The Ballarat
Historical Society Inc. began in 1933 although material
has been collected from as early as a century ago by a parent
society. The collection was housed at the Barkly Street Museum
until 1981 when it was transferred to the Gold Museum for permanent
storage and display.
Meetings
of the Ballarat Historical Society are held monthly
(except January) at the Gold Museum in Bradshaw Street,
at 7:30 pm. Generally there is
a speaker at each meeting although sometimes meetings take
the form of visits
to historical sites. These have included the Old Cemetery,
Fire Station, Synagogue, Bailey's Mansion, Observatory,
Airport, Hymettus Cottage and Garden, St. Patrick's College
and Montrose Cottage.
The
Society's newsletter, Ballaarat Remembers (ISSN
1320-4327), is
produced bi-monthly and contains information about the
meetings, and stories about Ballarat's history written by
members of the Community.
The Society preserves items of historical importance, encourages people
to research Ballarat's history and to talk about it. Several plaques have
been erected by the Ballarat Historical Society including the sculpture
outside the Visitor Information Centre.
Committee:
2007 - 2008
President
- Roger
Trudgeon
Correspondence Secretary - Andrew Wallace
Treasurer - Zelda Martin
Minute Secretary - Joyce Cuttle
Gold Museum Committee Representative - John Smith
Newsletter Editor - Elizabeth
Trudgeon
Programmes - Nina Netherway
Publicity - Michael Cuttle
Membership
Enquiries -Zelda Martin
P.O. Box 2292
Bakery Hill. Vic 3354
Correspondence:
P.O. Box 2292
Bakery Hill. Vic 3354
Contact
Person & Research Enquiries:
- Elizabeth
Ph: 5341 2405
Email:- trudgeon@westnet.com.au
