Historical information

Geoffrey Blainey was foundation Chancellor of the University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia).

The talk has been transcribed by Julie Prowse in January 2018.

Physical description

CD-ROM where Vice-Chancellor David Battersby introduced Frank Hurley of the Ballarat Mechanics; institute to speak, followed by Professor Geoffrey Blainey who speaks on "When Ballarat was more important that Canberra".

Included information on Ballarat Mechanic's Institute Library. Mr Smith, fruiterer of Wendouree; Nathan Speilvogel, author of 'Gumsucker on the Tramp'. Gumsucker was an abbreviaton for a Victorian. Ballarat in 1901-1910, Alfred Deakin, Canberra.

57.33 minutes long.