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| − | Eureka 2009 Luncheon was held at the Old Colonists Club. Val and Norm D'Angri made the beautiful table decorations that celebrated women of Eureka. | + | The Eureka 2009 Luncheon was held at the [[Old Colonists Club]] Ballarat. The speaker was [[Julie Bishop]] MP. |
| + | [[Dorothy Wickham]] of [[Ballarat Heritage Services]] presented her newly published [[Women of the Diggings]]: Ballarat 1854. | ||
| + | Four women who had published items or books about Eureka women attended the luncheon. Clare Gervasoni (''The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Outbreak at Eureka, The Eureka Flag, The Story of Eureka, Eureka Research Directory'') Val D'Angri (''The Eureka Flag''), Laurel Johnson (''Women of Eureka''), and Dorothy Wickham (''Women of the Diggings, The Eureka Encyclopaedia, The Eureka Flag, The Story of Eureka, Eureka Research DirectoryDeaths at Eureka, St Alipius'') are all passionate authors who illuminate the human and social aspects of the Eureka Affair. | ||
| + | Val and Norm [[D'Angri]] made the beautiful table decorations that celebrated women of Eureka. The tombstone of Bridget Hynes is shown on the epitaph like centre piece. This tombstone explains how Bridget hid her husband's pike and pants so he could not participate in the battle. The stylised Eureka Flag depicted the faces of women on both sides. | ||
Revision as of 14:19, 9 July 2013
The Eureka 2009 Luncheon was held at the Old Colonists Club Ballarat. The speaker was Julie Bishop MP.
Dorothy Wickham of Ballarat Heritage Services presented her newly published Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854.
Four women who had published items or books about Eureka women attended the luncheon. Clare Gervasoni (The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Outbreak at Eureka, The Eureka Flag, The Story of Eureka, Eureka Research Directory) Val D'Angri (The Eureka Flag), Laurel Johnson (Women of Eureka), and Dorothy Wickham (Women of the Diggings, The Eureka Encyclopaedia, The Eureka Flag, The Story of Eureka, Eureka Research DirectoryDeaths at Eureka, St Alipius) are all passionate authors who illuminate the human and social aspects of the Eureka Affair.
Val and Norm D'Angri made the beautiful table decorations that celebrated women of Eureka. The tombstone of Bridget Hynes is shown on the epitaph like centre piece. This tombstone explains how Bridget hid her husband's pike and pants so he could not participate in the battle. The stylised Eureka Flag depicted the faces of women on both sides.
