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SUMMARY:Twilight Talks 2024\, Season 2\, Session 4 | THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED
DESCRIPTION:Twilight Talks: Season 2\, 100 Year History of Legacy\, Ballarat 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			December 2\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		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$9 – $13 				\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		\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						\n		\n						\n				\n									100 Year History of Legacy in Ballarat 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									Speaker:  								\n				\n									Richard McRoberts  								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n												\n																					Isabella Bates and Lorraine Ellis pass the torch at Ballarat's iconic Arch of Victory\, marking a proud moment in the Legacy Centenary Torch Relay 2023. The event honours 100 years of Legacy Australia's support for veterans' families.\n										\n									\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club  								\n				\n									The Ballarat Legacy Club\, now 100 years old\, was set up after the Great War to take care of the widows and orphans of fallen servicemen. Its founders dedicated themselves to the grieving mothers and their children\, whom they cared for thereafter. They did so on a purely voluntary basis\, without any government assistance – finding the funds to cover the massive outgoings down all the decades since. Ballarat Legacy has seen more than six wars\, the Great Depression\, the GFC\, and innumerable other economic and social shocks. For each crisis these men and women found a way to help out. They did not seek compensation or praise. Their reward was seeing the difference they could make to these vulnerable people. Ballarat Legacy: 100 years of Service surveys the history of Australia over the past century and relates it closely to what the Club was doing to fulfil its noble goals. There are some amazing war stories. There are many touching stories of great kindness. Each chapter features the intimate details of individual mothers and children helped by Legacy. The author\, Richard McRoberts\, takes you through the challenge of writing a history book covering 100 years. He surveys the sources\, the difficulties and the delights that he found in this project. He shares many funny and moving stories from the book\, and offers you a fascinating glimpse inside the pages. You will get a strong sense of the history\, but more importantly\, a warm sense of how Legacy’s grateful wards experienced this century long mission of selfless charity. 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Bill Wilkie – Rear Gunner\, Lancaster Bomber  								\n				\n												\n																					Bill Wilkie's remarkable survival story — a WWII rear gunner who cheated death over Germany in 1944. His extraordinary tale is featured in the Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service publication.\n										\n									\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Bill Wilkie – a lucky man On 29 January 1944\, Bill was the rear gunner in a Lancaster bomber\, flying his eighth mission over Germany. It was the most dangerous position in the plane. The aircaft was hit by flak and caught fire. The plane was carrying a full bomb load\, and the fire was spreading towards the wing tanks. It was about to explode. The pilot ordered his crew to bail out. Unfortunately the fire had disabled the hydraulic pump that operated Bill’s turret. Bill had to manually crank it back until the hatch at the back was accessible. He emerged into the plane\, which was plunging towards the ground. All the other crew had gone. He crawled to the door\, pulled the ripcord\, and fell out. The plane was at 23\,000 feet. He blacked out from lack of oxygen. ‘The descent seemed to take a terribly long time and\, once I entered the cloud\, it got darker and darker. I came out of the cloud at 150 metres above the ground\, it rushed up to meet me. It was mid-winter in Germany and the snow which was about 1/2 metre deep cushioned my fall.’  Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Fatherless… Dagmar 								\n				\n												\n																					The van der Linden family's story of resilience — a widow and her nine children supported by Ballarat Legacy after losing their father and husband. Their journey highlights the vital role Legacy plays in supporting Australian military families.\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Fatherless… While it seems that Australia has enjoyed peace for years\, there are still servicemen out there whose lives are cut short\, and inevitably they leave widows and children behind. Here is one\, the story of Dagmar van der Linden. ‘We got involved with Legacy in 2020\, after my husband’s death. Damian was an electronic engineer in the Air Force\, a wing commander. He worked on various projects\, like Over the Horizon  and the Wedgetail program. He served overseas\, including some years in Seattle (USA). We made some wonderful friends there and still keep in contact with them. When he died\, it was a terrible blow for me and the kids – I have nine children. After his death\, one of Damian’s workmates was helping me arrange things\, and he said\, ‘I think you should get in touch with Legacy’. It was the best decision I could have made. I got in touch. They referred me to Deb Robinson. She immediately came out ot our home\, had a cup of tea and a chat with me\, and started things going. After that\, everyone came and checked in on us to make sure we were okay. Deb was always there to listen or hlep out. Sometimes it was just a text message… but that was really important (to make us feel supported). I had that fear… how an I go on? How can I support these children on my own? The whole world was tumbling down for me. It was so good tohave people who could calm me down\, saying ‘it’ll all be ine\, we can work it all out.’ It was such a relief.’ Excerpt from Ballarat Legacy 100 Years of Service 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n					About the speaker 				\n				\n												\n																					Richard McRoberts\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Richard McRoberts Richard McRoberts has been a professional writer for four decades. He started out as an English teacher\, working in schools both in Australia and overseas. In 1980  he began writing for publication – English textbooks\, for Macmillan Education (he wrote about 20 books for them) and other clients. He also wrote children’s books and play scripts. In 1992\, together with his wife\, he founded founded a publishing company called Wizard Books which began supplying highly research study guides to schools in Australia. The company later branched out in publishing more general books forprimary and secondary schools. The company grew rapidly and became well known throughout Australia. It was acquired in 2002 by Cambridge University Press and Curriculum Corporation. Richard subsequently worked as an in-house consultant\, editor and publisher at Cambridge. In 2002 he moved into digital publishing with an innovative online business called Ziptales – specialising in high interest reading material for primary age children. This too grew\, with clients throughout Australia\, New Zealand\, South Africa\, Ireland\, the UK and USA. It was sold to vantage labs US in June 2020. Richard has also written innumerable children’s stories and several adult novels. In his retirement he continues to work writing\, editing and ghostwriting. Legacy: 100 years of service is his first commissioned history book. 								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Legacy\, Ballarat > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Why not become a Legatee > 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n							\n			\n			Logo_master			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\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 will be supported by Community Bank Buninyong 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$13 per person plus booking fee\, general admission | $9 for BMI members plus booking fee. Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\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						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/twilight-talks-australian-heritage-festival/
LOCATION:BMI – Minerva Space\, 117-119 Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350
CATEGORIES:Australian Heritage Festival,Fundraiser,Twilight Talks,Twilight Talks Heritage Festivals
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