PAST PROGRAMS

A public lecture by Dr Lorinda Cramer on the significance of Fletcher Jones to Australia’s dress history.

A public lecture by Louis Wyatt about the architecture of the Victoria Goldrush, and the growth of a local architectural community that dominated the urban landscape. 

A public lecture by Dr Janet McCalman AC exploring the Vandemonian convict underbelly of Ballarat.

A public lecture by Marjorie Theobald reflecting on the contribution of the Red Ribbon Activists to the development of Australian Democracy.

A public lecture by Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter Dr Anne Beggs-Sunter about the Irish National Foresters (INF) in Australia from the 1880s to the 1960s.

A public lecture by Graeme Cartledge about the advent of municipal government and its place as the earliest form of democracy in colonial Victoria.

Professor Anne Maxwell compares the Victorian gold rush photography of Richard Daintree and Antoine Fauchery with photography from Californian and New Zealand gold rushes.

Norman Houghton explores the history and contribution of the ‘Bunny Line’ to Ballarat from the 1880s to the 1980s

Dr Juliette Peers discusses the prominent role of Central Victorian women as artists and supporters of art from the 1890s to mid-20th century and a little beyond.