William Beament

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Background

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

Post 1854 Experiences

William Beament worked and lived at Cue in the Murchison district.[1]

Obituary

William Beament, known as 'old Ballarat Bill,' died in the Cue hospital last week. The old fellow was a well-known identity in the Murchison district, and for years followed the occupation of a dry-blower. A week or so ago he became an inmate of the hospital, where he died from general debility. He was one of the miners who took a prominent part in the Eureka Stockade, and has followed mining in various Australian States. For the past 15 years he had been dry-blowing around Cue, and at the time of his death was 74 years o£ age.[2]

See also

Further Reading

References

  1. Perth Daily News, 20 July 1910.
  2. Perth Daily News, 20 July 1910.

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