Ballarat Heritage Weekend: top 10 activities

By Pat Nolan
Updated November 2 2012 - 4:20pm, first published May 6 2011 - 9:52pm
HERITAGE: Lorayne Branch and Ballarat City councillor Samantha McIntosh this week with the historic Henry Sutton car at the Mining Exchange.
HERITAGE: Lorayne Branch and Ballarat City councillor Samantha McIntosh this week with the historic Henry Sutton car at the Mining Exchange.

Harold 'Pompey' Elliott statue unveilingBronze statue of Ballarat's army leader, lawyer and state SenatorToday, 9am at Sturt Street Gardens, between Doveton and Dawson StreetRandom Memory collectionAn arrangement of tools and items used over the last 150 yearsToday and tomorrow, 9am to 5pm at the Mining Exchange BuildingChinese Heritage CollectionLittle evidence remains, but the Chinese played in key role in the formation of Ballarat in early yearsToday and tomorrow, 9am to 5pm at the Ballarat Town HallBallarat Municipal MuseumTour the first municipal observatory in Australia, dating back to 1886.Today and tomorrow, 2pm to 8pm, corner of Magpie and Cobden StreetsBallarat Historical ToursTake a tour from the train station to the School of Mines, learning all about Ballarat's history.Today and tomorrow, 11am, 1pm and 3pm, starting at Ballarat Railway StationEerie Tours Ballarat Old Cemetery Night TourHome to 35,000 early Australians, learn all about the past of the Ballarat Old CemeteryToday and tomorrow, 8pm to 9.30pmSteam Train RidesTravel between Ballarat and Sulky on Ballarat's own 1889 vintage steam locomotive Y112 and a 1940s K class.Today and tomorrow, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm at Ballarat Railway StationHorse Drawn CarriagesRide on a horse drawn carriage through the historical CBDToday and tomorrow, 10am to 5pm, outside the Ballarat Town HallArt Gallery of BallaratVisit modern art mixed with historic art at Ballarat's historic galleryToday and tomorrow, 9am to 5pmBailey's Mansion (St John of God Hospital)Visit the lavish home of William Bailey, who struck it rich during Ballarat's gold rushTomorrow only, 12pm to 4pm

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