Projects http://www.ballarathistoricalsociety.com/index.php/projects/11-membership 2024-05-19T21:03:02+10:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management Meeting Dates 2014-02-04T03:46:15+11:00 2014-02-04T03:46:15+11:00 http://www.ballarathistoricalsociety.com/index.php/the-society/meeting-dates Wayne Hines wayne@virtualbean.com.au <div class="feed-description"><h1 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>10th April, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Adrian Hem<br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>Chinese Migrants to the Victorian Goldfields</em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at BNCC</span></span></p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&nbsp;~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span></h3> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></h3> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></h3> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>22nd May, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Annual Spielvogel Oration</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Barry Wilkins</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>The Glory Days of the Begonia Festival</em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at Lecture Theatre, Barkly Square</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"></span></span></p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>12th June, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">John Olsen<br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>The Prison Hulks of Port Phillip</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at BNCC</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month at </em>7:00 pm<br />at the Ballarat North Community Centre (BNCC) - 702 Walker Street Ballarat North.</span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</h2> <table style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width: 983px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="15%"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2024</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em><strong>Date</strong>&nbsp;</td> <td width="15%"><strong>Speaker</strong>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong>Subject/Activity</strong>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sturt Street Walk</span><br />Stroll along the centre gardens of Sturt Street between Grenville and Drummond Streets to view 25 examples of Ballarat’s amazing collection of street art and memorials.&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>13 Mar 2023&nbsp;</p> </td> <td>Mark Beacham &amp; <br />Graeme Davenport&nbsp;</td> <td>Bottle collecting in the local area: what can be found and what we can learn from old bottles.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Apr 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Adrian Hem</td> <td>Chinese Migrants to the Victorian Goldfields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Barry Wilkins</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spielvogel Oration</span>:&nbsp;The Glory Days of the Begonia Festival</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>John Olsen</td> <td>The Prison Hulks of Port Phillip</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2023&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="width: 100%;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="15%"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2023</span></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Date</span></strong>&nbsp;</td> <td width="15%"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Speaker</strong></span>&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Subject/Activity</strong>&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Doug Bradby&nbsp;</td> <td>Walk: Deep Sinking on the Gravel Pits&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>14 Mar 2023&nbsp;</p> </td> <td>John Smyth&nbsp;</td> <td>A cut above its class: Main Road, Ballarat East 1850s to 1900&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Apr 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Lauren Bourke&nbsp;</td> <td>Exploration and explanation of new space&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Members' launch of "Ballarat: 90 Golden Years"&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20–23 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Heritage Week&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Kevin Williams&nbsp;</td> <td>The Devil in the Detail&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jun 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Kiera Lockyer&nbsp;</td> <td>Researching Jewish families on the Ballarat Goldfields&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jul 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Nina Netherway&nbsp;</td> <td>Madame Midas: The fascinating life of Alice Cornwell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Aug 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Members' Night&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Sep 2023&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Fiona Tonkin&nbsp;</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ballarat streets named after women&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Oct 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>TBA&nbsp;</td> <td>TBA&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Nov 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Doug Bradby&nbsp;</td> <td>November 1854: Was Eureka Inevitable?&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Dec 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td>Steiglitz historic site, including BYO picnic.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="width: 590px; height: 364px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2022</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;Date</strong></em></td> <td width="25%"><strong><em>&nbsp;Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong>&nbsp;Subject/Activity</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Feb 2022</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td><em><strong>Under the Basalt; a walking tour of Central Ballarat</strong></em><br />Meet in lane behind The George Hotel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2022</td> <td>Raymo Shaw &amp; friend</td> <td><em><strong><em><strong>The Mine Chasers</strong></em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr 2022</td> <td>Peter Maugh</td> <td> <p><em><strong><em><strong>Talk &amp; tour of the newly opened Ballarat Tramway Museum</strong></em></strong></em><em><strong><em><strong><br /></strong></em></strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May 2022</td> <td>Robyn Annear</td> <td> <p><em><strong>The Nathan Spielvogel Oration<br /></strong></em>"Blood will tell, but often it tells too much."