Was one of Ballarat’s most famed artists actually a convict?

By Carolyn Webb
Updated July 5 2016 - 1:55pm, first published 11:32am
Author and lecturer on convict history Babette Smith poses for a photo in front of an artwork by ST Gill at the Gallery of Ballarat on July 4, 2016 in Ballarat, Australia.
Author and lecturer on convict history Babette Smith poses for a photo in front of an artwork by ST Gill at the Gallery of Ballarat on July 4, 2016 in Ballarat, Australia.

A much loved artist of goldfield scenes in Ballarat may well have a been a convict according to one academic’s research.

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