George Holyoake

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Background

George Holyoake was born on 13 April 1817., and was baptised on 08 at 1817 at St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.[1] [2]He was the brother of Henry Holyoake and Horatio Holyoake. He was known for his involvement in Chartism [3]and for English social reform. He died at Eddington in 1899.[4]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

George Holyoake was a member of the Ballarat Reform League. He arrived at Bendigo for the Goldfields Reform League. George Holyoake spoke at a meeting at All Saint's Hill, Bendigo on 27 August 1853. Leaders of Bendigo's Red Ribbon Rebellion, such as George Thomson, Dr Jones, Captain Harrison, Captain Brown and William Denovan also spoke. William Denovan was appointed to accompany him to Ballan.[5]


Post 1854 Experiences

See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


Australia Joint Copying Project, Entry 231, reel M392. Six letters from Horatio Holyoake and Henry Holyoake to their brother George Holyoake and to their mother dated 1854 to 1973. The letters are written from Ballarat, Blackwood and Melbourne, and describe work and life on the Victorian goldfields and comment on Victorian parliamentarians and politics. They point to the high standing of George Jacob Holyoake in Australia and the support he had received in the Argus, and contain news of family matters.[6]

References

  1. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  2. http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.
  3. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  4. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  5. Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
  6. http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.

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