Memorials in Ballarat

We obviously checked out the Pompey Elliott statue in Ballarat, and were suitably impressed.


But what really struck me was the number of other memorials.    
In a city that trades on its Eureka tradition (including a statue of Peter Lalor), there are statues of Queen Victoria and George V in the main street.  But there's an Eight Hours Day memorial, and a plaque commemorating the formation of the AWU.    Is it about balance or am I missing something?   

Along with a number of other interesting memorials and statues (they're  listed in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturt_Street_Gardens), there's a rotunda commemorating the musicians that went down with the Titanic.