2018 schedule

Sat 31st
11:30-12:00
Mercure Conservatory

Astronomy and the Gold Rush

Darren Bellingham

ASV, BAS

As the 2018 NACCA will be held in Ballarat, a city with a rich gold mining history, it is appropriate to do a presentation that shows some of the obvious and the more tenuous links between Gold and Astronomy. The presentation will be rich with facts but also be presented in a lighthearted and approachable way.

I am an ASV member of 25 years and BAS 7 Years, Born in Ballarat, strong interest in History and Astronomy. Worked at Melbourne observatory as a tour guide from 1999-2016, Currently work as a Gold Mine Tour guide at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat, a major award winning outdoor museum showcasing the history of the Victorian gold rush in the second half of the 19th Century.