Difference between revisions of "John Emery"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | John William Emery was from Boston, Massachusetts, [[United State of America]]. | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| − | J.W. Emery owned the building that housed the bowling alley attached to the [[Eureka Hotel]].<ref>Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.</ref> | + | J.W. Emery owned the building that housed the bowling alley attached to the [[Eureka Hotel]].<ref>Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.</ref> It was very popular, but burnt down along with [[James Bentley]]'s [[Eureka Hotel]] on 17 October 1854. Emery applied for 600 pounds compensation for his losses, and was awarded that amount.<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> |
On 13 October 1854 Emery, Moody, Smith and Nicholls signed a letter congratulating [[James Bentley]] on his acquittal. <ref>Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.</ref> | On 13 October 1854 Emery, Moody, Smith and Nicholls signed a letter congratulating [[James Bentley]] on his acquittal. <ref>Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.</ref> | ||
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==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | In 1858 John Emery ran the Washington Hotel in Main Road, Ballarat East.<ref>https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Washington_Hotel_(Ballarat)</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 11 June 2016
Contents
Background
John William Emery was from Boston, Massachusetts, United State of America.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
J.W. Emery owned the building that housed the bowling alley attached to the Eureka Hotel.[1] It was very popular, but burnt down along with James Bentley's Eureka Hotel on 17 October 1854. Emery applied for 600 pounds compensation for his losses, and was awarded that amount.[2]
On 13 October 1854 Emery, Moody, Smith and Nicholls signed a letter congratulating James Bentley on his acquittal. [3]
Emery 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. [4]
Post 1854 Experiences
In 1858 John Emery ran the Washington Hotel in Main Road, Ballarat East.[5]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Washington_Hotel_(Ballarat)
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