Rex’s Snippets | BMI Image Collection
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From the Curator | Bakery Hill
In 1977, a suite of Victorian-era shops in Bakery Hill were slated for demolition to make way for a purpose-built McDonald’s restaurant. While the buildings were not heritage listed, concerned residents formed the Save Bakery Hill Action Group to agitate against the destruction. The area is also believed to be the site where the Eureka
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Rex’s Snippets | Grand Pianos at the BMI
It seems there may have been at least three grand pianos in the BMI, some were hired for a particular event or performance, but the main problem was getting such a large and heavy object up and down the stairs to the hall, as well as getting the piano from Melbourne to Ballarat, especially before
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From the Curator | Lest we forget | Post 11 Nov 2023
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow oldAge shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. MH 60-20 | Arch of Victory & Sea Scouts, Ballarat This news item was a social media post, below are
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Significance Assessment of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Collection
The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute has been selected to receive a Community Heritage Grant to the value of $5,500 (excluding GST) for the Significance Assessment of the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute Collection. Community Heritage Grants is an Australian Government partnership between the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts and four national collecting institutions: National
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