<br />At the Mechanics Institute</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun 2022</td> <td>Simon Jacks<br />Ian Moyle</td> <td> <p>Introduction to BRHAE &amp;<br />My Journey Through Family History</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Christmas in July Dinner</em></strong><br />at&nbsp;Ballarat Golf Club</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong><em>Members’ Night</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep 2022</td> <td>Neil Wright</td> <td><strong><em><strong><em>Ronaldson Tippet</em></strong></em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;2 Oct 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Tramway Celebration Day</em></strong><br /></em></strong></em></strong>Set up and man a display at new Tram Museum<strong><em><strong><em><br /></em></strong></em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct 2022</td> <td>Erin Santamaria</td> <td>Behind the Scenes update on Centre for Rare Arts &amp; Forgotten Trades</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2022</td> <td>Geoff McArthur</td> <td><em><strong>The Umbrella Wars</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;4 Dec 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em><strong>Excursion and picnic<br /></strong></em>Buninyong – Union Jack Lead &amp; Cemetery followed by picnic in Buninyong Botanic Gardens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2021</span>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;<em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td>&nbsp;<strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td>&nbsp;<em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2021</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Walking tour of Golden Point</em></strong></p> <p>Meet in the carpark of the Gold Museum at 7:30pm<br />Be prepared for uneven ground</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Mar 2021</td> <td>John Gibson</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Ballarat During World War Two:&nbsp;<br />The Gun Cotton Factory</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Apr 2021</td> <td>Marion McGill</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Victorian Mourning Practices</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 May 2021</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Nathan Spielvogel Oration</em></strong><br /></em></strong><em>Centenary of amalgamation of Ballarat East and Ballarat West</em><em><br /><em>At Ballarat Mechanics Institute</em></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jun 2021</td> <td>Peter Vernon</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Early Architects of Ballarat<br />(via Zoom)</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jul 2021</td> <td>Trivia Night</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Christmas in July, Local History Trivia<br /></em></strong>Lake View Hotel, 6:30 pm</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Nov 2021</td> <td>Terry Natt</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Issues confronting City Planners</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;5 Dec 2021</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td>Creswick Excursion<br />Sunday 1.30pm at&nbsp;Creswick Tourist Information Centre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2020</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Feb 2020</td> <td>Dianne Gow</td> <td> <p><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Tour of "Art Deco Ballarat"<br />with the National Trust</span></em></em></p> <p><strong><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Meeting at 6:30pm at the Church of the Little Flower on Wendouree Parade</span></em></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Mar 2020</td> <td>Rick Broadway</td> <td>Photographing the Ballarat CBD in 2016</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2019</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Feb 2019</td> <td>Marion Littlejohn</td> <td>Twilight tour in th old Ballarat Cemetery<br />6:30pm at the corner of Drummond &amp; Macarthur Streets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Mar 2019</td> <td>Jennifer O'Donnell</td> <td>The Fascinating Narrapumelap Historic Homestead</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Apr 2019</td> <td>Catriona Banks</td> <td>St Patrick's Collage - A Retrospective</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 May 2019</td> <td>Geoffrey Blainey</td> <td> <p><strong>The Nathan Spielvogel Oration</strong></p> <p>Australia (and Ballarat too) in World War 2</p> <p><em>At Ballarat Mechanics Institute</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jun 2019</td> <td>Peter Butters<br />Laurel Johnson</td> <td><strong>Past Presidents' Night</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jul 2019</td> <td>Snjez Cosic</td> <td>A presentation and tour of the Gold Museum's new exhibits</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Aug 2019</td> <td>Members' Night</td> <td>Tales and Treasures</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Sep 2019</td> <td>Glenice Wood Lake</td> <td> <p>AGM</p> <p>"The Land They Learnt To Love"<br />The Scott family in Buninyong District 1839 to 1849</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Oct 2019</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td> <p>Creswick of the Lindsays</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Nov 2019</td> <td>Charles Zhang</td> <td> <p>The Chinese on the Goldfields</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Dec 2019</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td><strong>Christmas Celebration 2019</strong><br /><em>Barkly's Restaurant</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2018</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Feb 2018</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p>Checking out Ballarat's famous Bailey's Mansion</p> <p><em><strong>7:00pm at the Mansion in Drummond St North</strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Mar 2018</td> <td>Dr. Janice Newton</td> <td> <p>Mullawallah, King Billie of Ercildoune</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Apr 2018</td> <td>Neil Leckie</td> <td>Visit to the<br />Ballarat Ranger Military Museum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 May 2018</td> <td>Prof. Janet McCalman</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nathan Spielvogel Oration</strong></span><br />Research &amp; reflection on the life courses of Tasmanian convicts and World War 1 diggers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2018</td> <td>Bill Reid</td> <td>Gold Exploration Geologist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2018</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td>Images of settlement in the Donald area</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2018</td> <td>Members' Night</td> <td>Tales and Treasures</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2018</td> <td>John Kerr</td> <td> <p><strong>AGM</strong></p> <p>John's Treasures</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2018</td> <td>Val D'Angri</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2018</td> <td>Kevin Williams</td> <td>Accidental Beneficiaries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2018</td> <td>Marion Littlejohn</td> <td>Christmas dinner at The Barkly Restaurant<br />Main Road, Ballarat<br />6:30pm for 7:00pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2017</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2017</td> <td>Peter Waugh<br />(tour guide)</td> <td>Prime Ministers' Walk<br /><em><strong>Botanical Gardens</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Mar 2017</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td>The History of Theatres in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Apr 2017</td> <td>Neil Huybregts</td> <td>The Life and Times of Dr W B Otway</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 May 2017</td> <td>Weston Bate</td> <td>Special meeting as part of Heritage Month<br /><strong><em>Mechanics Institute</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jun 2017</td> <td>Lucinda Horrocks</td> <td>Local film about attitudes to WWI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jul 2017</td> <td>Jenny Burrell<br />(Genealogical Society)</td> <td>Insight into the World War 1 Project</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Aug 2017</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Tales and Treasures<br />Members' Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Sep 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Dianne Gow</span></td> <td>Our Year in Review (AGM)<br />The National Trust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Oct 