Theo Barker Memorial Lecture on Australian film history

Extract from Bathurst Historical Society Monthly Muster reminder.

Friday 16th August - 6pm - Theo Barker Memorial Lecture to be held on the Bathurst campus of the Charles Sturt University in Building S15 in Lecture Theatre 2.23. This free lecture will be delivered by Andrew Pike, OAM, will be delivering the lecture on Australian film history, with a Bathurst and bushranging flavour.

"BUSHRANGING IN THE CENTRAL WEST"

SATURDAY COMMUNITY MEETING 27th April 2013

The guest speaker 

 Mr. Colin Moss

Colin is a well known for his expert knowledge of our local bushrangers. Among his long time interest about local bushrangers he has with the Lachlan Living History Group created re-enactments in full 1860 costume at Orange, Carcoar, Grenfell, Eugowra, Forbes, Wellington, Young and Cowra,
In these re-enactments, Colin has played the part of a bushranger and now prefers to be a police trooper. 

Colin has travelled extensively and has devoted a lot of his time to researching the bushranger history and taken many photos of historical locations.

Colin will be enchanting the group with Local bushranger stories on the 27thof April at the West Wing of the Orange Art Gallery at 10-30 am. Tea and biscuits are available from 10 am.
We also hope to have a copy of the plans for the new Regional museum available then.
Looking forward to your support on the 27th April Elaine Kaldy (Vice President of ORMAA)

Australia's largest ever gold robbery - 15 June 1862

On this day in 1862 Australia's largest ever gold robbery was carried out.  Bushranger Frank Gardiner, along with Ben Hall robbed the Gold Escort from the Lachlan at Eugowra Rock, near Forbes.  Approximately 2,700 ounces of gold was taken, of which almost half was recovered by the Mounted Police.  Gardiner disappeared from NSW and was eventually arrested in Rockhampton, Queensland.  He served ten years of a thirty year sentence before leaving Australia for California.

Bushranger Ben Hall was shot dead on 5 May 1865.  Ben Hall was also known variously as Bold Ben Hall, Brave Ben Hall and the Gentleman Bushranger.  Between 1863 and 1865 there were over 100 robberies attributed to him and his gang. Ben was ambushed and shot by Police.  He was buried in the Forbes cemetery.

Source:   NSW State archives collection