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| + | John Black Henderson (1827-1918) migrated to Australia in 1851. He worked on the Ballarat goldfields for several months, then joined the Victorian Government Survey Office as a surveyor.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | John Henderson was on the sight of the Eureka Stockade battle a few hours after the riot. He painted 'Eureka Stockade Riot, 1854', which is held by the State Library of New South Wales. A hand written note by a librarian suggests the military and police uniforms are correct.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | By 1877 Henderson was in Sydney and worked in the Colonial Architect's Office until 1903.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</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. |
Revision as of 12:01, 16 May 2019
Contents
Background
John Black Henderson (1827-1918) migrated to Australia in 1851. He worked on the Ballarat goldfields for several months, then joined the Victorian Government Survey Office as a surveyor.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</ref>
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
John Henderson was on the sight of the Eureka Stockade battle a few hours after the riot. He painted 'Eureka Stockade Riot, 1854', which is held by the State Library of New South Wales. A hand written note by a librarian suggests the military and police uniforms are correct.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</ref>
Post 1854 Experiences
By 1877 Henderson was in Sydney and worked in the Colonial Architect's Office until 1903.<https://search.sl.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ADLIB110326764&context=L&vid=SLNSW&lang=en_US&search_scope=MOH&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,%22Eureka%20Stockade%20Riot%22&offset=0, accessed 16 Nay 2019.</ref>
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
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