This blog post will take us back to Christmas in Ballarat in 1901; a significant year that saw Federation of the Australian states, the death of Queen Victoria and Australia's continuing involvement in the Boer War.

This post explores the life of Sir Henry Cuthbert (1829-1907), a notable Ballarat resident who rose to prominence as a lawyer and politician. Cuthberts Road in Alfredton is named in his honour. 

Ballarat-born Sir Macpherson Robertson lived a a life of adventure and service, and the legacy of his confectionary empire continues today.

To mark ANZAC Day 2024, as a tribute to the servicewomen of the Australian Army Nursing Service and the New Zealand equivalent, we remember Sr. Gertrude Evelyn Munro, a nurse from Ballarat, who served and died during World War I. 

Happy International Women's Day 2024! This post focuses on Ballarat streets named after women and reveals the different and changing ways that society has approached the representation, and under-representation, of women in public spaces.

An annual Boxing Day Fete was held in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from 1864 to 1872 to raise funds for Ballarat’s charities.

The Australian Historical Records Society existed in Ballarat between 1896-1906. It was one of the earliest historical societies in Australia and the forerunner of the current Ballarat Historical Society. 

Ballarat Bertie was a much-loved cartoon character unique to Ballarat. But who was Ballarat Bertie? 
 

This is the story of entrepreneur William Bailey, the commissioner of Fenshaw, one of Ballarat's most notable grand mansions.