Difference between revisions of "Henry Holyoake"
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| − | He was a Mechanics’ Institute storekeeper when he signed a petition of householders of Ballarat requesting the establishment of a Municipality in 1855.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | + | He was a Mechanics’ Institute storekeeper when he signed a petition of householders of Ballarat requesting the establishment of a Municipality in 1855.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> he later had a bookshop in Melbourne and in 1863 he was working as a master saddler.<ref>http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.</ref> |
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''Australia Joint Copying Project'', Entry 231, reel M392. | ''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. | + | 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.<ref>http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:56, 25 April 2013
Contents
Background
Henry Holyoake was the brother of George Holyoake. He was known for his involvement in Chartism, and his political beliefs were also strong in Victoria.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Henry Holyoake was a member of the Ballarat Reform League and was present at the meeting of 11 November 1854 on Bakery Hill.[2]
Henry Holyoake was active in the Goldfields Reform League. At a meeting on 23 October 1854, at Bakery Hill, Holyoake took a prominent role, and called on subscriptions so as to employ Counsel for Andrew McIntyre and Thomas Fletcher. [3]
At the time of the Bakery Hill meeting held on 29 November 1854 Henry Holyoake had been sent to Bendigo to raise the diggers there. He arrived at Bendigo for the Goldfields Reform League, and Denovan was appointed to accompany him to Ballan.[4]
Post 1854 Experiences
He was a Mechanics’ Institute storekeeper when he signed a petition of householders of Ballarat requesting the establishment of a Municipality in 1855.[5] he later had a bookshop in Melbourne and in 1863 he was working as a master saddler.[6]
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.[7]
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.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.
- ↑ http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=432493.
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