Sebastopol Historical Society Crossword no.1
Across
- 6. An old district name for the southern end of Sebastopol that has fallen out of use. (Also the plural of a name for a shoe repairer.)
- 7. Name of the church in Albert Street where services were conducted in Welsh in the 1860s. (6,5)
- 8. The mansion in Grant Street originally built by the Leckie family and which later became the St Joseph’s Boys’ Home. (10,6)
- 11. The Sebastopol Football Netball Club have their club rooms here. (5,5,7)
- 12. The precious metal found in quartz rock deep beneath Sebastopol.
- 13. A shoe factory on the south west corner of Yarroweee & Vickers Streets, that was later taken over by Rivers.
- 14. Some mullock heaps were removed from Sebastopol to form the walls of which Ballarat reservoir? (5,4)
- 17. Name of first European settler in this district. A reserve adjoining the Yarrowee Creek is named for him.
- 19. The gold mine that once occupied the site of the current day Coles Supermarket. (6,3,6,4)
Down
- 1. Large piles of waste dirt excavated during mining activity. Some remain in Crown Street. (7,5)
- 2. A former valve factory in Sebastopol which shares the name of the 1854 gold miner’s rebellion.
- 3. The Dreamtime creator of Wadawurrung Country.
- 4. Well known butchery near the corner of Albert and Victoria Streets, Sebastopol.
- 5. Hotel once located on the north west corner of Rubicon and Skipton Streets. (3,5)
- 8. This river meets the sea near Ocean Grove. The Yarrowee River is one of its tributaries.
- 9. Sebastopol Women’s Soccer Team. (3,7)
- 10. Nickname for Sebastopol. (3,5)
- 15. The main street in Sebastopol and named for Queen Victoria’s consort (husband).
- 16. A famous biscuit factory once located in Victoria St. Ballarat East.
- 18. Surname of the First Mayor of Sebastopol. A local street is named in honour of him.