Ballarat Heritage Services, also known as BHS Publishing, is an Australian publisher in

Ballarat Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...

, Victoria. It was founded in 1998 by Clare Gervasoni, Dorothy Wickham and Wayne Phillipson, to promote Victorian local and family history in historical gold mining towns of the

Victorian gold rush The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony, and an influx of population growth and financial capita ...

. It also distributes historical and specialist publications which are difficult to locate. Ballarat Heritage Services published ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', an encyclopaedia of the

Eureka Rebellion The Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which ...

written by Justin Corfield, Wickham and Gervasoni. The ''Encyclopaedia'' won the

Victorian Community History Awards The Victorian Community History Awards are held annually to recognise the contributions made by Victorians in the preservation of the State's history, and to recognise excellence in historical research. The effect of the VCHA over the period from ...

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Bibliography

Age Newspaper article on Bullboar Book

Swiss Italian Festa

Ballarat Courier article on Prime Ministers Australian History Prize nomination

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballarat Heritage Services Book publishing companies of Australia Publishing companies established in 1989