| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2022 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 8 Feb 2022 |
Site Visit |
Under the Basalt; a walking tour of Central Ballarat
Meet at 7:00pm in lane behind The George Hotel |
| 8 Mar 2022 |
Raymo Shaw & friend |
The Mine Chasers |
| 12 Apr 2022 |
Peter Maugh |
Talk & tour of the newly opened Ballarat Tramway Museum
Meet at 7:00pm next to the tramway depot on Wendouree Pde
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| 10 May 2022 |
Robyn Annear |
The Nathan Spielvogel Oration
"Blood will tell, but often it tells too much."
At the Mechanics Institute
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| 14 Jun 2022 |
Simon Jacks
Ian Moyle |
Introduction to BRHAE &
My Journey Through Family History
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| 12 Jul 2022 |
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Christmas in July Dinner
at Ballarat Golf Club
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| 9 Aug 2022 |
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Members’ Night |
| 13 Sep 2022 |
Neil Wright |
Ronaldson Tippet |
| 2 Oct 2022 |
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Tramway Celebration Day
Set up and man a display at new Tram Museum
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| 11 Oct 2022 |
Erin Santamaria |
Behind the Scenes update on Centre for Rare Arts & Forgotten Trades |
| 8 Nov 2022 |
Geoff McArthur |
The Umbrella Wars |
| 4 Dec 2022 |
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Excursion and picnic
Buninyong – Union Jack Lead & Cemetery followed by picnic in Buninyong Botanic Gardens |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2021 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 9 Feb 2021 |
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Walking tour of Golden Point
Meet in the carpark of the Gold Museum at 7:30pm
Be prepared for uneven ground
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| 9 Mar 2021 |
John Gibson |
Ballarat During World War Two:
The Gun Cotton Factory
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| 13 Apr 2021 |
Marion McGill |
Victorian Mourning Practices
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| 11 May 2021 |
Doug Bradby |
Nathan Spielvogel Oration
Centenary of amalgamation of Ballarat East and Ballarat West
At Ballarat Mechanics Institute
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| 8 Jun 2021 |
Peter Vernon |
Early Architects of Ballarat
(via Zoom)
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| 13 Jul 2021 |
Trivia Night |
Christmas in July, Local History Trivia
Lake View Hotel, 6:30 pm
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| 9 Nov 2021 |
Terry Natt |
Issues confronting City Planners
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| 5 Dec 2021 |
Site Visit |
Creswick Excursion
Sunday 1.30pm at Creswick Tourist Information Centre |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2020 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 11 Feb 2020 |
Dianne Gow |
Tour of "Art Deco Ballarat"
with the National Trust
Meeting at 6:30pm at the Church of the Little Flower on Wendouree Parade
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| 10 Mar 2020 |
Rick Broadway |
Photographing the Ballarat CBD in 2016 |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2019 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 12 Feb 2019 |
Marion Littlejohn |
Twilight tour in th old Ballarat Cemetery
6:30pm at the corner of Drummond & Macarthur Streets |
| 12 Mar 2019 |
Jennifer O'Donnell |
The Fascinating Narrapumelap Historic Homestead |
| 9 Apr 2019 |
Catriona Banks |
St Patrick's Collage - A Retrospective |
| 15 May 2019 |
Geoffrey Blainey |
The Nathan Spielvogel Oration
Australia (and Ballarat too) in World War 2
At Ballarat Mechanics Institute
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| 11 Jun 2019 |
Peter Butters
Laurel Johnson |
Past Presidents' Night |
| 9 Jul 2019 |
Snjez Cosic |
A presentation and tour of the Gold Museum's new exhibits |
| 13 Aug 2019 |
Members' Night |
Tales and Treasures |
| 10 Sep 2019 |
Glenice Wood Lake |
AGM
"The Land They Learnt To Love"
The Scott family in Buninyong District 1839 to 1849
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| 8 Oct 2019 |
Peter Freund |
Creswick of the Lindsays
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| 12 Nov 2019 |
Charles Zhang |
The Chinese on the Goldfields
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| 10 Dec 2019 |
Doug Bradby |
Christmas Celebration 2019
Barkly's Restaurant |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2018 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 13 Feb 2018 |
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Checking out Ballarat's famous Bailey's Mansion
7:00pm at the Mansion in Drummond St North
