ALMOST one year since work began on the project, a three-hundred-page book collecting photos of Ballarat in the 1960s is set to launch at the end of this month.<\/p>\n
Ballarat the Swingin\u2019 60s compiles about 400 photographs of the places, people, buildings, and events of the era, and is set to be collector and photographer Max Harris\u2019 last work on the city.<\/p>\n
He said he hopes the book will be a nice trip down memory lane for many.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople will look at these photos and it will just take them back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of amazing photos from that era and some surprises in there. It\u2019s printed on a silver cover and the same size as my Recollections book.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve put some gems of stories in there I\u2019ve managed to pick up from people who lived their lives in the 60s.\u201d<\/p>\n
The book is launching on Saturday 25 November with a sold out dance party event at the Mercure Ballarat which will feature live music from the era\u2019s local performers.<\/p>\n
Tying into the event, the book will feature a compilation CD showcasing nearly 30 tracks of 60s Ballarat artists.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s these guys playing the music back then that I got from a mate who used to record stuff for Teen Time for Channel 6,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe ended up with over 100 tracks we\u2019ve whittled down to 27 songs of these performers. It\u2019s sensational.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many of the featured photographs in the book are from the Ballaarat Mechanics\u2019 Institute\u2019s Max Harris Collection, the items of which were donated by the man himself.<\/p>\n
Other photographs were gathered thanks to a callout from Harris earlier this year.<\/p>\n
To purchase a copy of the book, call Harris on 0402 812 376 or email him at maxsharris50@outlook.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ALMOST one year since work began on the project, a three-hundred-page book collecting photos of Ballarat in the 1960s is set to launch at the end of this month. Ballarat the Swingin\u2019 60s compiles about 400 photographs of the places, people, buildings, and events of the era, and is set to be collector and photographer […]<\/p>\n