John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

John Henry Harvey
Geelong Free Library c. 1900
photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne
J H Harvey collection

Unknown artist
Fire Brigade Station, Geelong c. 1908
printed postcard
State Library Victoria, Melbourne

Eugen Wilhelm Ernst De Balk
Town Hall, Little Malop Street [Geelong] 1866
albumen silver photograph
State Library Victoria, Melbourne


1899


In 1899, Geelong Gallery still didn’t have a home, but many landmarks in the region had been proposed.

According to a clipping from The Argus on 23 November 1899, places such as the Fire Brigade Station (Little Malop Street), the Town Hall (Gheringhap Street), and the Free Library (Moorabool Street), had all been considered.