Talking History

Talking History @ Eureka is a forum for the sharing of research into the history of Eureka and the Ballarat region, with a special focus on the colonial period.

Talks are held monthly from March to November on the first Tuesday of each month at 5.30pm at the Eureka Centre.

Note: Please refer to specific event listings for details of individual talks. Subject to COVID-19 restrictions, this program may be alternately live-streamed via our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/eurekacentreballarat
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Eureka Centre Ballarat. Photograph by Paul Lambeth

Talking History @ Eureka

Talking History @ Eureka is a forum for the sharing of research into the history of the Ballarat region, with a special focus on the colonial period. Talks are held monthly from March to November on the first Thursday of each month at 5.30pm.

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Alice Bale (A.M.E. Bale), ‘Self Portrait’ c 1905

Talking History with Juliette Peers

'Vision and Re-vision: rethinking and remodelling women artists' contribution to public and national memory in Australian settler culture', a talk by Juliette Peers.

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Henry Hainsselin, (Prospector’s Hut) Balaarat [Ballarat], c. 1853–1854. Collection: State Library Victoria, Melbourne, H83.106.

Talking History with Dr Lorinda Cramer

Dr Lorinda Cramer is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Australian Catholic University. Her research in dress, fashion and textile history focuses on class, gender and material culture. In this lecture she will explore the way in which sewing on the diggings crossed gender lines and was a key part of daily life for diggers.

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Three participants on stage at a Public Program at Eureka Centre Ballarat

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