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| + | :MELBOURNE, Thursday Afternoon.— Sir Archibald Michie died to-day, aged 86. He was the son of Archibald Michie, merchant, of London. He was called to the bar in 1838, and the following year emigrated to Sydney, where he became associated with the late Robert Lowe, afterwards Lord Sherbrooke, in the conduct of the 'Atlas' newspaper, started in 1844 in the Liberal interest. He was admitted to the Victorian bar in 1852, and entered Parliament in 1856. 'At the trial of the Eureka rioters of Ballarat, he volunteered his services for the defence gratuitously. He became Attorney-General in 1857, and was a member of subsequent Ministries. He became Agent-General in 1873. He at one time acted as 'Times' correspondent in Melbourne. He was a man of considerable literary ability and culture. For some years past he had lived a retired life. His death was expected for some time.<ref>''Sydney Evening News'', 23 June 1899.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:42, 14 June 2013
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Michie was a defence lawyer during the State Treason Trials. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
Obituary
- Death of Sir Archibald Michie - POLITICIAN AND JOURNALIST. AN OLD SYDNEY IDENTITY.
- MELBOURNE, Thursday Afternoon.— Sir Archibald Michie died to-day, aged 86. He was the son of Archibald Michie, merchant, of London. He was called to the bar in 1838, and the following year emigrated to Sydney, where he became associated with the late Robert Lowe, afterwards Lord Sherbrooke, in the conduct of the 'Atlas' newspaper, started in 1844 in the Liberal interest. He was admitted to the Victorian bar in 1852, and entered Parliament in 1856. 'At the trial of the Eureka rioters of Ballarat, he volunteered his services for the defence gratuitously. He became Attorney-General in 1857, and was a member of subsequent Ministries. He became Agent-General in 1873. He at one time acted as 'Times' correspondent in Melbourne. He was a man of considerable literary ability and culture. For some years past he had lived a retired life. His death was expected for some time.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
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