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| + | [[File:IMG_4263-Bridget Hynes.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Bridget Hynes'']] | ||
| + | [[File:HYNES Bridget and Thomas wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Gravestone of Bridget and Thomas Hynes, Leongatha Cemetery.'']] | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Bridget (Nolan) was born 1831 at Monivae, County Galway, Ireland. She arrived at Point Henry, Geelong on 5 June 1852, and married Thomas Hynes on 2 October 1854. Thomas was a cousin to John Hynes who was killed during the Eureka Stockade encounter. | + | |
| + | Bridget (Nolan) was born 1831 at Monivae, County Galway, [[Ireland]]. She arrived at Point Henry, Geelong on 5 June 1852 on board the [[Neptune]], and married [[Thomas Hynes]] on 2 October 1854. [[Patrick Gittings]], who later died at the Eureka Stockade was best man at the wedding.<ref>The Star, 10 December 1996.</ref> Thomas was a cousin to [[John Hynes]] who was killed during the [[Eureka Stockade]] encounter. | ||
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| + | Bridget Hynes spent the final years with her son, Martin<ref>The Star, 10 December 1996.</ref>, and died on 19 December 1910, aged 82 years, and is buried in [[Leongatha Cemetery]]. | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| − | Bridget lived in a tent at Black Hill close to the Stockade. She went to the scene of the fighting after the Eureka battle with several other women, and assisted the wounded and dying miners. As the police were bayoneting the diggers she said: “He is dead”, in order to save them. Bridget and Thomas Hynes had a daughter, Catherine, born on 13 July 1855 and baptised at St Alipius Roman Catholic Chapel. The sponsors were Patrick Hynes and Mary Nolan. Bridget Hynes was a sponsor to a baptism at St Alipius in 1854. Bridget (Hogan) and John Torpy had a son, Patrick, baptised at St Alipius Catholic Chapel, Ballarat, on 11 October 1854. The sponsors were Patrick and Bridget Hynes | + | |
| + | [[File:St-Alipius.jpeg|805px|thumb|right|''Katholisch Kapelle aus den Gravel Pit Lunis 3u Ballarat Januav 1854 by William Strutt. State Library of Victoria Collection (H12532)]] | ||
| + | Bridget lived in a tent at [[Black Hill]] close to the [[Eureka Stockade]]. She went to the scene of the fighting after the Eureka battle with several other women, and assisted the wounded and dying miners. As the police were bayoneting the diggers she said: “He is dead”, in order to save them. Bridget and Thomas Hynes had a daughter, Catherine, born on 13 July 1855 and baptised at [[St Alipius]] Roman Catholic Chapel. The sponsors were [[Patrick Hynes]] and [[Mary Nolan]]. Bridget Hynes was a sponsor to a baptism at St Alipius in 1854. Bridget (Hogan) and [[John Torpy]] had a son, Patrick, baptised at [[St Alipius]] Catholic Chapel, Ballarat, on 11 October 1854. The sponsors were Patrick and Bridget Hynes.<ref> Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009 </ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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| + | Later, Bridget and [[Thomas Hynes]] had a small dairy farm near Ballarat using the gold they found to make the purchase.<ref>The Star, 10 December 1996.</ref> then later farmed at Leongatha in the Tarwan Valley and both are buried at Leongatha. She died in 1910. On her tombstone (pictured) it states that she hid her husband’s pike and pants so that he could not participate in the Eureka battle. <ref> Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009 </ref> | ||
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| + | == Family == | ||
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| + | Bridget Nolan married [[Thomas Hynes]] | ||
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| + | Children | ||
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| + | 1. Bryan Hynes | ||
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| + | 2. Thomas Hynes Jnr | ||
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| + | 3. Bedelia Hynes (later Hanlon) | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Leongatha Cemetery]] | ||
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| + | Patrick Hynes | ||
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| + | Michael Hynes | ||
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| + | Martin Hynes | ||
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| + | [[Thomas Hynes]] | ||
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| + | [[John Hynes]] | ||
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| + | [[Women of Eureka]] | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
| − | Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | + | Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. |
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| + | Dorothy Wickham, Women in 'Ballarat' 1851-1871: A Case Study in Agency, PhD. School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, March 2008. | ||
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| + | Dorothy Wickham, Blood, Sweat and Tears: Women of Eureka in ''Journal of Australian Colonial History'', 10, No, 1, 2008, pp. 99-115. | ||
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| + | Dorothy Wickham, ''Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854'', BHSPublishing, 2009. | ||
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| + | http://www.eurekapedia.org/Blood,_Sweat_and_Tears:_Women_at_Eureka | ||
| − | + | Clare Wright, ''The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka'', Text Publishing, 2013. | |
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| + | Dorothy Wickham, Not just a Pretty Face: Women on the Goldfields, in ''Pay Dirt: Ballarat & Other Gold Towns'', BHSPublishing, 2019, pp. 25-36. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Contents
Background
Bridget (Nolan) was born 1831 at Monivae, County Galway, Ireland. She arrived at Point Henry, Geelong on 5 June 1852 on board the Neptune, and married Thomas Hynes on 2 October 1854. Patrick Gittings, who later died at the Eureka Stockade was best man at the wedding.[1] Thomas was a cousin to John Hynes who was killed during the Eureka Stockade encounter.
Bridget Hynes spent the final years with her son, Martin[2], and died on 19 December 1910, aged 82 years, and is buried in Leongatha Cemetery.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Bridget lived in a tent at Black Hill close to the Eureka Stockade. She went to the scene of the fighting after the Eureka battle with several other women, and assisted the wounded and dying miners. As the police were bayoneting the diggers she said: “He is dead”, in order to save them. Bridget and Thomas Hynes had a daughter, Catherine, born on 13 July 1855 and baptised at St Alipius Roman Catholic Chapel. The sponsors were Patrick Hynes and Mary Nolan. Bridget Hynes was a sponsor to a baptism at St Alipius in 1854. Bridget (Hogan) and John Torpy had a son, Patrick, baptised at St Alipius Catholic Chapel, Ballarat, on 11 October 1854. The sponsors were Patrick and Bridget Hynes.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
Later, Bridget and Thomas Hynes had a small dairy farm near Ballarat using the gold they found to make the purchase.[4] then later farmed at Leongatha in the Tarwan Valley and both are buried at Leongatha. She died in 1910. On her tombstone (pictured) it states that she hid her husband’s pike and pants so that he could not participate in the Eureka battle. [5]
Family
Bridget Nolan married Thomas Hynes
Children
1. Bryan Hynes
2. Thomas Hynes Jnr
3. Bedelia Hynes (later Hanlon)
See also
Patrick Hynes
Michael Hynes
Martin Hynes
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
Dorothy Wickham, Women in 'Ballarat' 1851-1871: A Case Study in Agency, PhD. School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, March 2008.
Dorothy Wickham, Blood, Sweat and Tears: Women of Eureka in Journal of Australian Colonial History, 10, No, 1, 2008, pp. 99-115.
Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, BHSPublishing, 2009.
http://www.eurekapedia.org/Blood,_Sweat_and_Tears:_Women_at_Eureka
Clare Wright, The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka, Text Publishing, 2013.
Dorothy Wickham, Not just a Pretty Face: Women on the Goldfields, in Pay Dirt: Ballarat & Other Gold Towns, BHSPublishing, 2019, pp. 25-36.