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Nina Netherway</span></td> <td>Those Familiar Places</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Nov 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Clare Gervasoni</span></td> <td>Visit to Federation University Historical Collection<br />7:30 pm FedUnit, Mt. Helen<br />E.J. Barker Library (Building L)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Dec 2017</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Lake Wendouree paddle steamer with dinner or supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2016</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Visit to the Tramways Museum</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2016</td> <td>Gary Snowden</td> <td>Ballarat's Military History</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Anne Doggett</td> <td>Crying in the Colonies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Nina Netherway &amp;<br />Zelda Martin</td> <td>Closer settlement: agrarian ideal or economic reality</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Kevin Williams</td> <td>Capturing the Vision</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Peter Gilbert</td> <td>A Family Odyssey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug&nbsp;2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' Night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Snjez Cosic</td> <td>Annual General Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Brett Dunlop</td> <td>Developing Sovereign Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2016</td> <td>Barb Dunlop</td> <td>Royal South Street Society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Dec 2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p>Rowing in Ballarat</p> <p><em><strong>Lake View Hotel Dinner</strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2015</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td> <p><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Feb 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Dianne Gow </span></td> <td> <p><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Member's Walk&nbsp;and Treasure Hunt<br />with the National Trust</span></em></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Mar 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Members night</span></span></em></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">“Memories from Wartime”</span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <br />Members Night on wartime stories<br />from the Boer War to Afghanistan</span></span></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 Mar 2015<br />(Sunday)</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em>Visit to </em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><em>Daylesford &amp; District Historical Society</em></span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Apr 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Phil Roberts </span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">War commemoration in Ballarat<br /> in WWI with emphasis on the<br />contribution of the Lucas girls</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 May 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Bill McGregor<br />Colin Prowse<br />Ewan Jones</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Tailings to Tourism<br />The story of the beginings and development<br /> of Sovereign Hill</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jun 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Jenny O'Donnell</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The story of&nbsp;Bishops Palace</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jul 2015</td> <td>Roger Trudgeon</td> <td>Lantern Slide Show - <br />rare images of Ballarat from the<br />Gold Museum and BHS collection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Aug 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>“Tales and Treasures”</em><br /><em>Members Night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Sep 2015</td> <td>Anne Beggs Sunter</td> <td>Friendly Societies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Oct 2015</td> <td>Graham Bulluss</td> <td>The story of the Ballarat Courier and my part in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Nov 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Visit to Ballarat Library Australiana Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Dec 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Tour of Loreto College buildings</em><br /><em>and archives collection followed by dinner</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2014</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Feb 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>National Trust Walk</em><br /><em>Bakery Hill</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Mar 2014</td> <td>Lindsay Cox</td> <td><strong>Ballarat's link with pioneering</strong><br /><strong>in the Australian film industry </strong><br /><strong>by the Salvation Army</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Apr 2014</td> <td>Bruce Price</td> <td> <p><strong>Arch of Victory &amp; Avenue of Honour</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 May 2014</td> <td>Peter Gilbert</td> <td> <p><strong>Golden years of industry in Ballarat</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jun 2014</td> <td>Zelda Martin</td> <td> <p><strong><strong>The Cost of Dressing the<br />Smart Woman at Walter Davis in Ballarat</strong></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jul 2014</td> <td>Joan Hunt</td> <td> <p><strong><strong>Dunlop &amp; Reagan; Discoverers of gold at Golden Point</strong></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Aug 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong>Tales and Treasures<br /></strong><strong><em>Member's night</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Sep 2014</td> <td>Anna Kyi</td> <td> <p><strong><em>AGM</em></strong></p> <p><strong>The Chinese on the Ballarat Goldfields</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Oct 2014</td> <td>Roy Taylor</td> <td> <p><strong>The history of television in Ballarat</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Nov 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong>Site visit to the Ballarat Fish Hatcheries,<br />Gillies Street</strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Dec 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Christmas function</em><br /><em>Ballarat Yacht Club</em></strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3"><span><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2013</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>12 Feb 2013</p> </td> <td>National Trust</td> <td><em>Treasure Hunt No 2</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Mar 2013</td> <td>Nina Netherway<br />&amp; Zelda Martin</td> <td>Those Odd Places in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Apr 2013</td> <td>Neil Leckie</td> <td><strong>Gallipoli and the Anzacs</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 May 2013</td> <td>Bob Pattie</td> <td><strong>And The Band Played On</strong><br />The history of brass bands in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jun 2013</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong>Tour of the Gold Museum</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jul 2013</td> <td>John Kerr</td> <td><strong>Signs and Wonders</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Aug 2013</td> <td>BHS Members' Night</td> <td><strong>Tales &amp; Treasures</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 Aug 2013</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td><strong>BHS Celebrations of 80 Golden Years</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Sep 2013</td> <td>Jane