Beechworth
Weekend August 3rd, 4th and 5th, 2007
Email enquiries: nallen@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Further information: beechworthonline.com.au
25 July 2007
Update from event coordinator
Noelene Allen:
The Ned Kelly Weekend 3rd to 5th August is fast approaching
8 days and who is counting? There are some tickets
left for some events and you can still book online
at www.beechworthonline.com.au or
purchase tickets when available at the event. "FRAMED?" The
Art Exhibition which opens Friday 3rd August at 5.45pm
now has 51 entries and they are all of a very high
standard and not to be missed.
"Ned at the Nic" is a sell out with 90 tickets
sold for what is going to be a real fun night - I was
at rehearsals the other night and it was great. Those
who miss out this year will have to put it on their
calendar for next year. "Ned Kelly - Fact or Fiction" with
Brian McDonald is selling well but there are tickets
still available. Brian will be very interesting - he
has a great knowledge of his subject and is a great
speaker.
"Reading of the Jerilderie Letter" Another
new event this year and situated in our beautiful Robert
O'Hara Burke Museum and to be read by Vic Issell who
has played Charles Smythe in the Re enactment of the
Trial of Ned Kelly for a number of years. The staff
at the Burke are also providing a light lunch. "The
Re enactment of the Preliminary Hearing and Trial of
Ned Kelly" will be held on two occasions over
the weekend - Saturday at 2.30pm and Sunday at 11.30am.
Michael Beattie who plays Ned is a mirror image of
the man and his portrayal is really wonderful. The
script has been adapted by Ian Jones from a script
that was used for many years by the Re enactment group
and has that added Ian touch with focus on David Gaunson.
"Ellen Kelly - a woman of spirit and courage" is
the result of my research into a woman who the more
I learn the more I want to learn. I have included research
that I have done into the other members of the family
who are so much a part of this story. My talk will
be on Sunday morning at 10.00am. "Behind the Armour
- The Forgotten Heartache" is another new event
and will reveal some of the untold stories of the people
close to the Kelly legend. Noeleen Lloyd unravelling
some of the myths that surround the women of the Greta
Valley where Noeleen continues the tradition of the
Lloyd/Hart families.
Judith Douthie's new book "I
was at the Kelly Gang Roundup" has filled
many gaps in the information surrounding the people
and families involved in the siege at Glenrowan and
her talk will be very revealing. Paul O'Keefe has
delved into the Kelly story in much detail and he
delivers his talks to many groups - his relationship
to Steve Hart is one that he is very proud of and
never tires of telling. The effects of the Kelly
legend on the people of the Greta Valley from 1880
to the 21st Century is the basis of his discussion.
"The Commemoration of the Great Fight" was
so popular last year that we have invited the boxers
back again last year. Complete a great weekend with
a bet or two on the bouts to be held at the rear of
the Beechworth Courthouse. Looking forward to seeing
many of your readers over the weekend - please come
and say hello.
04 June 2007
Update from event coordinator
Noelene Allen:
I am waiting for confirmation for the Saturday evening
event Behind the Armour – the Forgotten Heartache
for a couple of speakers and will let you know as soon
as I receive them. This is a new event and give visitors
an insight into being part of the Kelly story and how
it has affected their lives. The Art Show is a new
event and is being opened on Friday 3rd August in the
Sub Treasury building in the Beechworth Historic & Cultural
Precinct by Lee Olver who will have some of his paintings
for sale.
The old fashioned Music Hall at the Nicholas Hotel
on Friday evening from 7.00pm will be heaps of fun
and a good way to start the weekend with visitors being
urged to wear period costume and participate in lots
of fun events throughout the evening with our musicians
who will liven every one up. Lots of prizes for trivia
questions, singing, dancing, best period costume and
much more will have lots of audience participation
and fun.
Brian McDonald will be a guest speaker in the Courthouse
and speak on his favourite subject Kellyana. I will
be speaking on my favourite subject Ellen Kelly and
the family. The Re enactment crew are all keen and
rehearsing for another great performance in the Courthouse
and also the Arrival of Ned Kelly from the Beechworth
Railway Station to the Courthouse through the streets
of Beechworth is another of our authentic events set
in the very place that it happened.
Bus Tours to the Woolshed Valley will be available
both Saturday and Sunday and also Walking Tours with
experienced tour guides to show visitors the sites
of relevance to Ned in Beechworth. The Commemorative
Fight will again be on in the Police Paddocks behind
the Courthouse and will commemorate the fight between
Ned Kelly and Wild Wright.
A Blacksmiths & Sculpture Display and Show in
the Police Paddocks all weekend. Other events are being
confirmed and I will let you know as soon as I can
when they are all set to go. We hope to see all your
Ned Kelly enthusiasts in Beechworth 3rd to 5th August
and don’t forget seating in the Beechworth. Historic
Courthouse is limited so get in and book early.
Noelene Allen
Beechworth Historic & Cultural Precinct
Coordinator
P.O. Box 28
Beechworth Victoria 3747
Phone 03 5728 8066
nallen@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Beechworth Historic Courthouse daily 9.00am to 5.00pm
For all online bookings, activities, latest news, & event
information: beechworthonline.com.au
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Beechworth
2007 Calendar of Events Brochure
Further reading:
Beechworth
2006 report
Ned
Kelly still brings in dollars |
Beechworth’s
famous Ned Kelly Weekend returns from the 1st to the
3rd of August with a lively program of re-enactments,
theatre, art, music, displays, market stalls, competitions
and talks by leading authorities on the subject of
the life and times of Australia’s
most notorious bushranger.