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| 13 Mar 2018 |
Dr. Janice Newton |
Mullawallah, King Billie of Ercildoune
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| 10 Apr 2018 |
Neil Leckie |
Visit to the
Ballarat Ranger Military Museum |
| 8 May 2018 |
Prof. Janet McCalman |
Nathan Spielvogel Oration
Research & reflection on the life courses of Tasmanian convicts and World War 1 diggers. |
| 12 Jun 2018 |
Bill Reid |
Gold Exploration Geologist |
| 10 Jul 2018 |
Peter Freund |
Images of settlement in the Donald area |
| 14 Aug 2018 |
Members' Night |
Tales and Treasures |
| 11 Sep 2018 |
John Kerr |
AGM
John's Treasures
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| 9 Oct 2018 |
Val D'Angri |
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| 13 Nov 2018 |
Kevin Williams |
Accidental Beneficiaries |
| 11 Dec 2018 |
Marion Littlejohn |
Christmas dinner at The Barkly Restaurant
Main Road, Ballarat
6:30pm for 7:00pm |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2017 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 14 Feb 2017 |
Peter Waugh
(tour guide) |
Prime Ministers' Walk
Botanical Gardens |
| 14 Mar 2017 |
Peter Freund |
The History of Theatres in Ballarat |
| 11 Apr 2017 |
Neil Huybregts |
The Life and Times of Dr W B Otway |
| 9 May 2017 |
Weston Bate |
Special meeting as part of Heritage Month
Mechanics Institute |
| 13 Jun 2017 |
Lucinda Horrocks |
Local film about attitudes to WWI |
| 11 Jul 2017 |
Jenny Burrell
(Genealogical Society) |
Insight into the World War 1 Project |
| 8 Aug 2017 |
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Tales and Treasures
Members' Night |
| 12 Sep 2017 |
Dianne Gow |
Our Year in Review (AGM)
The National Trust |
| 10 Oct 2017 |
Nina Netherway |
Those Familiar Places |
| 14 Nov 2017 |
Clare Gervasoni |
Visit to Federation University Historical Collection
7:30 pm FedUnit, Mt. Helen
E.J. Barker Library (Building L) |
| 12 Dec 2017 |
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Lake Wendouree paddle steamer with dinner or supper |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2016 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 9 Feb 2016 |
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Visit to the Tramways Museum |
| 8 Mar 2016 |
Gary Snowden |
Ballarat's Military History |
| 12 Apr 2016 |
Anne Doggett |
Crying in the Colonies |
| 10 May 2016 |
Nina Netherway &
Zelda Martin |
Closer settlement: agrarian ideal or economic reality |
| 14 Jun 2016 |
Kevin Williams |
Capturing the Vision |
| 12 Jul 2016 |
Peter Gilbert |
A Family Odyssey |
| 9 Aug 2016 |
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Members' Night |
| 13 Sep 2016 |
Snjez Cosic |
Annual General Meeting |
| 11 Oct 2016 |
Brett Dunlop |
Developing Sovereign Hill |
| 8 Nov 2016 |
Barb Dunlop |
Royal South Street Society |
| 13 Dec 2016 |
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Rowing in Ballarat
Lake View Hotel Dinner
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2015 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity
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| 10 Feb 2015 |
Dianne Gow |
Member's Walk and Treasure Hunt
with the National Trust
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| 10 Mar 2015 |
Members night |
“Memories from Wartime”
Members Night on wartime stories
from the Boer War to Afghanistan |
29 Mar 2015
(Sunday) |
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Visit to Daylesford & District Historical Society |
| 14 Apr 2015 |
Phil Roberts |
War commemoration in Ballarat
in WWI with emphasis on the
contribution of the Lucas girls |
| 12 May 2015 |
Bill McGregor
Colin Prowse
Ewan Jones |
Tailings to Tourism
The story of the beginings and development
of Sovereign Hill |
| 9 Jun 2015 |
Jenny O'Donnell |
The story of Bishops Palace |
| 14 Jul 2015 |
Roger Trudgeon |
Lantern Slide Show -
rare images of Ballarat from the
Gold Museum and BHS collection |
| 11 Aug 2015 |
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“Tales and Treasures”
Members Night |
| 8 Sep 2015 |
Anne Beggs Sunter |
Friendly Societies |
| 13 Oct 2015 |
Graham Bulluss |
The story of the Ballarat Courier and my part in it |
| 10 Nov 2015 |
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Visit to Ballarat Library Australiana Room |
| 8 Dec 2015 |
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Tour of Loreto College buildings
and archives collection followed by dinner |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2014 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 11 Feb 2014 |
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National Trust Walk
Bakery Hill |
| 11 Mar 2014 |
Lindsay Cox |
Ballarat's link with pioneering
in the Australian film industry
by the Salvation Army |
| 8 Apr 2014 |
Bruce Price |
Arch of Victory & Avenue of Honour
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| 13 May 2014 |