Smith (M.A.D.E)</td> <td><strong>Annual General Meeting</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Oct 2013</td> <td>Bruce Bartrop</td> <td><strong>Bartrop's Ballarat</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Nov 2013</td> <td>Peter Berlyn</td> <td><strong>Bridge Street Ballarat</strong><br />A History</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19 Dec 2013</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td><strong><strong>Society Christmas Dinner<br />Bunch of Grapes Hotel</strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2012</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2012</td> <td>National Trust</td> <td><em>Treasure Hunt Walk</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Mar 2012</td> <td>Val d'Angri</td> <td>Floral carpets of the Begonia Festival</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 Apr 2012</td> <td>Frank Golding</td> <td>The Ballarat Orphanage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 May 2012</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td>The History of Housing in Ballarat (part two)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Visit to the Mechanics Institute</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2012</td> <td>Gordon Morrison</td> <td>Colonial topographical drawings and prints</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Member's night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2012</td> <td>Dr Sebastian Gurciullo<br /> (PROV)</td> <td><em>AGM<br /></em>Online initiatives and services<em><br /></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Ballarat Fire Brigade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2012</td> <td>Neil Wright</td> <td>Ballarat Foundries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Dinner night<br /> at Portico on Sturt</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2011</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Feb 2011</td> <td>Tim Sullivan</td> <td>Re-development plans for the Gold Museum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2011</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Tour of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr 2011</td> <td>Nina Netherway &amp;<br />Zelda Martin</td> <td>The Ballarat Skyline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May 2011</td> <td>Bob Wuestewald</td> <td>Golden City Paddle Steamer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun 2011</td> <td>Neva Dunstan</td> <td>Ballarat Cemeteries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul 2011</td> <td>Bill Llewellyn</td> <td>Shorts with Bill Llewellyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug 2011</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep 2011</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td><em>AGM</em><br />The History of Housing in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct 2011</td> <td>Michael Taffe</td> <td>The Avenues of Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2011</td> <td>Phil Parry</td> <td>Ballarat Historical Society Markers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Dec 2011</td> <td><em>Various</em></td> <td><em><strong>Christmas Dinner</strong><br />The Vintage and Classic Car Club</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2010</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2010</td> <td>Dinah McCance</td> <td><em>Women's Refuge &amp; Steam Laundry</em><br /><em>183 Scott's Parade, Ballarat East</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Mar 2010</td> <td>Phil Roberts</td> <td>Ballarat High School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Apr 2010</td> <td>Tim Sullivan</td> <td>Creswick Mine Disaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 May 2010</td> <td>Angela Carey</td> <td>The Courier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jun 2010</td> <td>John Lunn</td> <td>Science Professor at Sovereign Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jul 2010</td> <td>Sam Everingham</td> <td>The Rise &amp; Fall of Cobb &amp; Co.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Aug 2010</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Sep 2010</td> <td>Barbara Clark</td> <td>Joyce's Junkatique</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Oct 2010</td> <td>Jenny Bromley</td> <td><em>The Confucius Classroom</em><br /><em>Old Golden Point Primary School</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Nov 2010</td> <td>Dean McDonald</td> <td>Bottle Collection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Dec 2010</td> <td>Vivian Worthington</td> <td>Pioneer Buses</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The mineshaft chasers are a group of thrill seekers who climb into abandoned gold mines "just for a look".&nbsp; They take nothing but photographs so as a result they have an incredible series of images of hidden unseen areas. Some of their images show artefacts and equipment left behind after the gold ran out.</span></p></div> <div class="feed-description"><h1 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</h1> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>10th April, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Adrian Hem<br /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>Chinese Migrants to the Victorian Goldfields</em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at BNCC</span></span></p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">&nbsp;~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span></h3> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></h3> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></h3> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>22nd May, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Annual Spielvogel Oration</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Barry Wilkins</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>The Glory Days of the Begonia Festival</em></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at Lecture Theatre, Barkly Square</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"></span></span></p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">~~~~</span></h3> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><em style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em style="font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">Wednesday&nbsp;</span></em>12th June, 7:00pm</span></em></h1> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">John Olsen<br /></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><em>The Prison Hulks of Port Phillip</em></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">at BNCC</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Meetings are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month at </em>7:00 pm<br />at the Ballarat North Community Centre (BNCC) - 702 Walker Street Ballarat North.</span></h3> <h2><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;</h2> <table style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; width: 983px;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="15%"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2024</span></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em><strong>Date</strong>&nbsp;</td> <td width="15%"><strong>Speaker</strong>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong>Subject/Activity</strong>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sturt Street Walk</span><br />Stroll along the centre gardens of Sturt Street between Grenville and Drummond Streets to view 25 examples of Ballarat’s amazing collection of street art and memorials.&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>13 Mar 2023&nbsp;</p> </td> <td>Mark Beacham &amp; <br />Graeme Davenport&nbsp;</td> <td>Bottle collecting in the local area: what can be found and what we can learn from old bottles.