Difference between revisions of "Edmund Strange"
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | Edmund Strange arrived in Australia with his wife, four sons and three daughters, on the [[Shropshire]] in 1848. He was working as a carpenter at Geelong before becoming one of the first prospectors, | + | Edmund Strange arrived in Australia with his wife, four sons and three daughters, on the [[Shropshire]] in 1848. He was working as a carpenter at Geelong before becoming one of the first prospectors, along with his mate John Parling, on the Ballarat field soon after gold was first discovered at [[Poverty Point]] in August 1851.<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994.</ref> |
== Goldfields Involvement, 1854 == | == Goldfields Involvement, 1854 == | ||
| − | Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the [[Eureka Stockade]] | + | Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the [[Eureka Stockade]]<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994</ref>. During the battle he was standing on Pennyweight Hill.<ref>Ballarat Courier. May 1974.</ref> |
== Family == | == Family == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:49, 26 September 2019
Background
Edmund Strange arrived in Australia with his wife, four sons and three daughters, on the Shropshire in 1848. He was working as a carpenter at Geelong before becoming one of the first prospectors, along with his mate John Parling, on the Ballarat field soon after gold was first discovered at Poverty Point in August 1851.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the Eureka Stockade[2]. During the battle he was standing on Pennyweight Hill.[3]
Family
Edmund Strange was the grandfather of Ballarat born local historian Bert Strange.[4]
