2024 Spring Newsletter
Download the spring newsletter HERE.
Look History in the Eye Podcast
PROV's fascinating historical podcast series featured a story on Kamarooka's very own fabled big cat - take a listen HERE.
Vale Cr Rod Fyffe OAM
BRAC recognises the passing of an important figure in the heritage community HERE.​
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Annie Get Your Guns
A look at some Bendigo ladies engaged in an occupation not usually associated with women at the turn of the century - read HERE
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Throwing Stones & Mending Their Ways
This article contains some of the local and sometimes quirky stories that can be found on what happened when stone, politics and people were combined, based on our February Discovering History seminar - watch the talk on YouTube HERE or read the article HERE
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New BRAC records in 2023
With the new year comes some new records released, and in 2023, this includes a huge transfer from Bendigo Health, housed right here in Bendigo - you can read more about this collection HERE
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Still On Track: 160 Years of Bendigo Railways
Celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Melbourne-Bendigo railway line with our look at the people and places behind the magic - read HERE
Chickens Are Not Inconsiderable Trifles
Celebrate the 150th Bendigo Easter Fair with our look at the very first event and how much (or little) has changed HERE
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The Motion Was Put & Carried
Read our latest foray into the archives, Carrying the Can, how the Bendigo Council managed nightsoil in the district, and watch the Discovering History presentation HERE
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Bendigo's Rat Rollout
There's a scarcity of RATs at the moment but it hasn't always been that way with rats... read our latest article HERE​
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Celebrate the Olympics with BRAC
We use BRAC records to explore the Olympic torch relay as it came through the district in 1956 HERE, rowing HERE, and the equestrian sports HERE
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Bees, Blocks & Bodies
A great little case study using the Bennett family of Axedale to showcase how some of the BRAC collection can be used in writing short local histories. Click HERE to read.
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International Rural Women's Day
There is a wealth of information in BRAC's collection that shines light on the experience of women in rural communities. Our short case study is just one story of hundreds, if not thousands, of women working and living on the land across north-west Victoria...
Read our piece for Rural Women's Day HERE
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History Never Repeats?
BRAC explores the collection by taking a look back at Bendigo's response to the outbreak of another infectious disease - smallpox - in 1872 and see no matter how much changes, some things seem to stay the same...
Read our piece on the smallpox outbreak in Bendigo HERE
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