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Apr 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Adrian Hem</td> <td>Chinese Migrants to the Victorian Goldfields</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Barry Wilkins</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Spielvogel Oration</span>:&nbsp;The Glory Days of the Begonia Festival</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>John Olsen</td> <td>The Prison Hulks of Port Phillip</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2023&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</span></td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="width: 100%;" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3" width="15%"><strong><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2023</span></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Date</span></strong>&nbsp;</td> <td width="15%"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Speaker</strong></span>&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Subject/Activity</strong>&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Doug Bradby&nbsp;</td> <td>Walk: Deep Sinking on the Gravel Pits&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>14 Mar 2023&nbsp;</p> </td> <td>John Smyth&nbsp;</td> <td>A cut above its class: Main Road, Ballarat East 1850s to 1900&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Apr 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Lauren Bourke&nbsp;</td> <td>Exploration and explanation of new space&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Members' launch of "Ballarat: 90 Golden Years"&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20–23 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Heritage Week&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 May 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Kevin Williams&nbsp;</td> <td>The Devil in the Detail&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jun 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Kiera Lockyer&nbsp;</td> <td>Researching Jewish families on the Ballarat Goldfields&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jul 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Nina Netherway&nbsp;</td> <td>Madame Midas: The fascinating life of Alice Cornwell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Aug 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Members' Night&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Sep 2023&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Fiona Tonkin&nbsp;</span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ballarat streets named after women&nbsp;</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Oct 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>TBA&nbsp;</td> <td>TBA&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Nov 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Doug Bradby&nbsp;</td> <td>November 1854: Was Eureka Inevitable?&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Dec 2023&nbsp;</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td>Steiglitz historic site, including BYO picnic.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <table style="width: 590px; height: 364px; text-align: left;" border="0" cellpadding="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2022</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="15%"><em><strong>&nbsp;Date</strong></em></td> <td width="25%"><strong><em>&nbsp;Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong>&nbsp;Subject/Activity</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Feb 2022</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td><em><strong>Under the Basalt; a walking tour of Central Ballarat</strong></em><br />Meet in lane behind The George Hotel</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2022</td> <td>Raymo Shaw &amp; friend</td> <td><em><strong><em><strong>The Mine Chasers</strong></em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr 2022</td> <td>Peter Maugh</td> <td> <p><em><strong><em><strong>Talk &amp; tour of the newly opened Ballarat Tramway Museum</strong></em></strong></em><em><strong><em><strong><br /></strong></em></strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May 2022</td> <td>Robyn Annear</td> <td> <p><em><strong>The Nathan Spielvogel Oration<br /></strong></em>"Blood will tell, but often it tells too much."<br />At the Mechanics Institute</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun 2022</td> <td>Simon Jacks<br />Ian Moyle</td> <td> <p>Introduction to BRHAE &amp;<br />My Journey Through Family History</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Christmas in July Dinner</em></strong><br />at&nbsp;Ballarat Golf Club</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong><em>Members’ Night</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep 2022</td> <td>Neil Wright</td> <td><strong><em><strong><em>Ronaldson Tippet</em></strong></em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;2 Oct 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Tramway Celebration Day</em></strong><br /></em></strong></em></strong>Set up and man a display at new Tram Museum<strong><em><strong><em><br /></em></strong></em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct 2022</td> <td>Erin Santamaria</td> <td>Behind the Scenes update on Centre for Rare Arts &amp; Forgotten Trades</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2022</td> <td>Geoff McArthur</td> <td><em><strong>The Umbrella Wars</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;4 Dec 2022</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em><strong>Excursion and picnic<br /></strong></em>Buninyong – Union Jack Lead &amp; Cemetery followed by picnic in Buninyong Botanic Gardens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2021</span>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;<em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td>&nbsp;<strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td>&nbsp;<em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2021</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Walking tour of Golden Point</em></strong></p> <p>Meet in the carpark of the Gold Museum at 7:30pm<br />Be prepared for uneven ground</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Mar 2021</td> <td>John Gibson</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Ballarat During World War Two:&nbsp;<br />The Gun Cotton Factory</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Apr 2021</td> <td>Marion McGill</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Victorian Mourning Practices</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 May 2021</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Nathan Spielvogel Oration</em></strong><br /></em></strong><em>Centenary of amalgamation of Ballarat East and Ballarat West</em><em><br /><em>At Ballarat Mechanics Institute</em></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jun 2021</td> <td>Peter Vernon</td> <td> <p><strong><em>Early Architects of Ballarat<br />(via Zoom)</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jul 2021</td> <td>Trivia Night</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Christmas in July, Local History Trivia<br /></em></strong>Lake View Hotel, 6:30 pm</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Nov 2021</td> <td>Terry Natt</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Issues confronting City Planners</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;5 Dec 2021</td> <td>Site Visit</td> <td>Creswick Excursion<br />Sunday 1.30pm at&nbsp;Creswick Tourist Information Centre</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2020</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Feb 2020</td> <td>Dianne Gow</td> <td> <p><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Tour