Mining Exchange, Ballarat
Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 2023.
Architect: CD Figgis 1887. The Mining Exchange was built between 1887-89 as a location for trading shares in mining companies during the Gold Rush Era. It is unique for the arched rooms on the side which housed the various traders, the matching arched highlights over and the light bow string steel trusses which support the curved roof. The building underwent a major refurbishment in 2004 and forms part of a remarkable gold rush streetscape in Lydiard Street Ballarat.
Mining Exchange, Ballarat
Ballarat International Foto Biennale, 2023.
Architect: CD Figgis 1887. The Mining Exchange was built between 1887-89 as a location for trading shares in mining companies during the Gold Rush Era. It is unique for the arched rooms on the side which housed the various traders, the matching arched highlights over and the light bow string steel trusses which support the curved roof. The building underwent a major refurbishment in 2004 and forms part of a remarkable gold rush streetscape in Lydiard Street Ballarat.