WHAT'S ON

Dr Ian Clark goes on ‘A Ramble through the place names of the Ballarat district’

Join Robyn Annear for an enlightening talk about the tragic phenomenon of women's clothing catching fire in the mid-1800s. You can attend Talking History in person at the Eureka Centre (no booking required) or stream live from home via Facebook.

Dr Ben Wilkie explores the contribution of Scottish migration to Ballarat and the Western Districts in the nineteenth century. You can attend Talking History in person at the Eureka Centre (subject to restrictions) or stream live from home via Facebook.

Join Peter Freund as he challenges the popular idea of theatres on the Victorian goldfields. He will discuss the reception of the Greek tragedy ‘Medea’ presented by visiting tragediennes and reflect on its place in the fight for women’s rights.

Join Doug Bradby as he discusses his latest book, ‘Famous Visitors to a Famous City’, about the people who came to marvel at how a mining town of muck and mullock could be turned into ‘The Garden City’ of grandeur and beauty.

Join Dr Linda Young as she examines a unique type of jewellery invented in the 1850s, likely in Ballarat, to assert that the hard manual labour of digging for gold was a glorious achievement. This event was rescheduled from 07 October 2021.

In this edition of Talking History, Padraic L. Fisher from the National Wool Museum will draw from the museum’s extensive collection to examine the art of making do and the creation of the bush blanket, or Wagga Quilt.

Join Dr Stuart King as he looks at Colonial Architecture in a new way. Stuart presents the result of his research on the Analysis of Colonial Tasman Architecture through materials rather than design. Stuart is a Senior Lecturer in Architectural Design and History at the University of Melbourne.

Here at the Eureka Centre honour the contribution of Raffaello Carboni to the Eureka story, but he was only one of many Italians on the goldfields. This month Clare Gervasoni presents ‘More than Carboni: Italian Speakers on Victoria’s Goldfields’- a tour through Victoria’s early Italian heritage.