Peter Gilbert |
Golden years of industry in Ballarat
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| 10 Jun 2014 |
Zelda Martin |
The Cost of Dressing the
Smart Woman at Walter Davis in Ballarat
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| 8 Jul 2014 |
Joan Hunt |
Dunlop & Reagan; Discoverers of gold at Golden Point
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| 12 Aug 2014 |
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Tales and Treasures
Member's night
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| 9 Sep 2014 |
Anna Kyi |
AGM
The Chinese on the Ballarat Goldfields
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| 14 Oct 2014 |
Roy Taylor |
The history of television in Ballarat
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| 11 Nov 2014 |
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Site visit to the Ballarat Fish Hatcheries,
Gillies Street
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| 9 Dec 2014 |
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Christmas function
Ballarat Yacht Club
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2013 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
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12 Feb 2013
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National Trust |
Treasure Hunt No 2 |
| 12 Mar 2013 |
Nina Netherway
& Zelda Martin |
Those Odd Places in Ballarat |
| 9 Apr 2013 |
Neil Leckie |
Gallipoli and the Anzacs |
| 14 May 2013 |
Bob Pattie |
And The Band Played On
The history of brass bands in Ballarat |
| 11 Jun 2013 |
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Tour of the Gold Museum |
| 9 Jul 2013 |
John Kerr |
Signs and Wonders |
| 13 Aug 2013 |
BHS Members' Night |
Tales & Treasures |
| 24 Aug 2013 |
Lloyd Jenkins |
BHS Celebrations of 80 Golden Years |
| 10 Sep 2013 |
Jane Smith (M.A.D.E) |
Annual General Meeting |
| 8 Oct 2013 |
Bruce Bartrop |
Bartrop's Ballarat |
| 12 Nov 2013 |
Peter Berlyn |
Bridge Street Ballarat
A History |
| 19 Dec 2013 |
Doug Bradby |
Society Christmas Dinner
Bunch of Grapes Hotel |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2012 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 14 Feb 2012 |
National Trust |
Treasure Hunt Walk |
| 13 Mar 2012 |
Val d'Angri |
Floral carpets of the Begonia Festival |
| 17 Apr 2012 |
Frank Golding |
The Ballarat Orphanage |
| 8 May 2012 |
Lloyd Jenkins |
The History of Housing in Ballarat (part two) |
| 12 Jun 2012 |
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Visit to the Mechanics Institute |
| 10 Jul 2012 |
Gordon Morrison |
Colonial topographical drawings and prints |
| 14 Aug 2012 |
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Member's night |
| 11 Sep 2012 |
Dr Sebastian Gurciullo
(PROV) |
AGM
Online initiatives and services
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| 9 Oct 2012 |
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Ballarat Fire Brigade |
| 13 Nov 2012 |
Neil Wright |
Ballarat Foundries |
| 11 Dec 2012 |
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Dinner night
at Portico on Sturt |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2011 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 8 Feb 2011 |
Tim Sullivan |
Re-development plans for the Gold Museum |
| 8 Mar 2011 |
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Tour of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens |
| 12 Apr 2011 |
Nina Netherway &
Zelda Martin |
The Ballarat Skyline |
| 10 May 2011 |
Bob Wuestewald |
Golden City Paddle Steamer |
| 14 Jun 2011 |
Neva Dunstan |
Ballarat Cemeteries |
| 12 Jul 2011 |
Bill Llewellyn |
Shorts with Bill Llewellyn |
| 9 Aug 2011 |
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Members' night |
| 13 Sep 2011 |
Lloyd Jenkins |
AGM
The History of Housing in Ballarat |
| 11 Oct 2011 |
Michael Taffe |
The Avenues of Ballarat |
| 8 Nov 2011 |
Phil Parry |
Ballarat Historical Society Markers |
| 13 Dec 2011 |
Various |
Christmas Dinner
The Vintage and Classic Car Club |
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| Past Meeting Dates and Events for 2010 |
| Date |
Speaker/s |
Subject/Activity |
| 9 Feb 2010 |
Dinah McCance |
Women's Refuge & Steam Laundry
183 Scott's Parade, Ballarat East |
| 9 Mar 2010 |
Phil Roberts |
Ballarat High School |
| 13 Apr 2010 |
Tim Sullivan |
Creswick Mine Disaster |
| 11 May 2010 |
Angela Carey |
The Courier |
| 8 Jun 2010 |
John Lunn |
Science Professor at Sovereign Hill |
| 13 Jul 2010 |
Sam Everingham |
The Rise & Fall of Cobb & Co. |
| 10 Aug 2010 |
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Members' night |
| 14 Sep 2010 |
Barbara Clark |
Joyce's Junkatique |
| 12 Oct 2010 |
Jenny Bromley |
The Confucius Classroom
Old Golden Point Primary School |
| 9 Nov 2010 |
Dean McDonald |
Bottle Collection |
| 14 Dec 2010 |
Vivian Worthington |
Pioneer Buses |
