BRAC EVENTS
BRAC aims to bring a variety of events that showcase the history of our coverage area and the breadth of our collection. Some events are in partnership with other organisations and many required you to book (even if they are free events) - always check the details for each event so you don't miss out!
Events are always posted to our Facebook Events page to make it easy for you to share details and attendance with friends.
BRAC events - as well as a collection of other history and heritage based events taking place in our catchment area - are included in our quarterly newsletter - subscribe HERE to stay up to date.
Upcoming Events
Thursday 5 March 2020
'Wanted: Girls as Shepherdesses' - Researching women in non-traditional work in Britain and Australia
259 Hargreaves Street Bendigo
Presented by Dr Emma Robertson
FREE but bookings required
A Discovering History seminar - BRAC in partnership with La Trobe University and Goldfields Library Corporation
Thursday 2 April 2020
Children Lost and Found: Strengthening Goldrush Communities
259 Hargreaves Street Bendigo
Presented by Tim Calabria & Tas Joyce
FREE but bookings required
A Discovering History seminar - BRAC in partnership with La Trobe University and Goldfields Library Corporation
Thursday 7 May 2020
Housing the Diggers: Home & Housing on the Goldfields
259 Hargreaves Street Bendigo
Presented by Dr Charles Fahey
The discovery of gold in Victoria created instant cities as thousands of migrants moved to inland gold discoveries. During the alluvial phase of mining, most diggers lived in tents and rough bush houses. Company mining encouraged more lasting housing and the solution was the construction of cheap weatherboard housing on Crown land – the miner’s residence area. The successful gold reefers and local businessmen also built more substantial housing. This talk will examine the way the gold cities housed their residents in the years of company mining looking at both the grand villa and the humble miner’s cottage.
FREE but bookings required
A Discovering History seminar - BRAC in partnership with La Trobe University and Goldfields Library Corporation
Past Events
29 June 2019
BRAC 10th Anniversary Talks
Bendigo Library Auditorium
The Bendigo Regional Archives Centre celebrated a decade in operation with two talks - we were joined by prominent local historian and academic, Dr Charles Fahey, and Dr David Waldron, academic, author, historian & podcaster who both shared with us the links between study, authorship, popular culture and primary resources found in the archives
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6 April 2019
ASA Regional Event
Bendigo Regional Archives Centre Reading Room
The Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) Victorian branch hosted a day at BRAC for members to learn about the collection, coverage, approach and future, with an opportunity to explore the archives.
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28 March 2019
Caring For Collections
Bendigo Regional Archives Centre Reading Room
Australian Museums & Galleries Association (AMaGA) with conservator Erina McCann (Tiaki Objects) delivered a terrific training session on basic principles of caring for paper-based collections, including archives, books and documents.
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