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==Background==
 
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John Keenan died on 26 September 1898, and was buried at [[Majorca Cemetery]].<ref>Death certificate in the possession of </ref>
  
 
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854==
 
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854==

Revision as of 22:28, 20 February 2014

Background

John Keenan died on 26 September 1898, and was buried at Majorca Cemetery.[1]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

John Keenan was present in the Eureka Stockade and was shot in the leg early during the battle. Some insurgents carried him to where some horses were tied up hiding Keenan among the litter between the horses and the manger. He was not discovered in this hiding place.[2]

Post 1854 Experiences

See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. Death certificate in the possession of
  2. Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.177.

External links



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