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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Francis Ackroyd married Mary Walker in 1846 at | + | Francis Ackroyd married Mary Walker in 1846 at Halifax, [[England]]. |
<ref>Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854</ref> | <ref>Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| − | Ackroyd (Ackeroyd) was a miner who was inside the Eureka Stockade when the battle occurred on 3 December 1854. He was one of the pioneers who celebrated the 50th anniversary of Eureka in [[1904]]. At that time he was living in [[Shepparton]]. | + | Ackroyd (Ackeroyd) was a miner who was inside the [[Eureka Stockade]] when the battle occurred on 3 December 1854. He was one of the pioneers who celebrated the 50th anniversary of Eureka in [[1904]]. At that time he was living in [[Shepparton]]. |
<ref>Leader 10 December 1904, p. 35.</ref> | <ref>Leader 10 December 1904, p. 35.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 29 May 2014
Contents
Background
Francis Ackroyd married Mary Walker in 1846 at Halifax, England. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Ackroyd (Ackeroyd) was a miner who was inside the Eureka Stockade when the battle occurred on 3 December 1854. He was one of the pioneers who celebrated the 50th anniversary of Eureka in 1904. At that time he was living in Shepparton. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
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