Latest Sovereignhill Podcast Episodes

Why Ballarat did not become a ghost town

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - April 19, 2013 06:52 - 5 minutes
Author and Historian Doug Bradby discusses why Ballarat did not become a ghost town when other gold towns did.

Why Ballarat is not a Ghost Town

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 19, 2011 04:10 - 5 minutes
Author and Historian, Doug Bradby discusses the different phases of mining in Ballarat to explain why this city did not become a ghost town after the first rush to find gold. Doug is the author of the Seriously Weird History of Australia series.

Queen Victoria's Wedding

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 17, 2011 01:31 - 6 minutes
Sovereign Hill Historian, Anna Kyi, discusses George Hayter's painting The Marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A lithograph of this painting can be found in the Charlie Napier Hotel dining room. Anna discusses the courtship, wedding and married life of this famous couple. Music...

Qatre Bras

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 17, 2011 01:27 - 5 minutes
Sovereign Hill Historian, Jan Croggon, takes us on a fascinating voyage into a painting called Quatre Bras by Lady Butler. It tells the story of a huge battle that took place two days before the battle of Waterloo, a battle that shaped modern European history. A print of this artwork ca...

The Relief of Lucknow

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 17, 2011 01:24 - 8 minutes
Sovereign Hill's Deputy CEO and Museums Director Tim Sullivan explains the story behind a wonderful artwork called The Relief of Lucknow painted by Thomas Jones Barker. He explains the nature of British colonial rule in India and the horror of the Indian muntiny. The painting depicts B...

Easter Traditions

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 16, 2011 01:46 - 7 minutes
In this podcast Sovereign Hill Historian Jan Croggon and Honorary Musicologist Terence FitzSimons talk and sing about the fascinating world of old Easter traditions.

Catholic Education in Ballarat

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 16, 2011 01:30 - 6 minutes
Author and Historian Jill Blee speaks about early Catholic Schools on the Ballarat Diggings. The recording contains some wonderful quotes about the poor standards and the hardships faced by students and teachers alike. Music by Men o' the Hill. Quotes by Barry Kay.

What Made Victoria Different

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 16, 2011 01:25 - 29 minutes
Sovereign Hill has initiated an annual lecture series about local history in honour of Professor Weston Bate OAM. In this lecture, Weston Bate himself discusses "What made Victoria Different".

Alcohol on the Goldfields

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 16, 2011 01:20 - 9 minutes
In August 2010 Sovereign Hill's CEO, Jeremy Johnson, delivered this entertaining presentation at the University of Ballarat Beer Awards. Jeremy explores some of the laws and vices surrounding alcohol on the Victorian goldfields.

Settlers and Songs

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 15, 2011 06:15 - 31 minutes
Sovereign Hill's Honorary Musicologist, Dr. Terence Fitzsimons presents this wonderful insight into early immigration to the Port Phillip District, Victoria.

Songs of the Goldfields

Sovereign Hill Education's Podcast - August 15, 2011 05:21 - 41 minutes
Dr. Terence Fitzsimons is Sovereign Hill's Honorary Musicologist and a member of the resident band Men'O The Hill. Terence possesses a passion for the music of the 1850s and an understanding of the origins and contemporary meanings of individual songs. In this podcast he explores the his...