Editing Ballarat (section)

=== Post gold rush ===
[[File:Dana St Ballarat Victoria c1872 63783.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Dana Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, c. 1872]]
From the late 1860s to the early 20th century, Ballarat made a successful transition from a gold rush town to an industrial-age city. The ramshackle tents and timber buildings gradually made way for permanent buildings, many impressive structures of solid stone and brick mainly built from wealth generated by early mining.

[[Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh]] visited between 9 and 13 December 1867 and as the first royal visit, the occasion was met with great fanfare.<ref name="Speak Out Boldly">{{cite book|last1=Clarke|first1=Jan|title=Speak Out Boldly: The first 125 years of the Ballarat Courier|publisher=The Courier|year=1992|location=Ballarat|page=12|isbn=978-0-646-09971-2}}</ref> The Prince Room was prepared at Craigs Royal Hotel for his stay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.craigsroyal.com.au/accommodation/Video/history/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525042154/http://www.craigsroyal.com.au/accommodation/Video/history/|archive-date=25 May 2012|title=Craig's Royal Hotel – History|access-date=30 June 2012|publisher=craigsroyal.com.au}}</ref> The city's first civic centre—Prince Alfred Hall—erected over the Yarrowee between the two municipalities, was named in his honour during his visit. The later attempt by Ballaratian [[Henry James O'Farrell]] to assassinate the Prince was met with shock and great horror from locals.<ref name="Speak Out Boldly"/>

Ballarat was proclaimed a city in 1871. Gong Gong dam was built in 1877 to alleviate flooding and to provide a permanent water supply. A [[Serviceton railway line|direct railway to Melbourne]] was completed in December 1889.<ref name="newsrail-line">{{cite journal|date=March 1990|title=Tracks Across the State|author=Sid Brown|journal=Newsrail|publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)|pages=71–76}}</ref> Many industries and workshops had been established as a result of manufacturing and servicing for the deep lead mining industry.