1891 Women's Suffrage Petition

The petition is a very significant document in the development of Australia's democracy and the development of an international grassroots suffrage movement.

As part of the 2008 celebrations of the centenary of Women's Suffrage in Victoria, the petition was added to the UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register. It is also listed as a significant document on the Victorian Heritage Register.

The petition has been digitised in conjunction with the Parliament of Victoria, and can be searched online for the names of signatories.

Laura Daniele, with the Women's Suffrage Petition sitting in its storage container in the PROV repository.

Ballarat Reform League Charter

The Ballarat Reform League Charter was sucessfully nominated for the Australian Memory of the World Register in 2004. This four-page handwritten manifesto of democratic principles and demands was presented to Governor Hotham in November 1854.

Penned by members of the Ballarat Reform League, the charter asserted the aspirations and demands of the Ballarat mining community. It is a central feature of the Eureka story, and more broadly a significant part of the campaign for democratic reform in the Colony of Victoria. The Eureka rebellion is one of the most significant and influential events in Australia's political and social history. The charter shows the connection of the events in Ballarat to Chartist and other international democratic movements of the time.