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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | "Frank" Carey was born in New York, America. | + | "Frank" Carey was born in New York, [[United States of America]]. |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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| + | Carey ran a restaurant in partnership with [[John Kelly]]. It was near Mrs [[Sarah Hanmer]]'s theatre at [[Red Hill]] in 1854. In September 1854 Carey was imprisoned for six months for sly grog selling, but was given a conditional pardon after one month. Apparently Carey would not bribe the officials. Carey was later pardoned to mollify the Americans. He was a participant in the Eureka Stockade Battle battle. <ref>EVVP, ER, BPD, EUR</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 13 July 2016
Contents
Background
"Frank" Carey was born in New York, United States of America.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Carey ran a restaurant in partnership with John Kelly. It was near Mrs Sarah Hanmer's theatre at Red Hill in 1854. In September 1854 Carey was imprisoned for six months for sly grog selling, but was given a conditional pardon after one month. Apparently Carey would not bribe the officials. Carey was later pardoned to mollify the Americans. He was a participant in the Eureka Stockade Battle battle. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ EVVP, ER, BPD, EUR
External links
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Caption, Reference.
