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The Eureka Flag based on the constellation of the Southern Cross. Image courtesy of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery and Australian Museums & Galleries Online. The Eureka rebellion, which is often referred to as the 'Eureka Stockade', is a key event in the ...
Image courtesy of the National Trust of Queensland, Hou Wang Temple. The businesses in Chinatowns offered accommodation, medicinal herbs, fresh food grown by Chinese market gardeners and groceries. A Chinese school, a language and culture centre and a Ch...
The Eureka Centre provides a national focus for debate about, and interpretation of, the Eureka story and is located on what is considered to be the site of the Eureka Rebellion. A popular tourist destination that opened in March 1998, the centre commemor
Sovereign Hill is centrally located in the regional Victorian City of Ballarat, in the heart of Victoria's rich Goldfields Region. The website gives information on school holiday activities, special exhibitions at the gold museum, corporate / media inform
Performers include Laura Cantagalli, Rosalie Bonighton, Ryoko Mori, Rhys Boak, John O'Donnell, and Sergio de Pieri. organ in the Pleasant St. Uniting Church Toccata on "Puer Nobis" - R. Bonighton"Joshua fought the battle of Jericho" - R. BonightonRosalie ...
Commandant Dana reports to the Colonial Secretary about incidents which took place on the Ballarat goldfields during a visit by the Commissioner for Crown Lands, accompanied by the Native Police. I accompanied the Commissioner and Mr Armstrong to the Ball...
Commandant Dana reports to the Colonial Secretary about incidents which took place on the Ballarat goldfields during a visit by the Commissioner for Crown Lands, accompanied by the Native Police. Letter from Commandant Dana to Colonial Secretary,, Septemb...
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The diary begins on 8 July 1855 and ends at noon on 1 January 1856. While the diarist s identity is unknown, his entries suggest that he came from Scotland, lured by gold fever to the goldfields of Ballarat. Information about the Foundation and how you ...
[Joe] also tells us that while the Bengal Tiger kept at the Montezuma was being taken along on a cart in a strong box (the wood thereof being 2 inches thick) the cart capsized and the box split in two pieces and out sprang the Bengal gent& The tiger spran...
The significance of the Ballarat Goldfields Diary is outlined below by Geoffrey Blainey, Robyn Annear and Anne-Marie Schwirtlich. 'It is most unusual to find a miner keeping a diary especially of this length about everyday life, and about the little thing...
The State Library of Victoria Foundation has raised $50,000 to purchase an extraordinary diary written in 1855 by a Scottish gold-digger residing in Ballarat. <br/><br/>The diary charts six eventful months in the miner's life, telling of a fire that kille...
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Ballarat is also host to a number of festivals during the year including the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Buninyong Gold King Festival, Ballarat Cup Carnival, Ballarat Begonia Festival and many more. Blood on the Southern Cross ï Sovereign Hill ï Sovereign...
Zoë Knighton is a founding member of the Flinders Quartet â~" one of Australiaâ~™s leading String Quartets which performs extensively throughout Australia, participating in many festivals. She has performed concertos with both faculty orchestras, Gemini...
During this time he was also guest principal horn of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. She completed her Diploma of Music (Vocal Performance) at the Australian National University in 1992 an...
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