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| + | Michael Gleeson was born in 1823, and baptised at Gowran, Kilkenny, [[Ireland]] on 02 March 1823. He arrived Victoria 1852.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | He was the brother of [[Martin Gleeson]] and [[Edward Gleeson]]. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | Gleeson died in 1899.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | Gleeson was one of 123 taken prisoner at Eureka on or soon after the Eureka battle, but were released for lack of evidence. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | Gleeson obtained land at Anakie in 1868 and built 2 dwellings on it and probably housed his aged parents, Edward Senior and Mary Lyons.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Martin Gleeson]] | ||
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| + | [[Edward Gleeson]]. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 12 August 2013
Contents
Background
Michael Gleeson was born in 1823, and baptised at Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland on 02 March 1823. He arrived Victoria 1852.[1]
He was the brother of Martin Gleeson and Edward Gleeson. [2]
Gleeson died in 1899.[3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Gleeson was one of 123 taken prisoner at Eureka on or soon after the Eureka battle, but were released for lack of evidence. [4]
Post 1854 Experiences
Gleeson obtained land at Anakie in 1868 and built 2 dwellings on it and probably housed his aged parents, Edward Senior and Mary Lyons.[5]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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