Interior of John Alloo's Restaurant, Ballaarat.
Returning to one's tent in the dark, after a night of merriment at an establishment such as this, could prove quite hazardous. Getting lost, falling down mineshafts or mistakenly crawling into a trigger-happy strangers tent, were just a few of the dangers to be wary of.
Samuel Thomas Gill, lithograph. 1855. The Diggers and Diggings of Victoria as they are in 1855. Melbourne : James J. Blundell & Co.
Accession number: RARELT 919.45 G41
From the State Library of Victoria's Rare Books Collection.
