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Sovereign Hill acknowledges the Wadawurrung people as the Traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and to all of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live and work on Wadawurrung Country. We acknowledge their unceded sovereignty over Wadawurrung Country, and the ongoing hardship and trauma as a result of colonisation. The history and continuous culture of the Wadawurrung people is an important part of our shared story.

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Regular Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm | Mondays: Pre-booked school groups only.King's Birthday: We are open Monday 9 June, 10am-5pm for the public holiday.Gold Rush Centre &amp; Rare Trades Centre: Open for pre-booked workshops &amp; tours only.

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Curator and historian Laura Jocic presents 'Women and Dress in Rural Australia, 1840s-1860s'

$20 Adult | $15 Concession | $5 Streaming | Tickets available at the door.

Weston Bate Memorial Lecture

Tales from the Courts: The Chinese Australian community in Ballarat 1860-1890 

Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson 

When gold was discovered in Victoria people flocked to the goldfields of Ballarat from across the world. Amongst those arriving were thousands of 
Chinese migrants. In this year’s Weston Bate lecture Sophie Loy-Wilson explores the rich history of Ballarat’s Chinese community revealed through court 
cases heard on the goldfields. 

With their long lists of witnesses, detailed maps and well-preserved deposition testimony, she will share how these cases allow us to rebuild old Ballarat 
from the bottom up, exposing the intricate cross-cultural relationships which bound Ballarat’s multi-ethic communities together from the 1860s to the turn-
of-the century. 

About the Speaker: 
Sophie Loy-Wilson is Senior Lecturer in Australian History at the University of Sydney where she specializes in the history of the Chinese Australian 
community. Her published books include Australians in Shanghai: Race, Rights and Nation in Treaty Port China and Labour History and the "coolie 
question". She is currently completing a book based on her research into Chinese Australians in the Australian legal record.

ACGRC Gold Dress

One-day intensive workshop exploring 300 years of European and Australian women’s fashion.

300 Years of Women's Fashion

Join dress and material culture historian Dr Sarah Bendall and museum experts at Sovereign Hill for this exciting 1-day intensive exploring the story of 300 
hundred years of European and Australian women’s fashions.

There are a range of immersive activities happening everyday at Sovereign Hill, most of which are included in your ticket to the Outdoor Museum.

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Outside of school holiday periods and public holidays we are open to the general public 6 days a week, Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm. We want to make your visit unforgettable. From the moment you arrive until the time you reluctantly leave, we’ve got you covered with all you need to make the most of your time.

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