daniel Andrews announced a second lockdown in Victoria. My extended family decided to take this trip during the first week of winter school holidays to enjoy the snow. We were especially keen to go to support the local economy as it had also been devastated by the bushfires. I recall a shared feeling of elation at being able to go on holidays together once more; however, there was a sense of trepidation at the increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases in Melbourne. When the second lockdown was announced, I remember being scared of going back into lockdown, and unsure of whether I should stay in Melbourne or move back in with my parents in Ballarat. Eventually, I decided to cut my holiday short to drive back to Melbourne, pack up my things and move back in with my parents in regional Victoria. -
2020-08-10Paste up street art, Ballarat
The pandemic has inspired a lot of creativity including street art. This example on a mail distribution box was spotted while walking in the local neighbourhood (walking being another popular pandemic past time). The design has a virus symbol together with a rat. ("The rat" is a colloquial term for Ballarat). -
2020-06-02Ballarat 7: Students Return to School
I have provided hopefully some personal insights into how school teachers have been perceived while schools have been closed and recently re-opened in Victoria. -
2020-05-08Ballarat 5 May 8 2020
Commentary and newspaper extracts regarding Murdoch press attacks on Victorian governments handling of COVID-19. -
2020-05-05Free Parking During The Virus, Central Ballarat, Australia
Illustrates Council's effort to reduce costs for necessary travel during period of social restrictions -
2020-05-05Social Distancing Mural Ballarat Bakery Hill
Mural illustrating social distancing during lockdown, Ballarat, Australia -
2020-04-21Notice on front of bottle shop showing that alcohol can still be purchased in bulk quantities.
Notice shows restriction on how much alcohol can be bought in Australia from liquor outlets. The amount had been reduced from previous week. -
2020-04-21Notice on front of St Vincent de Paul's op shop, closed during lockdown, Ballarat, Australia.
Another image of a closed down business in regional Australia -
2020-04-21Salvation Army Op Shop, Ballarat, closed
Shows a notice on the front of a closed down business, Ballarat, Australia -
2020-04-21Closed business in Ballarat, Metro Hair Design
A picture of a closed business in Ballarat during lockdown. -
2020-04-21Ballarat 3 21 April 2020 Being Sick In This Time - But Not With The Virus
An account of how lockdown has affected delivery of some medical services -
2020-04-14Ballarat COVID-19 Number 2, 14 April 2020
This is the second set of observations created specifically for this by an historian located in the Australian regional city of Ballarat -
2020-04-08Ballarat COVID-19 Report Number One
Personal observation of lockdown in a regional Australian city