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| + | George Pobjoy gave evidence at the trial of [[Arthur Akehurst]] for manslaughter | ||
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| + | DEPOSITION OF WITNESS | ||
| + | THE Examination of George Pobjoy of Eureka taken on oath this Eleventh day of December A.D 1854, at Eureka before the undersigned a Coroner in the said District | ||
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| + | This Deponent George Pobjoy on his oath saith as follows:- I am a gold digger. I was awoke on Sunday morning between three and four o’clock by the noise of firing I looked thro’ the slabs and saw several people running away towards the bush went out into Dr. Lemons tent not deeming it safe to remain where I was I remained there about ten minutes when the firing ceased and I went out, I had got about fifty or sixty yards and then I saw the troopers making towards us, I then saw a single shot fired from a tent and a man running away from the direction of the tent, I saw the trooper ? and fire at the man who fell, and four troopers then made an attack on him at the same time thrusting at him with their swords, I saw them reforming and went back into Dr. Lemans tent for safety. By a juror I believe he was I saw wounded was Henry Powell I was not at Dr. Lemans tent which the shot was fired at it. I saw no civilian with the party. | ||
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| + | DEPOSITION OF WITNESS | ||
| + | THE Examination of George Pobjoy of Eureka taken on oath this eleventh day of December A.D 1854, at Eureka before the undersigned, a Coroner in the said district This Deponent William Pobjoy on his oath saith as follows:- The man I saw running away had no arms and did not fire the shot because he was not coming in the direction the shot was fired from The Police could have taken the man easily without violence and after receiving the first shot he was unable to make any resistance. My mate the last witness helped to carry the man I saw woundedinto the hotel. | ||
| + | The man was fired at from about forty yards from Dr. Lemans tent. George Pobjoy. <ref> VPRS 30/P Unit 40, Case no.2, Criminal Sessions Melbourne, VA 667 Office of the Victorian Government Solicitor (previously known as the Office of the Crown Solicitor) </ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
George Pobjoy gave evidence at the trial of Arthur Akehurst for manslaughter
CORONER’S INQUEST DEPOSITION OF WITNESS THE Examination of George Pobjoy of Eureka taken on oath this Eleventh day of December A.D 1854, at Eureka before the undersigned a Coroner in the said District
This Deponent George Pobjoy on his oath saith as follows:- I am a gold digger. I was awoke on Sunday morning between three and four o’clock by the noise of firing I looked thro’ the slabs and saw several people running away towards the bush went out into Dr. Lemons tent not deeming it safe to remain where I was I remained there about ten minutes when the firing ceased and I went out, I had got about fifty or sixty yards and then I saw the troopers making towards us, I then saw a single shot fired from a tent and a man running away from the direction of the tent, I saw the trooper ? and fire at the man who fell, and four troopers then made an attack on him at the same time thrusting at him with their swords, I saw them reforming and went back into Dr. Lemans tent for safety. By a juror I believe he was I saw wounded was Henry Powell I was not at Dr. Lemans tent which the shot was fired at it. I saw no civilian with the party. George Pobjoy
DEPOSITION OF WITNESS THE Examination of George Pobjoy of Eureka taken on oath this eleventh day of December A.D 1854, at Eureka before the undersigned, a Coroner in the said district This Deponent William Pobjoy on his oath saith as follows:- The man I saw running away had no arms and did not fire the shot because he was not coming in the direction the shot was fired from The Police could have taken the man easily without violence and after receiving the first shot he was unable to make any resistance. My mate the last witness helped to carry the man I saw woundedinto the hotel. The man was fired at from about forty yards from Dr. Lemans tent. George Pobjoy. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ VPRS 30/P Unit 40, Case no.2, Criminal Sessions Melbourne, VA 667 Office of the Victorian Government Solicitor (previously known as the Office of the Crown Solicitor)
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