Richard Jones
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Background
Richard Jones was born at Merfield, England.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Richard Jones was in Ballarat during the Eureka Stockade but took no part in the fighting.[1]
Post 1854 Experiences
Jones was residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [2]
Obituary
- CAMPERDOWN. DEATH OF A BALLARAT PIONEER.
- The death is announced of Mr Richard Jones, at the age of 73 years. He was born at Merfield, England, and in 1841 with his parents landed in Sydney where his father afterwards was a builder and contractor. The late Mr Jones, came to Ballarat during the goldrush. He was in Ballarat during the Eureka Stockade but took no part in the fighting. He speculated later in mining at Ballarat. Afterwards "he came to Derrinallum, where he carried on business as a general storekeeper. He next went to Pomborneet where he carried on dairying for some years. He was a colonist of 70 years.[3]
See also
Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case
Further Reading
Wickham, Dorothy, Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.
References
External links
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