of "Art Deco Ballarat"<br />with the National Trust</span></em></em></p> <p><strong><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Meeting at 6:30pm at the Church of the Little Flower on Wendouree Parade</span></em></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Mar 2020</td> <td>Rick Broadway</td> <td>Photographing the Ballarat CBD in 2016</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2019</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Feb 2019</td> <td>Marion Littlejohn</td> <td>Twilight tour in th old Ballarat Cemetery<br />6:30pm at the corner of Drummond &amp; Macarthur Streets</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Mar 2019</td> <td>Jennifer O'Donnell</td> <td>The Fascinating Narrapumelap Historic Homestead</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Apr 2019</td> <td>Catriona Banks</td> <td>St Patrick's Collage - A Retrospective</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 May 2019</td> <td>Geoffrey Blainey</td> <td> <p><strong>The Nathan Spielvogel Oration</strong></p> <p>Australia (and Ballarat too) in World War 2</p> <p><em>At Ballarat Mechanics Institute</em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jun 2019</td> <td>Peter Butters<br />Laurel Johnson</td> <td><strong>Past Presidents' Night</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jul 2019</td> <td>Snjez Cosic</td> <td>A presentation and tour of the Gold Museum's new exhibits</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Aug 2019</td> <td>Members' Night</td> <td>Tales and Treasures</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Sep 2019</td> <td>Glenice Wood Lake</td> <td> <p>AGM</p> <p>"The Land They Learnt To Love"<br />The Scott family in Buninyong District 1839 to 1849</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Oct 2019</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td> <p>Creswick of the Lindsays</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Nov 2019</td> <td>Charles Zhang</td> <td> <p>The Chinese on the Goldfields</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Dec 2019</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td><strong>Christmas Celebration 2019</strong><br /><em>Barkly's Restaurant</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2018</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Feb 2018</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p>Checking out Ballarat's famous Bailey's Mansion</p> <p><em><strong>7:00pm at the Mansion in Drummond St North</strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Mar 2018</td> <td>Dr. Janice Newton</td> <td> <p>Mullawallah, King Billie of Ercildoune</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Apr 2018</td> <td>Neil Leckie</td> <td>Visit to the<br />Ballarat Ranger Military Museum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 May 2018</td> <td>Prof. Janet McCalman</td> <td><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Nathan Spielvogel Oration</strong></span><br />Research &amp; reflection on the life courses of Tasmanian convicts and World War 1 diggers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2018</td> <td>Bill Reid</td> <td>Gold Exploration Geologist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2018</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td>Images of settlement in the Donald area</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2018</td> <td>Members' Night</td> <td>Tales and Treasures</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2018</td> <td>John Kerr</td> <td> <p><strong>AGM</strong></p> <p>John's Treasures</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2018</td> <td>Val D'Angri</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2018</td> <td>Kevin Williams</td> <td>Accidental Beneficiaries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2018</td> <td>Marion Littlejohn</td> <td>Christmas dinner at The Barkly Restaurant<br />Main Road, Ballarat<br />6:30pm for 7:00pm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2017</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2017</td> <td>Peter Waugh<br />(tour guide)</td> <td>Prime Ministers' Walk<br /><em><strong>Botanical Gardens</strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Mar 2017</td> <td>Peter Freund</td> <td>The History of Theatres in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Apr 2017</td> <td>Neil Huybregts</td> <td>The Life and Times of Dr W B Otway</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 May 2017</td> <td>Weston Bate</td> <td>Special meeting as part of Heritage Month<br /><strong><em>Mechanics Institute</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jun 2017</td> <td>Lucinda Horrocks</td> <td>Local film about attitudes to WWI</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jul 2017</td> <td>Jenny Burrell<br />(Genealogical Society)</td> <td>Insight into the World War 1 Project</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Aug 2017</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Tales and Treasures<br />Members' Night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Sep 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Dianne Gow</span></td> <td>Our Year in Review (AGM)<br />The National Trust</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Oct 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Nina Netherway</span></td> <td>Those Familiar Places</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Nov 2017</td> <td><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Clare Gervasoni</span></td> <td>Visit to Federation University Historical Collection<br />7:30 pm FedUnit, Mt. Helen<br />E.J. Barker Library (Building L)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Dec 2017</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Lake Wendouree paddle steamer with dinner or supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2016</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Visit to the Tramways Museum</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2016</td> <td>Gary Snowden</td> <td>Ballarat's Military History</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Anne Doggett</td> <td>Crying in the Colonies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Nina Netherway &amp;<br />Zelda Martin</td> <td>Closer settlement: agrarian ideal or economic reality</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Kevin Williams</td> <td>Capturing the Vision</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Peter Gilbert</td> <td>A Family Odyssey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug&nbsp;2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' Night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Snjez Cosic</td> <td>Annual General Meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct&nbsp;2016</td> <td>Brett Dunlop</td> <td>Developing Sovereign Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2016</td> <td>Barb Dunlop</td> <td>Royal South Street Society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Dec 2016</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p>Rowing in Ballarat</p> <p><em><strong>Lake View Hotel Dinner</strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2015</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td> <p><em><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Feb 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Dianne Gow </span></td> <td> <p><em><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Member's Walk&nbsp;and Treasure Hunt<br />with the National Trust</span></em></em></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Mar 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Members night</span></span></em></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">“Memories from Wartime”</span></span><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> <br />Members Night on wartime stories<br />from the Boer War to Afghanistan</span></span></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 Mar 2015<br />(Sunday)</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em>Visit to </em><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"><em>Daylesford &amp; District Historical Society</em></span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Apr 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Phil Roberts </span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">War commemoration in Ballarat<br /> in WWI with emphasis on the<br />contribution of the Lucas girls</span></span></em></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 May 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Bill McGregor<br />Colin Prowse<br />Ewan Jones</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><em><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Tailings to Tourism<br />The story of the beginings and development<br /> of Sovereign Hill</span></span></span></span></em></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jun 2015</td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Jenny O'Donnell</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> <td><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The story of&nbsp;Bishops Palace</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jul 2015</td> <td>Roger Trudgeon</td> <td>Lantern Slide Show - <br />rare images of Ballarat from the<br />Gold Museum and BHS collection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Aug 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>“Tales and Treasures”</em><br /><em>Members Night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Sep 2015</td> <td>Anne Beggs Sunter</td> <td>Friendly Societies</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Oct 2015</td> <td>Graham Bulluss</td> <td>The story of the Ballarat Courier and my part in it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Nov 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Visit to Ballarat Library Australiana Room</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Dec 2015</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Tour of Loreto College buildings</em><br /><em>and archives collection followed by dinner</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2014</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Feb 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>National Trust Walk</em><br /><em>Bakery Hill</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Mar 2014</td> <td>Lindsay Cox</td> <td><strong>Ballarat's link with pioneering</strong><br /><strong>in the Australian film industry </strong><br /><strong>by the Salvation Army</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Apr 2014</td> <td>Bruce Price</td> <td> <p><strong>Arch of Victory &amp; Avenue of Honour</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 May 2014</td> <td>Peter Gilbert</td> <td> <p><strong>Golden years of industry in Ballarat</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jun 2014</td> <td>Zelda Martin</td> <td> <p><strong><strong>The Cost of Dressing the<br />Smart Woman at Walter Davis in Ballarat</strong></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jul 2014</td> <td>Joan Hunt</td> <td> <p><strong><strong>Dunlop &amp; Reagan; Discoverers of gold at Golden Point</strong></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Aug 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong>Tales and Treasures<br /></strong><strong><em>Member's night</em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Sep 2014</td> <td>Anna Kyi</td> <td> <p><strong><em>AGM</em></strong></p> <p><strong>The Chinese on the Ballarat Goldfields</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Oct 2014</td> <td>Roy Taylor</td> <td> <p><strong>The history of television in Ballarat</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Nov 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong>Site visit to the Ballarat Fish Hatcheries,<br />Gillies Street</strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Dec 2014</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td> <p><strong><em><strong><em>Christmas function</em><br /><em>Ballarat Yacht Club</em></strong></em></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1" colspan="3"><span><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2013</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>12 Feb 2013</p> </td> <td>National Trust</td> <td><em>Treasure Hunt No 2</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Mar 2013</td> <td>Nina Netherway<br />&amp; Zelda Martin</td> <td>Those Odd Places in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Apr 2013</td> <td>Neil Leckie</td> <td><strong>Gallipoli and the Anzacs</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 May 2013</td> <td>Bob Pattie</td> <td><strong>And The Band Played On</strong><br />The history of brass bands in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Jun 2013</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><strong>Tour of the Gold Museum</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Jul 2013</td> <td>John Kerr</td> <td><strong>Signs and Wonders</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Aug 2013</td> <td>BHS Members' Night</td> <td><strong>Tales &amp; Treasures</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 Aug 2013</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td><strong>BHS Celebrations of 80 Golden Years</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Sep 2013</td> <td>Jane Smith (M.A.D.E)</td> <td><strong>Annual General Meeting</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Oct 2013</td> <td>Bruce Bartrop</td> <td><strong>Bartrop's Ballarat</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Nov 2013</td> <td>Peter Berlyn</td> <td><strong>Bridge Street Ballarat</strong><br />A History</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19 Dec 2013</td> <td>Doug Bradby</td> <td><strong><strong>Society Christmas Dinner<br />Bunch of Grapes Hotel</strong></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2012</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Feb 2012</td> <td>National Trust</td> <td><em>Treasure Hunt Walk</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Mar 2012</td> <td>Val d'Angri</td> <td>Floral carpets of the Begonia Festival</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 Apr 2012</td> <td>Frank Golding</td> <td>The Ballarat Orphanage</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 May 2012</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td>The History of Housing in Ballarat (part two)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jun 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Visit to the Mechanics Institute</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Jul 2012</td> <td>Gordon Morrison</td> <td>Colonial topographical drawings and prints</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Aug 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Member's night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sep 2012</td> <td>Dr Sebastian Gurciullo<br /> (PROV)</td> <td><em>AGM<br /></em>Online initiatives and services<em><br /></em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Oct 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Ballarat Fire Brigade</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Nov 2012</td> <td>Neil Wright</td> <td>Ballarat Foundries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Dec 2012</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Dinner night<br /> at Portico on Sturt</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2011</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Feb 2011</td> <td>Tim Sullivan</td> <td>Re-development plans for the