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Clark was residing at Ballarat when he signed the [[Benden Hassell]] Petition in 1856. <ref>Wickham, Dorothy, ''Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.</ref> | Clark was residing at Ballarat when he signed the [[Benden Hassell]] Petition in 1856. <ref>Wickham, Dorothy, ''Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.</ref> | ||
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| + | It is not clear whether this is the same James Clark who was a trooper and involved in Eureka, although it is a distinct possibility. | ||
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| + | James Clark saith on oath: | ||
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| + | I am a trooper on the ?? instant I saw prisoner about a mile from the stockade. Mr Langley gave ?? me. He had on I think, a blue shirt and a wide awake [this is the name commonly given to a type of hat worn on the diggings]. This was a ?/ over and while we were coming home with prisoners. | ||
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| + | James Clark | ||
| + | Sworn before me at Ballarat this 11th December 1854. | ||
| + | E. P> Sturt PM<ref>VPRS 5527/P Unit 2, Item 5</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Clark was residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [1]
It is not clear whether this is the same James Clark who was a trooper and involved in Eureka, although it is a distinct possibility.
James Clark saith on oath:
I am a trooper on the ?? instant I saw prisoner about a mile from the stockade. Mr Langley gave ?? me. He had on I think, a blue shirt and a wide awake [this is the name commonly given to a type of hat worn on the diggings]. This was a ?/ over and while we were coming home with prisoners.
James Clark Sworn before me at Ballarat this 11th December 1854. E. P> Sturt PM[2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
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