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| − | WORKINGS - On the 16th May, at his residence, 306 Humffray street north, Ballarat, James Workings; native of Edinburgh, Scotland; aged sixty-four years. A patient sufferer gone to rest.<ref>''Ballarat Courier'', | + | WORKINGS - On the 16th May, at his residence, 306 Humffray street north, Ballarat, James Workings; native of Edinburgh, Scotland; aged sixty-four years. A patient sufferer gone to rest.<ref>''Ballarat Courier'', 23 May 1893, page 2. </ref> |
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| + | Another very old Ballarat identity, in the person of James Workings, a resident of Humffray Street North, died on Tuesday last, after much suffering, from that dread complaint, miner’s disease. The deceased, who arrived in Ballarat in the fifties, took part in the conflict with the miners and military at the Eureka Stockade, and after that period was a prominent figure in mining matters. | ||
| + | His remains were interred in the Old Cemetery on Wednesday last, and the funeral was largely attended. Mr Workings, who was sixty-four years of age, leaves a widow and two daughters.<ref>''Ballarat Courier'', 24 May 1893, page 4. </ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 29 February 2024
Contents
Background
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
DEATH NOTICE
WORKINGS - On the 16th May, at his residence, 306 Humffray street north, Ballarat, James Workings; native of Edinburgh, Scotland; aged sixty-four years. A patient sufferer gone to rest.[1]
OBITUARY
Another very old Ballarat identity, in the person of James Workings, a resident of Humffray Street North, died on Tuesday last, after much suffering, from that dread complaint, miner’s disease. The deceased, who arrived in Ballarat in the fifties, took part in the conflict with the miners and military at the Eureka Stockade, and after that period was a prominent figure in mining matters.
His remains were interred in the Old Cemetery on Wednesday last, and the funeral was largely attended. Mr Workings, who was sixty-four years of age, leaves a widow and two daughters.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