Gold Museum</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Mar 2011</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Tour of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Apr 2011</td> <td>Nina Netherway &amp;<br />Zelda Martin</td> <td>The Ballarat Skyline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 May 2011</td> <td>Bob Wuestewald</td> <td>Golden City Paddle Steamer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Jun 2011</td> <td>Neva Dunstan</td> <td>Ballarat Cemeteries</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Jul 2011</td> <td>Bill Llewellyn</td> <td>Shorts with Bill Llewellyn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Aug 2011</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Sep 2011</td> <td>Lloyd Jenkins</td> <td><em>AGM</em><br />The History of Housing in Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Oct 2011</td> <td>Michael Taffe</td> <td>The Avenues of Ballarat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Nov 2011</td> <td>Phil Parry</td> <td>Ballarat Historical Society Markers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Dec 2011</td> <td><em>Various</em></td> <td><em><strong>Christmas Dinner</strong><br />The Vintage and Classic Car Club</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><span class="contentheading">Past Meeting&nbsp;Dates and Events for&nbsp;2010</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td><em><strong>Date</strong></em></td> <td><strong><em>Speaker/s</em></strong></td> <td><strong><em>Subject/Activity</em></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Feb 2010</td> <td>Dinah McCance</td> <td><em>Women's Refuge &amp; Steam Laundry</em><br /><em>183 Scott's Parade, Ballarat East</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Mar 2010</td> <td>Phil Roberts</td> <td>Ballarat High School</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Apr 2010</td> <td>Tim Sullivan</td> <td>Creswick Mine Disaster</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 May 2010</td> <td>Angela Carey</td> <td>The Courier</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;8 Jun 2010</td> <td>John Lunn</td> <td>Science Professor at Sovereign Hill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Jul 2010</td> <td>Sam Everingham</td> <td>The Rise &amp; Fall of Cobb &amp; Co.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Aug 2010</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td><em>Members' night</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Sep 2010</td> <td>Barbara Clark</td> <td>Joyce's Junkatique</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Oct 2010</td> <td>Jenny Bromley</td> <td><em>The Confucius Classroom</em><br /><em>Old Golden Point Primary School</em></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;9 Nov 2010</td> <td>Dean McDonald</td> <td>Bottle Collection</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Dec 2010</td> <td>Vivian Worthington</td> <td>Pioneer Buses</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 8.0pt; line-height: 106%;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The mineshaft chasers are a group of thrill seekers who climb into abandoned gold mines "just for a look".&nbsp; They take nothing but photographs so as a result they have an incredible series of images of hidden unseen areas. Some of their images show artefacts and equipment left behind after the gold ran out.</span></p></div> Membership Information 2014-02-04T03:45:56+11:00 2014-02-04T03:45:56+11:00 http://www.ballarathistoricalsociety.com/index.php/the-society/membership Wayne Hines wayne@virtualbean.com.au <div class="feed-description"><p><span class="contentheading">Membership Information</span></p> <p><strong>Membership fees for 2024/25 are:</strong></p> <table style="width: 436px; height: 136px;" border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody style="text-align: left;"> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Jul - Dec</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Jan - Mar</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Apr - Jun<br /></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Single</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$40.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$25.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$20.00</td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Family </strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$50.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$35.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$30.00</td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Corporate</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00*</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>*Tax invoices available for Corporate members on request</strong></p> <p><strong><br />Please download a membership form and post with your payment to:<br /><br />The Treasurer<br />P.O. Box 2292<br />Bakery Hill VIC 3354</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><a class="wf_file" href="images/stories/DownloadForms/Membership%20Form.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="wf_file_text" style="color: #3366ff;">Membership Form</span></a></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Membership Benefits:</strong><br /><br />1. <strong><em>The Lamplight</em></strong>, bi-monthly newsletter.<br />2. Monthly meetings&nbsp;held at the Ballarat North Community Centre on the second Wednesday at 7.00pm, unless otherwise notified.<br />3. Excursions.<br />4. Sharing of historical research interests with other members.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div> <div class="feed-description"><p><span class="contentheading">Membership Information</span></p> <p><strong>Membership fees for 2024/25 are:</strong></p> <table style="width: 436px; height: 136px;" border="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody style="text-align: left;"> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Jul - Dec</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Jan - Mar</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;"><strong>Joining<br />Apr - Jun<br /></strong></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Single</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$40.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$25.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$20.00</td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Family </strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$50.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$35.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$30.00</td> </tr> <tr style="text-align: left;"> <td style="text-align: left;"><strong>Corporate</strong></td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00*</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00</td> <td style="text-align: center;">$65.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>*Tax invoices available for Corporate members on request</strong></p> <p><strong><br />Please download a membership form and post with your payment to:<br /><br />The Treasurer<br />P.O. Box 2292<br />Bakery Hill VIC 3354</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong><a class="wf_file" href="images/stories/DownloadForms/Membership%20Form.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="wf_file_text" style="color: #3366ff;">Membership Form</span></a></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Membership Benefits:</strong><br /><br />1. <strong><em>The Lamplight</em></strong>, bi-monthly newsletter.<br />2. Monthly meetings&nbsp;held at the Ballarat North Community Centre on the second Wednesday at 7.00pm, unless otherwise notified.<br />3. Excursions.<br />4. Sharing of historical research interests with other members.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>