Difference between revisions of "Clara Seekamp"
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| − | + | :BALLARAT (from the correspondent of the Argus) | |
| − | + | :January 29th 1855 - ... a manifesto from Mrs Seekamp, as startling in its time, as energetic in its language, italics, and capitals, ...I only hope that Sir W. a’Beckett will at once perceive that a lenient sentence upon Mr Seekamp and a quicker return to his editorial duties. ...<ref> Mount Alexander Mail, 02 February 1855.</ref> | |
| − | BALLARAT (from the correspondent of the Argus) | ||
| − | January 29th 1855 | ||
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| − | + | :10. MRS SEEKAMP – Mr Frazer moved, pursuant to amended notice, That a Select Committee be appointed to enquire into the claims of Clara Seekamp, as set forth in a Petition signed by her, such Committee to consist of Dr Evans, Mr Gillies, Mr Brooke, Mr Lock, Mr McLellan, Mr Loader and the mover; with power to send for persons and papers; three to form a quorum. | |
| − | 10. MRS SEEKAMP – | + | Question – put and resolved in the affirmative. <ref>Victorian Votes & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 21 May 1861.</ref> |
| − | Question – put and resolved in the affirmative. | ||
| − | + | :7. MRS SEEKAMP – Mr Frazer moved, pursuant to amended notice, That, in accordance with the recommendations of the Select Committee, this house will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to His Excellency the Governor, requesting for the sum of £500 be placed upon the Additional Estimates for 1861 for the purpose of compensating Mrs Seekamp.<ref>Victorian Votes & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 26 June1861.</ref> | |
| − | 7. MRS SEEKAMP – | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| − | + | [[William a'Beckett]] | |
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| + | [[Duncan Gillies]] | ||
[[Ballarat Times]] | [[Ballarat Times]] | ||
Revision as of 17:18, 27 October 2013
Contents
Background
Clara Lodge was born at Clare Lodge, Ireland. She married Claude Du Val.[1]
Arriving in Australia in 1852 she became a well-known actress at the Gravel Pits .[2]
Clara du Val was the partner of Henry Seekamp.
During the 1880s she was living at 56 Gertrude St, Fitzroy. Clara died c1893 at Coburg, Victoria.[3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
After the Ballarat Times newspaper was closed down by the government in the aftermath of the Eureka Stockade, and its editor Henry Seekamp was arrested on the 4th December 1854 and charged with sedition, Clara Seekamp took over the role of editing the newspaper.[4]
In the News
- BALLARAT (from the correspondent of the Argus)
- January 29th 1855 - ... a manifesto from Mrs Seekamp, as startling in its time, as energetic in its language, italics, and capitals, ...I only hope that Sir W. a’Beckett will at once perceive that a lenient sentence upon Mr Seekamp and a quicker return to his editorial duties. ...[5]
- 10. MRS SEEKAMP – Mr Frazer moved, pursuant to amended notice, That a Select Committee be appointed to enquire into the claims of Clara Seekamp, as set forth in a Petition signed by her, such Committee to consist of Dr Evans, Mr Gillies, Mr Brooke, Mr Lock, Mr McLellan, Mr Loader and the mover; with power to send for persons and papers; three to form a quorum.
Question – put and resolved in the affirmative. [6]
- 7. MRS SEEKAMP – Mr Frazer moved, pursuant to amended notice, That, in accordance with the recommendations of the Select Committee, this house will, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into a Committee of the whole to consider the propriety of presenting an Address to His Excellency the Governor, requesting for the sum of £500 be placed upon the Additional Estimates for 1861 for the purpose of compensating Mrs Seekamp.[7]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ The Eureka Trails publicity brochure, undated.
- ↑ Mount Alexander Mail, 02 February 1855.
- ↑ Victorian Votes & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 21 May 1861.
- ↑ Victorian Votes & Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly, 26 June1861.
External links
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/seekamp-clara-maria-13282
Citation Details: Gervasoni, Clare, ‘Clara Seekamp', Eurekapedia, http://eurekapedia.org, accessed [insert date]
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