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− | [[File:DOUDIET Charles - Swearing allegiance - 1996.60-wiki.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|Charles A. Doudiet, ''Swearing allegiance to the 'Southern Cross’,'' 1854, watercolour, pen and ink on paper. <br>Courtesy Art Gallery of Ballarat, purchased by the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery with the assistance of many donors, 1996.]]
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− | [[File:Bakery Hill sign low res.jpg|500px|thumb|right| Sign on St Paul's Hall, Bakery Hill, erected by the Ballarat Historical Society]]
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− | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854==
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− | Twenty Two year old Henry Green married Janet Smith 'in his residence' on [[Bakery Hill]] on 14 July 1855. He was a miner. It is thought that it is this Henry Smith who signed the Bendan Hassell Petition. Another Henry Smith was living at Bentley's [[Eureka Hotel]], and was a witness at the inquest into the murder of [[James Scobie]].<ref<Informaton researched and provided by descendant Eric Smith, 2019.</ref>
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Latest revision as of 20:42, 12 December 2019
Post 1854 Experiences
Smith was residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [1]
See also
Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case
Further Reading
Wickham, Dorothy, Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.
References
- ↑ Wickham, Dorothy, Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.
External links