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| + | John and Winifred travelled to Ballarat and settled on the Eureka Diggings where their first three children were born. Mary Ellen Murray born 19 June 1853; Michael John Murray born 2 October 1854 just before the battle at Eureka (he would have been only two months old on the morning of the attack); and Catherine Murray born 28 March 1857. Another seven children were born in Ballarat. | ||
| + | Family history passed down states that Mary Ellen was the first white girl born on Eureka. It has also been passed down that ‘it was under her bed that Peter Lalor hid from the traps when wounded’. | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 10:49, 6 June 2023
Contents
Background
John Thomas Murray arrived in Victoria in 1850, and married Winifred Connelly at St Francis, Melbourne on 14 September 1852.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
John and Winifred travelled to Ballarat and settled on the Eureka Diggings where their first three children were born. Mary Ellen Murray born 19 June 1853; Michael John Murray born 2 October 1854 just before the battle at Eureka (he would have been only two months old on the morning of the attack); and Catherine Murray born 28 March 1857. Another seven children were born in Ballarat.
Family history passed down states that Mary Ellen was the first white girl born on Eureka. It has also been passed down that ‘it was under her bed that Peter Lalor hid from the traps when wounded’.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
