BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - ECPv6.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20240406T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20241005T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20250405T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20251004T160000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250324T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250324T193000 DTSTAMP:20250321T051403Z CREATED:20250213T025304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T051403Z UID:62065-1742839200-1742844600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/charlotte-mcconaghy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/charlotte-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113143Z CREATED:20241219T034349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113143Z UID:60812-1743010200-1743013800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 1 | Ballarat's Changing Scene - Changes to the Canadian Corridor DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/canadian-corridor/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-individuals-canadian.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250326T203000 DTSTAMP:20250321T074545Z CREATED:20250210T231615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T074545Z UID:61884-1743015600-1743021000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Calm Amidst Chaos: How to Deal with Difficult People DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-26-mar-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/square-promo4-final.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250330T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250330T173000 DTSTAMP:20250321T161603Z CREATED:20241126T231156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T161603Z UID:60217-1743343200-1743355800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:70th Anniversary Minerva Social | Scottish Country Dancing DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/scottish-country-dancing-2025/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:external event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ballarat-scottish-square-promo-final.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat Country Scottish Dancing":MAILTO:heathermross2021@outlook.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250401T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250401T193000 DTSTAMP:20250321T044951Z CREATED:20250218T050634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T044951Z UID:62217-1743530400-1743535800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mark Smith DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/mark-smith/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sq-promo-mark-smith.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250402T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250402T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113140Z CREATED:20241219T035224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113140Z UID:60820-1743615000-1743618600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Dr Hardy DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/dr-hardy/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dr-hard-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250402T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250402T203000 DTSTAMP:20250321T074541Z CREATED:20250210T232440Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T074541Z UID:61890-1743620400-1743625800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Calm Amidst Chaos: How to Deal with Difficult People DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-2-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/square-promo4-final.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250404T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250404T220000 DTSTAMP:20250404T040042Z CREATED:20250403T233030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T040042Z UID:64276-1743793200-1743804000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:This is the Way the World Ends\, a Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/this-is-the-way-the-world-ends/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TWWE-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250405T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250405T230000 DTSTAMP:20250321T042123Z CREATED:20250217T004441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T042123Z UID:62137-1743881400-1743894000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Zak Plays Zach: The Ultimate Zach Bryan Tribute Show DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/zak-plays-zach/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ZPZ-Ballarat-Mechanics-Institute-Poster-April-2025-5-square-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250406T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250406T170000 DTSTAMP:20250404T035937Z CREATED:20250404T035555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T035937Z UID:64297-1743948000-1743958800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:This is the Way the World Ends\, a Ballarat National Theatre Production DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/this-is-the-way-the-world-ends-2/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Theatre Production ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TWWE-Square.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Ballarat National Theatre":MAILTO:contact@bnt.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113137Z CREATED:20241219T040512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113137Z UID:60826-1744219800-1744223400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: War Grieving - Doctor's Perspective DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/war-grieving-doctors-perspective/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-war-grieving-doctors.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T200000 DTSTAMP:20250321T013240Z CREATED:20250318T005938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T013240Z UID:62939-1744225200-1744228800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Ali Lowe & Vanessa McCausland DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ali-lowe-vanessa-mccausland/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/promo-ali-vanessa.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250409T203000 DTSTAMP:20250321T074539Z CREATED:20250210T232508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T074539Z UID:61891-1744225200-1744230600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Calm Amidst Chaos: How to Deal with Difficult People DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-9-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/square-promo4-final.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250410T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250410T210000 DTSTAMP:20250321T052500Z CREATED:20250212T020827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T052500Z UID:61956-1744313400-1744318800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ballarat Film Society | Red Rocket DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/bfs-red-rocket/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Ballarat Film Society,Externally Produced Event,Film ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/sqaure-promo-bfs-red-rocket-2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250415T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250415T150000 DTSTAMP:20250331T230249Z CREATED:20250106T033654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T230249Z UID:60933-1744725600-1744729200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Series DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/day-tours-jan-jun-2025/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113132Z CREATED:20241219T044531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113132Z UID:60832-1744824600-1744828200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Medals and Memorabilia DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/medals-and-memorabilia/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-individuals-medals-memoribilia.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250416T200000 DTSTAMP:20250331T234242Z CREATED:20250210T232526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T234242Z UID:61892-1744830000-1744833600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-16-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250422T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250513T150000 DTSTAMP:20250321T015148Z CREATED:20250113T045602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T015148Z UID:61150-1745330400-1747148400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute | Australian Heritage Festival DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/day-tours-aust-heritage-fest/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BMI-woodcut_bags-low-res-1kb-e1703024949185.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113134Z CREATED:20241219T044445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113134Z UID:60830-1745429400-1745433000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2 | Connections to War from a Ballarat Perspective: Feeling the Battlefield Spirits DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/stories-of-the-somme/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/square-promo-individuals-spirits.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250423T200000 DTSTAMP:20250331T234710Z CREATED:20250211T000334Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T234710Z UID:61899-1745434800-1745438400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-23-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T193000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T203000 DTSTAMP:20250423T003154Z CREATED:20250120T002601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T003154Z UID:61331-1745609400-1745613000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Australian Heritage Festival\, This Tour is now Fully Booked DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-ahf-1/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_908662326866361-e1708918930337.