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| − | Mr. Isaac Mattson, whose death has occurred in Melbourne in his 94th year, took an active part in the Eureka incident, in 1854, being, an intimate friend of [[Peter Lalor]] and of Esmond, the gold discoverer, one of Lalor's foragers for ammunition. Be was one of the pioneers of mining in [[California]]. He took an active part in securing the Presidency of the United States for Zachary Taylor in 1848, and left California for Ballarat in 1851. He has left four | + | |
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| + | ==Background== | ||
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| + | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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| + | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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| + | == Obituary == | ||
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| + | :Mr. Isaac Mattson, whose death has occurred in Melbourne in his 94th year, took an active part in the Eureka incident, in 1854, being, an intimate friend of [[Peter Lalor]] and of Esmond, the gold discoverer, one of Lalor's foragers for ammunition. Be was one of the pioneers of mining in [[California]]. He took an active part in securing the Presidency of the United States for Zachary Taylor in 1848, and left California for Ballarat in 1851. He has left four daughters, 17 grandchildren and nine great grand children. <ref>''The Horsham Times'', 9 October 1917.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[James Esmond]] | ||
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| + | [[Peter Lalor]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading== | ||
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| + | Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | ||
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| + | <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | [[File:File name.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Caption,'' Reference.]] | ||
Revision as of 21:52, 1 December 2013
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Obituary
- Mr. Isaac Mattson, whose death has occurred in Melbourne in his 94th year, took an active part in the Eureka incident, in 1854, being, an intimate friend of Peter Lalor and of Esmond, the gold discoverer, one of Lalor's foragers for ammunition. Be was one of the pioneers of mining in California. He took an active part in securing the Presidency of the United States for Zachary Taylor in 1848, and left California for Ballarat in 1851. He has left four daughters, 17 grandchildren and nine great grand children. [1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
File:File name.jpg
Caption, Reference.
