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Twilight Talks: Henry Lawson in Ballarat revisited

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Ballarat Mechanics Institute

117-119 Sturt Street,
Ballarat Central VIC 3350

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  • Wed 15 Apr

5:30pm–6:30pm

$9 - $13

$9 for Ballarat Mechanics’ Institute members, $13 General Admittance, plus booking fee. Tickets also available at the BMI library.

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Last November, Hedley Thomson provided an entertaining and informative presentation about Henry Lawson's 1887 visit to Ballarat to explore the Eureka Rebellion sites. This year he will return to this topic, detailing the impact of that visit and the events of Eureka generally on Lawson's long literary career.

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