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Dr Stewart 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> | Dr Stewart 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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| + | :OBITUARY - EX-BALLARAT RESIDENT - LONDON, 13th June. | ||
| + | :The death is announced of Dr. James Stewart, of Ballarat. The estate here is worth fully £200,000 sterling. | ||
| + | :The deceased gentleman, in his will, made many bequests to charitable, educational, and religious institutions in Melbourne and Ballarat. | ||
| + | :[Wiring last night, our Ballarat correspondent reported:— A telegram received to-night announced the death in London of Dr. James Stewart, a pioneer medical man, of Ballarat, who attended the late Mr. [[Peter Lalor]] after the [[Eureka Stockade]] affair. He was one of seven members of the first municipal council here, elected in 1856, and was second Mayor of the municipality, occupying the chair from 1858 to 1859. He was one of the first three medical officers of the Ballarat Hospital, opened in 1856, and prior to that he conducted a tent hospital at Ballarat East. Dr. Stewart returned to England many years ago. He held much property. In the early days of Ballarat he was a most active worker for the city's advancement. Of the seven members of the first municipal council of Ballarat, only Messrs [[James Oddie]] and [[William Tulloch]], both residents here, now survive. <ref> ''Bendigo Advertiser'' 14 June 1906.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:50, 23 April 2013
Dr Stewart 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. [1]
- OBITUARY - EX-BALLARAT RESIDENT - LONDON, 13th June.
- The death is announced of Dr. James Stewart, of Ballarat. The estate here is worth fully £200,000 sterling.
- The deceased gentleman, in his will, made many bequests to charitable, educational, and religious institutions in Melbourne and Ballarat.
- [Wiring last night, our Ballarat correspondent reported:— A telegram received to-night announced the death in London of Dr. James Stewart, a pioneer medical man, of Ballarat, who attended the late Mr. Peter Lalor after the Eureka Stockade affair. He was one of seven members of the first municipal council here, elected in 1856, and was second Mayor of the municipality, occupying the chair from 1858 to 1859. He was one of the first three medical officers of the Ballarat Hospital, opened in 1856, and prior to that he conducted a tent hospital at Ballarat East. Dr. Stewart returned to England many years ago. He held much property. In the early days of Ballarat he was a most active worker for the city's advancement. Of the seven members of the first municipal council of Ballarat, only Messrs James Oddie and William Tulloch, both residents here, now survive. [2]
