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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | Thomson was the proprietor of the Caledonian Hotel.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | Thomson was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of [[James Bentley]]'s [[Eureka Hotel]]. <ref> ''Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat'', John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.</ref> | ||
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| + | Thomson was threatened with contempt of court when he suggested that the Bentley case should go before a jury. He was foreman of the jury at the [[James Scobie]] inquest. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie. He backed Lalor’s candidature for Parliament. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 23:04, 7 September 2013
Contents
Background
Thomson was the proprietor of the Caledonian Hotel.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Thomson was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of James Bentley's Eureka Hotel. [2]
Thomson was threatened with contempt of court when he suggested that the Bentley case should go before a jury. He was foreman of the jury at the James Scobie inquest. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie. He backed Lalor’s candidature for Parliament. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
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.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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