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John Edhouse was still in Bendigo in 1888.<ref>10 Nov 1888.</ref> | John Edhouse was still in Bendigo in 1888.<ref>10 Nov 1888.</ref> | ||
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| + | 1. Daighter (B. 14 November 1854, Bendigo)<ref> The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 November 1854,</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:23, 19 May 2024
Contents
Background
John Edhouse signed the Bendigo Goldfield Petition at View Point, Bendigo in 1853.
In 1859 John Edhouse appealed against his municipal rates:
- ... One appeal was supported on a very singular ground. John Edhouse demurred to paying the sum at which he was rated, because its value had been diminished by the proximity of Lansell's soap and candle manufactory. No evidence was brought forward in support of this statement, but the Bench, apparently on the principle that in this case smelling was believing, allowed the appeal, and reduced the assessment. Now, this may be a perfectly just proceeding, but certainly there has not been sufficient cause shown for it. The Magistrates seem to have constituted themselves witnesses as well as judges in the case—a course very much to be deprecated. We do not see, either, how the allowing 0f this plea will strengthen the hands of the Council in getting rid of "this dreadful nuisance" ... [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854
Signed the 1853 Bendigo Goldfields Petition. Agitation of the Victorian goldfields started with the Forest Creek Monster Meeting in 1851, but what became known as the Red Ribbon Movement was centred around the Bendigo goldfields in 1853. The Anti-Gold License Association was formed at Bendigo in June 1853, led by George Thomson, Dr D.G. Jones and 'Captain' Edward Browne. The association focused its attention on the 30 shillings monthly licence fee miners were required to pay to the government. They drew up a petition outlining digger grievances and called for a reduced licence fee, improved law and order, the right to vote and the right to buy land. The petition was signed by diggers at Bendigo, Ballarat, Castlemaine, McIvor (Heathcote), Mount Alexander (Harcourt) and other diggings. The 13 metre long petition was presented to Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe in Melbourne on the 01 August 1853, but their call for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers was rejected. The diggers dissatisfaction erupted into the Red Ribbon Rebellion where agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising their defiance of the law and prohibitive licence fees.
Post 1854 Experiences
John Edhouse was still in Bendigo in 1888.[2]
Family
1. Daighter (B. 14 November 1854, Bendigo)[3]
See also
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Further Reading
References
External links
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