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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | James Brown was from [[Ireland]]. | + | James Brown was from County Wexford, [[Ireland]]<ref>Melbourne Advocate, 03 December 1904.</ref> or Newry.<ref>Freman's JOurnal, 29 January 1998.</ref> James Brown from Newry died on 03 December 1854 and is buried in the [[Ballaarat Old Cemetery]]. |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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| + | ::The Men Who Fell at Eureka. | ||
| + | ::The list of killed and wounded at Eureka has never been complete, for many who escaped wounded died afterwards, and some of the dead were taken away by their friends. The diggers' casualties as prepared by [[Peter Lalor]], were as follows, from which it will be be seen that the majority who fell were Irishmen:— Killed — [[John Hynes]] and [[John Diamond]], of County Clare; [[Patrick Gittens]], [[Thomas O'Neil]], and — Mullins, of County Kilkenny; [[Samuel Green]], England; [[John Robertson]], Scotland; [[Edward Thoneman]], Prussia; [[John Hafele]], Wurtemburg, [[Germany]]; [[George Donaghy]], County Donegal; [[Edward Quin]], County Cavan; [[Thomas Quinlan]], Goulburn, N.S.W.; a digger on Eureka known as "[[Happy Jack]];" and two others whose names were unknown. Died of their wounds — Lieutenant Ross, Canada; [[William Clifton]], Somersetshire; [[Thaddeus Moore]], County Clare; [[James Brown]], Newry, [[Ireland]]; [[Robert Julien]], Nova Scotia; [[Edward McGlyn]], Ireland; two men whose surnames were Crowe and Fenton; and another quite unknown. Twelve men who were wounded are known to have recovered. Of the attacking force, three privates were killed in the assault, and Captain Wise and another private died of their, wounds.<ref>Advocate, 8 July 1899.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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Memorial to those who died as a result of the Eureka Stockade located in the Eureka Stockade Memorial Gardens. Photography: Clare Gervasoni 2013.
Contents
Background
James Brown was from County Wexford, Ireland[1] or Newry.[2] James Brown from Newry died on 03 December 1854 and is buried in the Ballaarat Old Cemetery.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
- The Men Who Fell at Eureka.
- The list of killed and wounded at Eureka has never been complete, for many who escaped wounded died afterwards, and some of the dead were taken away by their friends. The diggers' casualties as prepared by Peter Lalor, were as follows, from which it will be be seen that the majority who fell were Irishmen:— Killed — John Hynes and John Diamond, of County Clare; Patrick Gittens, Thomas O'Neil, and — Mullins, of County Kilkenny; Samuel Green, England; John Robertson, Scotland; Edward Thoneman, Prussia; John Hafele, Wurtemburg, Germany; George Donaghy, County Donegal; Edward Quin, County Cavan; Thomas Quinlan, Goulburn, N.S.W.; a digger on Eureka known as "Happy Jack;" and two others whose names were unknown. Died of their wounds — Lieutenant Ross, Canada; William Clifton, Somersetshire; Thaddeus Moore, County Clare; James Brown, Newry, Ireland; Robert Julien, Nova Scotia; Edward McGlyn, Ireland; two men whose surnames were Crowe and Fenton; and another quite unknown. Twelve men who were wounded are known to have recovered. Of the attacking force, three privates were killed in the assault, and Captain Wise and another private died of their, wounds.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
- THE EUREKA VICTIMS – On Thursday morning, about 7 o’clock, the bodies of Captain Ross, James Brown, Thonen, the lemonade seller, and Tom the blacksmith, who fell at the Eureka Stockade, and had been buried apart from the others, were removed from the grave and placed in they containing the bodies of the others who lost their lives on the memorable 3rd of December. The removal took place in the presence of Mr Superintendent Foster, Mr Salmon, trustees of the cemetery, and Mr Lessman. The coffins were in excellent preservation. We understand that no procession will take place on Thursday next, the anniversary of the Eureka affair, but the grave of the fallen will be decorated with chaplets and flowers.[4]
See also
James Brown (From United States of America)
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
Townsend, Helen, Above the Starry Frame, Macmillan, Sydney, 2007.
