Ballarat North

The suburb of Ballarat North extends eastwards from the Ballarat-Creswick railway line, between Norman and Howitt Streets, for about 2.5 km to Black Hill.

Next to the railway line there is the suburb's most prominent landmark, Selkirk Bricks, with numerous kilns and chimneys. The brickworks began in 1883 in Allendale, Creswick gold diggings. In 1900 the business moved to its present location. In 2005 a fifth generation family member joined the business. East of the brickworks there was the Doveton Woollen Mill (c1875) which was taken over by the Myer Emporium in the 1950s.