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T213000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250425T223000 DTSTAMP:20250423T003145Z CREATED:20250120T004138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T003145Z UID:61339-1745616600-1745620200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Minerva's Secrets | Night Tour\, Australian Heritage Festival\, Tour 2 DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/minervas-secrets-night-tours-ahf-2/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Night Tours ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/received_265285705882698-e1708919200874.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250426T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250426T200000 DTSTAMP:20250417T052656Z CREATED:20250417T051337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250417T052656Z UID:64617-1745690400-1745697600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Beyond Limits | An Evening with Mick Marshall DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/mick-marshall/ LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350 CATEGORIES:Film,Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-mick-marshall.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250427T160000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250427T200000 DTSTAMP:20250321T162923Z CREATED:20241129T225635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T162923Z UID:60381-1745769600-1745784000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Ash Grunwald at the BMI DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/ash-grunwald/ LOCATION:The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Live Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ash-sq-promo.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250429T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250429T193000 DTSTAMP:20250321T045401Z CREATED:20250218T012450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250321T045401Z UID:62175-1745949600-1745955000@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Shelley Burr DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/shelley-burr/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/square-promo-shelley-burr.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T173000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T183000 DTSTAMP:20250325T113126Z CREATED:20250108T020658Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250325T113126Z UID:60981-1746034200-1746037800@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2025\, Season 2\, Special Event | The Life of Walter Withers DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-life-of-walter-withers/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Members,Talk,Twilight Talks ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo-david-rathgen-final.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T190000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250430T200000 DTSTAMP:20250331T235148Z CREATED:20250211T001230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T235148Z UID:61901-1746039600-1746043200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:Kadampa Meditation Series | Find Your Flow: A Buddhist Guide to an Effortless Life DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/kadampa-meditation-series-30-apr-25/ LOCATION:Lending Library\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, Victoria\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:kadampa ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/square-promo3.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Kadampa Meditation":MAILTO:info@kadampa.org.au END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250501T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250501T200000 DTSTAMP:20250410T031044Z CREATED:20241204T012140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T031044Z UID:60465-1746122400-1746129600@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Natasha Lester DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/natasha-lester/ LOCATION:VIC CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Author Talk,Fundraiser,Important Dates,Library,Victorian Seniors Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sq-promo-natasha-lester-1-may.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250504T140000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250504T160000 DTSTAMP:20250408T003645Z CREATED:20250403T014922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T003645Z UID:64247-1746367200-1746374400@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:E A Gleeson\, Book Launch - The Deepest Thing: A Poetic Memoir DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/anne-gleeson/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-anne-gleeson-v2.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T180000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20250507T193000 DTSTAMP:20250502T010026Z CREATED:20250401T040022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250502T010026Z UID:64144-1746640800-1746646200@ballaratmi.org.au SUMMARY:In Conversation with Mimi Kwa DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 4 | Uncovering the Past: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n November 20\n\n \n\n @ \n\n\n5:30 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:30 pm\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Bar open at 5pm \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n$8 – $12 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Humffray Room \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n How James became King: The true story of James 'King' O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker: Author\, Brian O'Malley \n \n \n \n \n \n Brian O’Malley is a retired Australian Federal public servant with experience in law enforcement functions and wide range of work and travel experience. Has has won the ACT Marjorie Graber-McInnes short story competition and was short listed in Shoalhaven national short story competition. He has been an amateur genealogist for 40 years\, has lived in United Kingdom for 8 years\, and two years in Canada on secondment to Canadian Government. Brian has uncovered the dark secret taken to the grave by a founding father of Australia’s 1901 Federal Parliament\, ‘King’ O’Malley. A 100 year old scrapbook of family memorabilia. In the book is an errant photograph of a high-profile namesake of the author – a politician and member of the first Australian Federal Parliament. This arouses curiosity about a possible family connection. During the 1890s this parliamentarian obfuscates his past\, claiming Canadian birth to enable him to stand for Australian parliament\, elaborating a fantastical story of his nativity and early years in North America to enable him to be elected. Reconstructing the purported family tree of the main actor reveals a family in New Haven\, which was the centre of a sensational murder in 1881 and the subsequent trial in 1882 . The trial was a national and internationally identified miscarriage of justice\, bankrolled by an uncle of the accused. Witnesses and the judiciary allegedly have their mouths ‘covered with greenbacks’.  The author locates a photograph of the accused  –  James Malley – and it bears a striking resemblance to the Australian Politician ‘King’ O’Malley – and the journey begins… \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Subject: How James became King \n \n \n \n \n \n ‘King’ O’Malley is known to history as a ‘larrikin’ and maverick politician\, member of the first Australian Federal Parliament and Federal Minister\, whose political career spanned two decades.  Arriving from America in the late 1880s he quickly drew attention through his public shenanigans; his theatrical storytelling\, fashionable accoutrements\, and ‘larger than life’ Yankee persona. However\, his past remained shrouded in mystery. Yet\, on the other side of the Pacific another mystery remained unresolved. Following the notorious 1882 New Haven\, Connecticut\, trial and acquittal of James Malley\, main suspect in the death of Jennie Cramer\, Malley disappears from official records in the north east United States\, and the saga begins. This is the story of how James became ‘King’. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This event is proudly supported by Community Bank Buninyong \n \n \n \n \n \n Community Bank Buninyong & District not only gives you access to award-winning financial products and services\, we’re also committed to returning profits to our local communities. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets and Bookings \n \n \n \n \n \n Tickets $8 BMI members & $12 general admittance | Season Pass is also available. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Get tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Twilight Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BMI News \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twilight Talks 2026 | Season Finalised\n  Twilight Talks for 2026.Thank you to Community Bank Buninyong for... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Trivia Night Fundraiser\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Rosemary’s Book of the Week | Cold River by Margaret Hickey\n Cold River Margaret Hickey Deep in the mountains\, secrets grow... \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our Library | New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks – August 2026\n New Releases\, Recommendations & Author Talks \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Load More URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/mimi-kwa/ LOCATION:BMI – Humffray Room\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia CATEGORIES:Author Talk,Fundraiser,Library ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://ballaratmi.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/square-promo-mimi-kwa-v2.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR