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Dr John Chapman, a Melbourne collector, purchased the petition from its discoverer and presented it to the State Library of Victoria in 1988. Its discovery is particularly valuable for historians and genealogists investigating the history of social and political events during the gold rushes in Victoria.<ref>http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.</ref> | Dr John Chapman, a Melbourne collector, purchased the petition from its discoverer and presented it to the State Library of Victoria in 1988. Its discovery is particularly valuable for historians and genealogists investigating the history of social and political events during the gold rushes in Victoria.<ref>http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.</ref> | ||
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| − | ADAMER Charles | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - A]] |
| − | ADAMS Edward | + | |
| − | ADAMS James | + | |
| − | ADAMS John | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - B]] |
| − | ADAMS John | + | |
| − | ADAMS John | + | |
| − | ADAMTHWAIT Christopher | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - C]] |
| − | ADDISON Thomas | + | |
| − | ADEN William Digger | + | |
| − | ADLEY James | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - D]] |
| − | AIKEN Henry | + | |
| − | AIKMAN Edwd. | + | |
| − | AINSLEY William | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - E]] |
| − | AIRDE Danl. Digger | + | |
| − | AITKEN James | + | |
| − | AITKEN John | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - F]] |
| − | AITKINSON Joseph | + | |
| − | ALBURY William | + | |
| − | ALDBURY David | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - G]] |
| − | ALEXANDER Geo. | + | |
| − | ALEXANDER Thomas | + | |
| − | ALLAN James | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - H]] |
| − | ALLAN John | + | |
| − | ALLAN John Digger | + | |
| − | ALLAN Robert Digger Mates | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - I]] |
| − | [[Robert Smith Allan]] | + | |
| − | William Allan | + | |
| − | [[Charles Allchin]] | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - J]] |
| − | ALLEN [Danl. or David] | + | |
| − | ALLEN Charles | + | |
| − | ALLEN Daniel | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - K]] |
| − | ALLEN John | + | |
| − | ALLEN W. J. Gold Miner | + | |
| − | ALLEN Wm. D. | + | [[1853 Petition Signatures - L]] |
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| + | [[Frederick Abbott]] | ||
| + | [[W. Abbott]] | ||
| + | [[William Abel]] | ||
| + | ADAMER Charles | ||
| + | ADAMS Edward | ||
| + | ADAMS James | ||
| + | ADAMS John | ||
| + | ADAMS John | ||
| + | ADAMS John | ||
| + | ADAMTHWAIT Christopher | ||
| + | ADDISON Thomas | ||
| + | ADEN William Digger | ||
| + | ADLEY James | ||
| + | AIKEN Henry | ||
| + | AIKMAN Edwd. | ||
| + | AINSLEY William | ||
| + | AIRDE Danl. Digger | ||
| + | AITKEN James | ||
| + | AITKEN John | ||
| + | AITKINSON Joseph | ||
| + | ALBURY William | ||
| + | ALDBURY David | ||
| + | ALEXANDER Geo. | ||
| + | ALEXANDER Thomas | ||
| + | ALLAN James | ||
| + | ALLAN John | ||
| + | ALLAN John Digger | ||
| + | ALLAN Robert Digger Mates | ||
| + | [[Robert Smith Allan]] | ||
| + | William Allan | ||
| + | [[Charles Allchin]] | ||
| + | ALLEN [Danl. or David] | ||
| + | ALLEN Charles | ||
| + | ALLEN Daniel | ||
| + | ALLEN John | ||
| + | ALLEN W. J. Gold Miner | ||
| + | ALLEN Wm. D. | ||
ALLIFF James | ALLIFF James | ||
ALLPRESS John | ALLPRESS John | ||
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BOYD Jno [C]. | BOYD Jno [C]. | ||
BOYD John | BOYD John | ||
| − | BOYDE [Annesly] Gold Digger, Sailor's | + | BOYDE [Annesly] Gold Digger, Sailor's Gully |
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BOYER Thomas | BOYER Thomas | ||
BOYES John | BOYES John | ||
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BRYCE John Digger | BRYCE John Digger | ||
BRYDEN [John] | BRYDEN [John] | ||
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BUCHANAN Jno | BUCHANAN Jno | ||
BUCHANAN John Digger | BUCHANAN John Digger | ||
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JOHNSON James | JOHNSON James | ||
JOHNSON Jas | JOHNSON Jas | ||
| − | + | [[John Johnson]] | |
JOHNSON John | JOHNSON John | ||
JOHNSON John | JOHNSON John | ||
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JONES Benjamin Digger | JONES Benjamin Digger | ||
JONES Bill | JONES Bill | ||
| − | + | [[D.G. Jones]] (Chairman of the [[Anti-Gold License Society]]) | |
| − | License Society) | ||
JONES David | JONES David | ||
JONES David | JONES David | ||
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[JOHNSTON] John | [JOHNSTON] John | ||
[JOHNSTON] R. P. | [JOHNSTON] R. P. | ||
| − | [JONELL] William | + | [JONELL] William Diggerjohnson |
[JONES] John | [JONES] John | ||
[JONES] John | [JONES] John | ||
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LEE Moran | LEE Moran | ||
LEE S. P. Digger | LEE S. P. Digger | ||
| − | + | [[Thomas Lee]] | |
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LEE Wm. B. | LEE Wm. B. | ||
LEGER [J.] A. St. | LEGER [J.] A. St. | ||
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MASON William | MASON William | ||
MASTERS H. W. | MASTERS H. W. | ||
| − | MASTERS Henry B. Charcoal [Coal | + | MASTERS Henry B. Charcoal [Coal Contractor] |
| − | Contractor] | ||
MASTERS Hugh Digger | MASTERS Hugh Digger | ||
MASTERS Thos. | MASTERS Thos. | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 14 February 2019
Contents
Background
Once thought to be lost, the Bendigo Goldfields Petition was discovered by chance lying in a pile of papers on a rubbish tip. Some 13 metres in length and bound in green silk, it’s a milestone document in the state’s history.[1]
The petition was signed by over 5000 diggers on the Victorian goldfields in mid-1853. At the time, the signatures represented about one in 12 diggers.[2]
In June 1853 an anti-gold licence association was formed at Bendigo to give voice to the diggers' many grievances about their conditions. The diggers were angry about the mining licence fees imposed by the government and the system by which they were collected.[3]
The petition was signed by miners across the state’s major goldfields and was brought to Melbourne and presented to Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe on 01 August 1853. Most of its demands, including the reduction in the licence fee, were rejected. Eventually the diggers' dissatisfaction erupted, culminating in the Eureka Stockade uprising at Ballarat on 3 December 1854.[4]
Dr John Chapman, a Melbourne collector, purchased the petition from its discoverer and presented it to the State Library of Victoria in 1988. Its discovery is particularly valuable for historians and genealogists investigating the history of social and political events during the gold rushes in Victoria.[5]
Alphabetical Listings
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition, accessed 06 December 2013.
External links
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition
