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| − | 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]] he was sharing a tent with | + | 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]] he was sharing a tent with [[Henry Nicholls]]. 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.’ After the Eureka battle there was a £200 reward for his capture. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 21 April 2013
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 he was sharing a tent with Henry Nicholls. 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.’ After the Eureka battle there was a £200 reward for his capture. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
External links
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Caption, Reference.
