Difference between revisions of "James Clark"
Dottigee16 (talk | contribs) (→Goldfields Involvement, 1854) |
Dottigee16 (talk | contribs) (→Goldfields Involvement, 1854) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
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. | 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. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Recognizance to give evidence: James Clark.<ref>VPRS 5527/P Unit 2, Item 5, p. 31</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:09, 4 May 2018
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.
Recognizance to give evidence: James Clark.[2]
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[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
