Richard Hobson
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Background
Dr Richard Hobson was born in 1822 at Connor, Antrim, Ireland. He travelled to Australia as Ship Surgeon on the British Queen.[1] He died in 1865 and is buried in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. [2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Dr Richard Hobson was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of James Bentley's Eureka Hotel. [3] Hobson testified as to the seriousness of the James Bayne’s leg. James Bayne was a miner who could not work due to the injury to his leg, and had been laid up for 18 weeks with a broken leg. During a Licence hunt on 23 September 1854, while Bayne could not work, Bayne was fined £5 for not having a license. [4]
Hobson was the informant for the death certificate of Thomas Parker. [5]
Post 1854 Experiences
In 1855 Richard Hobson was listed as a surgeon on Main Road. In that year he signed a petition of householders of Ballaarat requesting the establishment of a Municipality in 1855. [6]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
External links
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/53daf03e9821f513b885612f
