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| − | The insurgents council of war had met in the Diamond's store.<ref>Blake, Gregory, ''To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart'', Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.179.</ref> | + | The insurgents council of war had met in the Diamond's store.<ref>Blake, Gregory, ''To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart'', Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.179.</ref> She gave evidence during the 1855 Goldfields Commission. |
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 11:01, 1 June 2021
Contents
Background
Anne and Martin Diamond ran a store that was situated half in and half out of the Eureka Stockade. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
The insurgents council of war had met in the Diamond's store.[2] She gave evidence during the 1855 Goldfields Commission.
Post 1854 Experiences
Diamond's store was raided and set on fire by the Military after the Eureka Stockade. Martin Diamond was killed by the soldiers, although Anne Diamond claimed he had nothing to do with the battle.[3]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
Riot at Ballarat appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the late disturbance at Ballarat together with the evidence taken by the board laid upon the Council table by the Colonial Secretary, by Command of His Excellency the lieutenant Governor and ordered by the Council to be printed 21st November, 1854.
