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BALLARAT COURIER COMING TO TROVE
Courier Masthead 1870
THE BALLARAT COURIER will be coming to Trove thanks to Ballarat & District Genealogical Society and a contribution from Ballarat City Council. With a community grant announced last December and funds from the Society thi...
LAUNCH OF THE 1891 WOMEN'S SUFFRAGETTE PETITION AT M.A.D.E.
Joan Hunt and Jennifer Burrell with the petition
For the first time in Ballarat, and indeed anywhere outside of Melbourne, this huge roll of paper and linen went on display to the public. It can be viewed at MADE for several months unti...
NEW SOCIETY BANNER
The Society has purchased an additional banner to advertise our presence at various events such as meetings and family history days. This incorporates images from our re-designed website and makes us look really interesting. We hope you will agree...
RESEARCHING BALLARAT'S WW1 WOMEN
Ballarat and District Genealogical Society research co-ordinator Jennifer Burrell, society life member Betty Slater, Ballarat MP Catherine King and committee member Barbara Harris. Picture: Lachlan Bence
This article was originally publishe...
STORY OF BALLARAT’S FORGOTTEN WAR WOMEN
Research coordinator Jennifer Burrell, Life Member Betty Slater, Hon Catherine King MP, Vice-President Barb Harris, Ballarat Library, 6 June 2014
A $4,500 grant from the Anzac Centenary Local Grants Program will enable the Ballarat & District...
BDGS FINALIST IN BALLARAT HERITAGE AWARDS
BDGS Finalist in Ballarat Heritage Awards
Ballarat & District Genealogical Society was selected as a finalist for the 2014 Ballarat Heritage Awards in the category of Heritage Innovation. Members are innovative in their use of multimedia to s...
