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Ballan Shire Historical Society Inc.

Locality: Ballan, Victoria

Address: 45-47 Steiglitz St 3342 Ballan, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 Our Shared History Talk - Saturday 21st March at 2pm, Lerderderg Library. Bookings: [email protected] Entry by donation to Bushfire Appeal, ...includes light refreshments. Our Society celebrates Fred Cahir's book. My Country All Gone. The White men have stolen it: The Invasion of Wadawurrung Country 1800-1870 Join us in conversation with Fred Cahir, Associate Professor in Aboriginal History at Federation University Ballarat. Fred's illustrated presentation will improve your knowledge about our shared history - a history that is hiding in plain sight.

24.01.2022 Please be advised that under the current situation and restrictions, the Society and the Courthouse will be closed until further notice. Richard Biden, Secretary, 24th March 2020

16.01.2022 With Anzac Day approaching, Shawn Lee CEO at Ballan District Health & Care took some time to reflect on the WW1 Memorial Garden. Please turn your sound on

16.01.2022 Its all happening today at The Ballan Shire Historical Society Open Day Open from 10am to 3pm At the Old Courthouse Steiglitz street Ballan

15.01.2022 My hobby is restoring old tractors My next project is this Massey Ferguson 35,owned by my nine year old grandson Quite a job you can see !

14.01.2022 The Ballan Shire Historical Society Are now selling copies of Arthur B Rankens The Bungeeltap Scrapbook Volumes 1 and 2 One hundred and seventy pages in each volume... Sixty dollars buys both volumes If posted $9.95 extra Contact Rick Biden 03 53682544 Email . [email protected] See more

12.01.2022 Today we launched our updated Pictorial History book . Some photos from the day.

08.01.2022 Monthly meetings are now back to the last Wednesday in each month - next one is Wednesday 30th October, 8.00 pm at the Courthouse.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to the fabulous Dr Andrew Lemon AM FRHSV. Andrew Lemon has been honoured, becoming a Member of the Order of Australia for services to community ...history and the racing industry, in the Queen’s Birthday list of honours. Andrew Lemon has written sixteen books, four of which have won prizes, in subjects ranging from local history, education, sport and biography, his most recent being The Master Gardener (2018) on L. R Garnett, a principal of Geelong Grammar and a noted garden and environmental writer for The Age. Andrew received his doctorate of letters from the University of Melbourne in 2004 because of the excellence of a body of work, not one single piece as in a thesis. Andrew’s three-volume history of Australian thoroughbred racing completed over twenty years, is monumental. These volumes have made Dr Lemon a key authority on racing. He regularly advertises the Melbourne Cup for the VRC, touring throughout Australasian to show the Cup and speak of its history. He has even slept with the Cup under his bed for safe keeping at country venues. Andrew is also a highly skilled public speaker and is continually in demand from radio stations, historical societies, U3A groups and other community groups to speak, which he does gratis. Andrew is a volunteer par excellence. In the late 1970s he helped to create a professional body for archivists, served on its executive and edited its journal. He was a co-founder of the History Institute of Victoria in 1981 and served as treasurer and then secretary over the next decade. He was treasurer, vice-president and president of the Friends of the State Library, being honoured with a life membership. He served on the State Library Development Committee; the Board of the State Library of Victoria for eight years; and was a member of the Heritage Council of Victoria, chairing its accreditation committee for several years to 2003. Andrew has worked tirelessly for the Royal Historical Society of Victoria for thirty years since 1990, his longest voluntary commitment for which we are extremely grateful. He edited the Victorian Historical Journal for a decade; was a Councillor from 2009 and then president till 2014; and since then continues his work for the Society by devising the events program and acts as MC at each RHSV monthly lecture. Richard Broome President RHSV Andrew is delivering one of his famed talks at the RHSV on the treasures of the RHSV collection for Rare Book Week (Mon 8 Jul, 12:30pm) https://www.historyvictoria.org.au//dr-andrew-lemon-on-tr/

06.01.2022 Did you know that one of Charles Dickens' sons lived in East Malvern? Forgive the tenuous link used to introduce this exhibition at the Stonnington History Cent...re ... The best of times, the worst of times - a woman's lot in Charles Dickens. Betsey Trotwood, Lady Dedlock, Estella, Madame Defarge, Fanny Squeers, Amy Dorritt and Nancy are just a few of the well-known female characters in Charles Dickens’ novels. This exhibition brings these women to life in original clothing of the era, spanning several decades of the nineteenth century. Presented by the Dressing Australia Museum of Costume and the Stonnington History Centre, to mark the 150th anniversary of the passing of the novelist in 1870. Exhibition hours: 10 July - 3 August Wednesday - Saturday, 12pm - 5pm Stonnington History Centre Exhibition Space Exhibition talk: 31 July 5:30pm The Stonnington History Centre Exhibition Space is located at Northbrook, 1257 High Street, Malvern (behind Malvern Library). Parking is available at Malvern Library and on High Street, or take Tram Route 6 to stop 45. https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au//Stonnington-History-Ce

05.01.2022 We note that the Ballan Autumn Festival on Sunday 15th March has been cancelled. Consequently this Society will NOT be having our Open Day in conjunction with the BAF on that day. The Ballan Autumn Festival has been rescheduled for the 18th October. With regret and sadness......