Catherine Bentley
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Background
Catherine Sherwin was born in 1831 in County Sligo, Ireland. [1] Both Catherine and her sister, Mary, were educated and sailed to Australia as free emigrants in 1850, and married soon after their their arrival in the Colony. [2] Catherine married James Bentley at St Peter's Anglican Church, Melbourne, in April 1852. [3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Along with her husband, James Bentley, Catherine was accused of murdering James Scobie outside the Eureka Hotel in October 1854.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
Wright, Claire, Labour Pains: Towards a Female Perspective on the birth of Australian Democracy IN Reappraising an Australian Legend, edited by Alan Mayne, Perth, Network Books, 2007.
References
- ↑ Wright, Claire, Labour Pains: Towards a Female Perspective on the birth of Australian Democracy IN Reappraising an Australian Legend, edited by Alan Mayne, Perth, Network Books, 2007.
- ↑ Wright, Claire, Labour Pains: Towards a Female Perspective on the birth of Australian Democracy IN Reappraising an Australian Legend, edited by Alan Mayne, Perth, Network Books, 2007.
- ↑ Wright, Claire, Labour Pains: Towards a Female Perspective on the birth of Australian Democracy IN Reappraising an Australian Legend, edited by Alan Mayne, Perth, Network Books, 2007.
