Difference between revisions of "Ludwig W. Schulzen"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
− | Ludwig William Schulzen was born at Leipsic. He arrived on the Victorian goldfields from South Australia in 1852.<ref>Bowden, Keith Macrae, ''Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields'', S.P., 1974.</ref> | + | Ludwig William Schulzen was born at Leipsic, [[Germany]]. He arrived on the Victorian goldfields from South Australia in 1852. He was a medical doctor<ref>Bowden, Keith Macrae, ''Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields'', S.P., 1974.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854== | ||
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Schulzen was part of a German committee resisting the license fee in August 1853.<ref>Bowden, Keith Macrae, ''Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields'', S.P., 1974.</ref> He signed the (Bendigo]] goldfields in 1853. The [[Anti-Gold License Association]] was formed at [[Bendigo]] in June 1853, led by [[George Thomson]], Dr [[D.G. Jones]] and 'Captain' [[Edward Browne]]. The association focused its attention on the 30 shillings monthly licence fee miners were required to pay to the government. They drew up a petition outlining digger grievances and called for a reduced licence fee, improved law and order, the right to vote and the right to buy land. The petition was signed by diggers at [[Bendigo]], [[Ballarat]], [[Castlemaine]], [[McIvor]] ([[Heathcote]]), [[Mount Alexander]] ([[Harcourt]]) and other diggings. The 13 metre long petition was presented to Lieutenant-Governor [[Charles La Trobe]] in Melbourne on the 01 August 1853, but their call for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers was rejected. The diggers dissatisfaction erupted into the [[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] where agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising their defiance of the law and prohibitive licence fees.<Ref>Geelong Advertiser, 27 March 1854.</ref> | Schulzen was part of a German committee resisting the license fee in August 1853.<ref>Bowden, Keith Macrae, ''Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields'', S.P., 1974.</ref> He signed the (Bendigo]] goldfields in 1853. The [[Anti-Gold License Association]] was formed at [[Bendigo]] in June 1853, led by [[George Thomson]], Dr [[D.G. Jones]] and 'Captain' [[Edward Browne]]. The association focused its attention on the 30 shillings monthly licence fee miners were required to pay to the government. They drew up a petition outlining digger grievances and called for a reduced licence fee, improved law and order, the right to vote and the right to buy land. The petition was signed by diggers at [[Bendigo]], [[Ballarat]], [[Castlemaine]], [[McIvor]] ([[Heathcote]]), [[Mount Alexander]] ([[Harcourt]]) and other diggings. The 13 metre long petition was presented to Lieutenant-Governor [[Charles La Trobe]] in Melbourne on the 01 August 1853, but their call for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers was rejected. The diggers dissatisfaction erupted into the [[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] where agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising their defiance of the law and prohibitive licence fees.<Ref>Geelong Advertiser, 27 March 1854.</ref> | ||
− | In 1854 | + | In 1854 Dr Schulzen was at Tarrengower. He registered in 1856 when located at Sandhurst (Bendigo). In May the following year he was at Dunolly, and by August he was at Hamilton.<ref>Bowden, Keith Macrae, ''Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields'', S.P., 1974.</ref> |
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== |
Revision as of 10:54, 6 July 2020
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Background
Ludwig William Schulzen was born at Leipsic, Germany. He arrived on the Victorian goldfields from South Australia in 1852. He was a medical doctor[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854
Schulzen was part of a German committee resisting the license fee in August 1853.[2] He signed the (Bendigo]] goldfields in 1853. The Anti-Gold License Association was formed at Bendigo in June 1853, led by George Thomson, Dr D.G. Jones and 'Captain' Edward Browne. The association focused its attention on the 30 shillings monthly licence fee miners were required to pay to the government. They drew up a petition outlining digger grievances and called for a reduced licence fee, improved law and order, the right to vote and the right to buy land. The petition was signed by diggers at Bendigo, Ballarat, Castlemaine, McIvor (Heathcote), Mount Alexander (Harcourt) and other diggings. The 13 metre long petition was presented to Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe in Melbourne on the 01 August 1853, but their call for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers was rejected. The diggers dissatisfaction erupted into the Red Ribbon Rebellion where agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising their defiance of the law and prohibitive licence fees.[3]
In 1854 Dr Schulzen was at Tarrengower. He registered in 1856 when located at Sandhurst (Bendigo). In May the following year he was at Dunolly, and by August he was at Hamilton.[4]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Further Reading
References
- ↑ Bowden, Keith Macrae, Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields, S.P., 1974.
- ↑ Bowden, Keith Macrae, Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields, S.P., 1974.
- ↑ Geelong Advertiser, 27 March 1854.
- ↑ Bowden, Keith Macrae, Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields, S.P., 1974.
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