Papers 1859-1970s mainly relating to the history of Ararat. Includes correspondence, legal documents, lists. Much of the information was compiled in the 1970s. Lorna Banfield is the compiler. Includes a list of advertisements placed in the Ararat advertiser 1857, list of articles on books in the Ararat Advertiser 1850s, list of articles on schools 1857-91 in the Ararat Advertiser, references to Landsborough in the Ararat Advertiser 1858-1863, news items in the Ararat Advertiser Oct-Dec. 1857, subscribers to the first Ararat telephone exchange, biographical notes on early settler Colin Campbell, and other lists made from the Ararat Advertiser. List of Aboriginal remains found in Ararat district reported in the Ararat Advertiser.
