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:... Next there was the great meeting on [[Bakery Hill]], where the last plea for peace was made, and the tension between authority and insurrection, strained to breaking point, at length gave way. many accounts have been given of that meeting, but the story bluntly told by a runaway sailor is as good as any. "There were thousands there, and Alfred Black, who was afterwards | :... Next there was the great meeting on [[Bakery Hill]], where the last plea for peace was made, and the tension between authority and insurrection, strained to breaking point, at length gave way. many accounts have been given of that meeting, but the story bluntly told by a runaway sailor is as good as any. "There were thousands there, and Alfred Black, who was afterwards | ||
| − | killed in a mine, was speaking. He was a fine gentlemanly fellow, a good speaker, and to the last he implored them not to | + | killed in a mine, was speaking. He was a fine gentlemanly fellow, a good speaker, and to the last he implored them not to appeal to arms—though when they did so he went in with them, and was 'secretary for war." ...<ref>The Argus, 10 June 1899.</ref> |
| − | appeal to arms—though when they did so he went in with them, and was 'secretary for war. ...<ref>The Argus, 10 June 1899.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Contents
Background
Alfred, the brother of George Black, was probably at Reids Creek in 1853. Alfred Black edited the Diggers' Advocate in early 1854. At the time of the Eureka Stockade Alfred Black was sharing a tent with Henry Nicholls. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Black was a member of the Ballarat Reform League Committee, and was at the Bakery Hill meeting when Peter Lalor jumped on the stump. Black recorded the names of each Captain, and their divisions. He was a participant in the Eureka battle, and Secretary of War to Peter Lalor. Black drew up a ‘Declaration of Independence.’ [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
Newsworthy
- ... Next there was the great meeting on Bakery Hill, where the last plea for peace was made, and the tension between authority and insurrection, strained to breaking point, at length gave way. many accounts have been given of that meeting, but the story bluntly told by a runaway sailor is as good as any. "There were thousands there, and Alfred Black, who was afterwards
killed in a mine, was speaking. He was a fine gentlemanly fellow, a good speaker, and to the last he implored them not to appeal to arms—though when they did so he went in with them, and was 'secretary for war." ...[3]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
