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SUMMARY:MICF Class Clowns | Ballarat Heat
DESCRIPTION:‘The Chipilly Six were extraordinary men in extraordinary times. Lucas Jordan reveals a wider story of Australia’s Great War veterans as they battled a nation forgetting\, a bitter Depression\, another World War and beyond. This is a remarkable insight into a vanishing world’ — Bill Gammage\, Emeritus Professor\, Humanities Research Centre\, ANU. On 9 August 1918\, on high ground overlooking the Somme River\, an entire British Army Corps is held up by German machine gunners. The battle has raged for 30 hours and more than 2000 Englishmen have fallen\, for no gain. Meanwhile\, two Australian sergeants\, Jack Hayes and Harold Andrews\, go absent without leave and cross the Somme ahead of the British lines. Gathering weapons and four of their best mates\, Hayes and Andrews return to take on the Germans. The extraordinary feats of the Chipilly Six have been overlooked and the personal stories of these diggers never before celebrated. Yet this story doesn’t end when the war does. Historian Lucas Jordan weaves a compelling tale of the lives of these soldiers\, chronicling their return home and years after service\, through a pandemic\, the Great Depression\, another world war and the very first Anzac Day dawn service. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					The Chipilly Six | Lucas Jordan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About the Author LUCAS JORDAN grew up in Burekup in Western Australia. He holds a PhD in history from the Australian National University. Lucas spent more than a decade teaching and researching in the Kimberley\, Cape York and central Australia and co-wrote Amnesty International’s global report ‘“The land holds us”: Aboriginal peoples’ right to their traditional homelands in the Northern Territory’\, which was based on six years of collaboration and camping with the Alyawarr and Anmatyerr people of the Northern Territory. Lucas is currently a leading teacher at Western English Language School\, a secondary school for new arrivals and refugees in Melbourne\, and occasionally consults on history projects. He is the author of Stealth Raiders: A few daring men in 1918. Lucas lives in Lara\, Victoria\, with his wife and two sons. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Lucas will be in-conversation with Tim Constantine 								\n				\n									Tim has worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. He is a multi-award winning actor\, and has also worked extensively as a presenter\, producer and writer. As well as selling his soul to advertise products that people don’t need and can’t afford\, he has appeared in favourite Australian TV shows\, including Neighbours\, Underbelly\, City Homicide and Stingers. During the pandemic\, Tim played Hamlet in the highly regarded “Shakespeare Republic – The Lockdown Chronicles”\, a webseries which received awards and nominations from festivals all over the world. Tim is passionate about books\, learning and the arts\, and is a keen amateur linguist and historian. (Amateur in the original French sense of “lover of”\,  rather than the more modern\, pejorative “unprofessional” sense.) He also taught himself French during the pandemic\, and hopes soon to return to France now that he can speak the lingo. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Check out this Book Review by Garry Snowden\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee & gst 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Download Flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\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 a BMI Community Cultural Project – Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        National Reconciliation Week\n                        National Reconciliation Week City of Ballarat Ballarat National Reconciliation Week... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – June 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | June 2026\n                        May unfolded as another vibrant and exciting month for the... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Executive Manager Update – June 2026 – Library Services\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey | Author Talks Most... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/class-clowns-2021/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Big Women | Presented by LadderFrame Theatre
DESCRIPTION:‘The Chipilly Six were extraordinary men in extraordinary times. Lucas Jordan reveals a wider story of Australia’s Great War veterans as they battled a nation forgetting\, a bitter Depression\, another World War and beyond. This is a remarkable insight into a vanishing world’ — Bill Gammage\, Emeritus Professor\, Humanities Research Centre\, ANU. On 9 August 1918\, on high ground overlooking the Somme River\, an entire British Army Corps is held up by German machine gunners. The battle has raged for 30 hours and more than 2000 Englishmen have fallen\, for no gain. Meanwhile\, two Australian sergeants\, Jack Hayes and Harold Andrews\, go absent without leave and cross the Somme ahead of the British lines. Gathering weapons and four of their best mates\, Hayes and Andrews return to take on the Germans. The extraordinary feats of the Chipilly Six have been overlooked and the personal stories of these diggers never before celebrated. Yet this story doesn’t end when the war does. Historian Lucas Jordan weaves a compelling tale of the lives of these soldiers\, chronicling their return home and years after service\, through a pandemic\, the Great Depression\, another world war and the very first Anzac Day dawn service. 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n												\n																					The Chipilly Six | Lucas Jordan\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									About the Author LUCAS JORDAN grew up in Burekup in Western Australia. He holds a PhD in history from the Australian National University. Lucas spent more than a decade teaching and researching in the Kimberley\, Cape York and central Australia and co-wrote Amnesty International’s global report ‘“The land holds us”: Aboriginal peoples’ right to their traditional homelands in the Northern Territory’\, which was based on six years of collaboration and camping with the Alyawarr and Anmatyerr people of the Northern Territory. Lucas is currently a leading teacher at Western English Language School\, a secondary school for new arrivals and refugees in Melbourne\, and occasionally consults on history projects. He is the author of Stealth Raiders: A few daring men in 1918. Lucas lives in Lara\, Victoria\, with his wife and two sons. 								\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Lucas will be in-conversation with Tim Constantine 								\n				\n									Tim has worked in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. He is a multi-award winning actor\, and has also worked extensively as a presenter\, producer and writer. As well as selling his soul to advertise products that people don’t need and can’t afford\, he has appeared in favourite Australian TV shows\, including Neighbours\, Underbelly\, City Homicide and Stingers. During the pandemic\, Tim played Hamlet in the highly regarded “Shakespeare Republic – The Lockdown Chronicles”\, a webseries which received awards and nominations from festivals all over the world. Tim is passionate about books\, learning and the arts\, and is a keen amateur linguist and historian. (Amateur in the original French sense of “lover of”\,  rather than the more modern\, pejorative “unprofessional” sense.) He also taught himself French during the pandemic\, and hopes soon to return to France now that he can speak the lingo. 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Check out this Book Review by Garry Snowden\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Enquiries:  Any event specific enquires should be direct to library@ballaratmi.org.au 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$10 per person plus booking fee & gst 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Book now\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																\n															\n															\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Collins Booksellers\, Ballart on Lydiard will be handling book sales for the event. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Download Flyer\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n										\n						\n									Why Not become a member\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\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 a BMI Community Cultural Project – Ballarat’s Oldest Cultural Institution 								\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n					BMI news				\n				\n					\n            \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        National Reconciliation Week\n                        National Reconciliation Week City of Ballarat Ballarat National Reconciliation Week... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Newsletter – June 2026\n                        Rosemary's New Releases and Recommendations | Author Talks - Live... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        A Message from the Chair | BMI Board of Directors | June 2026\n                        May unfolded as another vibrant and exciting month for the... \n                    \n        \n    \n        \n            \n                \n            \n        Executive Manager Update – June 2026 – Library Services\n                        Executive Manager Update – Nev Ivey | Author Talks Most... \n                    \n        \n    \n            \n                    \n                \n                    \n                    Load More
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/big-women/
LOCATION:BMI – Multiple Spaces\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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