Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

In Conversation with Elizabeth Coleman
2024-02-07 18:00 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room

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The chess table in the photo (which is part of a collage of portraits of old BMI members) is possibly one of those still in use in the BMI Library on the ground floor. The date of the picture, at a rough guess, is believed to be between 1866 and 1875. C.J. Harvey (shown on the picture), J.Tatham (on the collage) and W.D. Battan (secretary of the BMI, on the collage and who presented the collage to the BMI in 1910) were active chess-players in 1866-67. They played, amongst others, in the infamous Smythesdale handicap-chess tournament, which lasted 8 months, and ended in controversy.

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2024-02-01 17:30 - 2024-02-29 22:30, 2024-01-18 17:30 - 2024-01-25 22:30 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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2024-01-13 15:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

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2024-01-09 14:00 - 2024-05-14 15:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Motown Mistletoe with Motor City Sounds
2023-12-16 19:30 - 22:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

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2023-12-14 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

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2023-12-11 17:30 - 19:30 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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2023-12-03 10:00 - 14:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Summer Book Sale
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2023-11-26 21:00 - 22:00, 2023-11-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-10-22 21:00 - 22:00, 2023-10-22 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Melbourne Food & Wine Festival Regional | Once Upon a Time
2023-11-17 18:00 - 22:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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2023-11-16 18:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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From the Shadows by Gillian Gregory | Book Launch
2023-11-11 14:00 - 15:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

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2023-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

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2023-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

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2023-10-25 11:00 - 15:00 | Heritage Reading Room, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

A Talk by Dr Phil Roberts OAM | Under Minerva's Gaze | Victorian Seniors Festival
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2023-10-12 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Past Truths/Bright Futures
2023-10-11 17:15 - 19:15 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Card Making with Fay Marshall | Victorian Seniors Festival
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