Difference between revisions of "Edward West"
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| − | West was born in England, and arrived in Australia in 1852. He first dug for gold at [[Gravel Pits]].<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | + | West was born in [[England]], and arrived in Australia in 1852. He first dug for gold at [[Gravel Pits]].<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 21:45, 27 November 2013
Contents
Background
West was born in England, and arrived in Australia in 1852. He first dug for gold at Gravel Pits.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Edward West was at the Eureka Hotel when James Scobie was attacked, but left soon after to collect his wife in Melbourne. While he was away the Eureka Hotel was burnt down.[2]
West applied for compensation for the loss of musical instruments, clothing and music books after the Burning of James Bentley’s Eureka Hotel. The claim of £35.6.8 was allowed.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
West was residing in Eureka Street, Ballarat East, in the 1880s.[4]
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.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
