Difference between revisions of "John Emery"
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| + | [[File:1996.59 - Doudiet - Eureka Riot 17th Octobe-wikir.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|Charles A. Doudiet, '' watercolour on paper,'' 1854, watercolour, on paper. <br>Courtesy Art Gallery of Ballarat, purchased by the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery with the assistance of many donors, 1996.]] | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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==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> 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> | + | 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; E. Daniel & Annette Potts, American Republicanism and the Victorian Goldfields IN ''Historical Studies'', Volume 13, April 1968, pp. 145-164, University of Melbourne, 1968.</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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==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
| − | 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. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 11 August 2017
Contents
Background
John William Emery was from Boston, Massachusetts, America. He died in October 1887, and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on 17 October 1887.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
J.W. Emery owned the building that housed the bowling alley attached to the Eureka Hotel.[2] 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.[3]
On 13 October 1854 Emery, Moody, Smith and Nicholls signed a letter congratulating James Bentley on his acquittal. [4]
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. [5]
Post 1854 Experiences
In 1858 John Emery ran the Washington Hotel in Main Road, Ballarat East.[6]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ 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; E. Daniel & Annette Potts, American Republicanism and the Victorian Goldfields IN Historical Studies, Volume 13, April 1968, pp. 145-164, University of Melbourne, 1968.
- ↑ 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)
