John O'Neil
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Background
John O'Neil was born in County Carlo, Ireland, a lineal descendant of the Royal House of O'Neill's of Tyrone. John joined the British Army in 1833 and served in India from 1834 to 1841. He was sent to Victoria in 1854 and saw service at the Eureka Stockade uprising. Discharged from the army in 1856 he settled in Portuguese Flat, Creswick, until his death in 1895. He is buried at Creswick Cemetery.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
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Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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