Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Library Ground Floor, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
Ballarat Film Society | Smiley Gets a Gun

December 10

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7:30 pm

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9:00 pm

Minerva Room

Further Adventures of Smiley

Our screening of Smiley (1956) two years ago was popular with film society members. In this sequel, Smiley is a young Aussie upstart and cheeky home-grown hero, who sets out to turn over a new leaf and become a ‘responsible citizen’ after his past misadventures. Sergeant Flaxman (Chips Rafferty) keeps a keen eye on the rapscallion and promises to award him a brand new .22 rifle if he stays out of trouble. Smiley of course scoots around in his mad-cap daily life desperately trying to keep his word, but eventually getting accused of stealing gold from little old granny McKinley (Sybil Thorndike). Filmed over an eight week period towards the end of 1957, shooting took place at Camden and then Pagewood Studios in Sydney. Have a walk down memory lane to a time when a Christmas present for a kid could be a .22 rifle! Roadshow.

Australia, 1958, 90 min. Dir: Anthony Kimmins. Stars Keith Calvert as Smiley, Sybil Thorndike, Leonard Thiele and Ruth Cracknell in her first feature film.

Ballarat Film Society

Membership 12 months – Feb-December: $60Feb-July: $35 – July-Dec: $30 To join or renew your membership, please e-mail or phone Angus McLachlan (5374 2474), or come with cash on the night. Membership can be paid by bank transfer or with cash. For film enquiries, phone Sue Nunn: 5341 2266 or visit the Ballarat Film Society website All films are subject to availability. If there is no next film shown below it means the BFS is working on next season’s programme.

Jock Serong | In Conversation
2023-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Ballarat Film Society - Pig
2023-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-06-05 10:30 - 14:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Salon Sessions: Melba Opera Trust | This event has now been CANCELLED.
2023-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Life Drawing in the Basement
2023-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-05-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 14:00 - 16:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Silent Film with Live Band | Buster Keaton in 'The General'
2023-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Living Heritage Exhibition
2023-05-28 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-27 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-26 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-25 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-24 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-23 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-22 11:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Reading Room, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

The Photography of the BMI | Special Programs
2023-05-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 5 | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-24 17:30 - 19:00 | Chinese Library, 200 Sturt Street

The Artwork of the BMI | Special Programs
2023-05-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-23 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Twilight Talks 2023 | Season 2, Session 4 | Ballarat Heritage Festival
2023-05-23 10:30 - 12:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Cataloguing workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-05-22 10:30 - 14:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Baron von Mueller Collection | Special Programs
2023-05-22 10:30 - 12:00 | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Life Drawing in the Basement (this event now cancelled)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 21:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours | Ballarat Heritage Festival (Originally scheduled 9pm-10pm)
2023-05-21 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
