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==Post 1854 Experiences==
 
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:The grave has closed over the mortal remains of Robert Benson. One of those men identified with the rise and the pro-gress of this district has departed from amongst us, and we would that the circumstances of his death had been of a less melancholy character. Mr. Benson is identified with the political struggles of this, and, indeed, of all the goldfields, for the removal of grievances under which they labored, and the obtaining of privileges to which as free communities, they were entitled. It is a true saying that men who are engaged m great actions do not usually fully appreciate the importance of the events they are concerned in bringing about. With great justice may this be applied to the earlier political movements in which Mr. Benson was a prominent actor. At that time a few men associated themselves for the purpose of simply urging the ordinary claims of British citizens. The same thing was done throughout the colony, but we believe that the 'Bendigo school,' as poor Benson fondly termed it, was the foremost and the most influential in urging political claims upon the Government. Into what a goodly tree of public liberty has not this seedling sprung?" Is not our gratitude due to the staunch old champion just departed, who so consistently advocated the true principles of public liberty, and so worthily in his own person represented the good sense and the love of.order or our digging community?
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:Mr. Benson's funeral yesterday evinced the affectionate respect in which he was held by his fellow townsmen, and could he have foreseen this mark of the public esteem to his memory the knowledge would have solaced his last hours.<ref>Bendigo Advertiser, 16 June 1910.</ref>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
  
 
[[Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case]]
 
[[Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case]]
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[[Red Ribbon Rebellion]]
  
 
==Further Reading==
 
==Further Reading==

Revision as of 21:55, 7 February 2017

Background

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

THE LATE CAPTAIN HARRISON.
(To the Editor of the Bendigo Advertiser.)
Sir,-Your Melbourne correspondent in his letter which appeared in your issue of to-day, gives a short account of the career of the late Captain Harrison on Bendigo during the anti licence agitations of the period, which, let me say, is incorrect in several particulars, and which, in justice to the deceased gentleman's memory, I wish to correct. Captain Harrison never entered into an engagement to hold meetings at the Black Swan in opposition to the digger's meetings conducted by the late Robert Benson and myself in front of the Shamrock. The facts are these: We only held two or three meetings there, and on the same days "Captain" Brown - with whom we would have nothing to do - held opposition meetings at the Black Swan, and which were better attended than ours for a time or two, until the novelty of his appearance wore off. The "bullock dray" too, must be pure imagination, as on the two or three occasions we met near the Shamrock, we had a platform erected. The last time I remember hearing Captain Harrison address the diggers, was at one of our meetings held where All Saints' Church now stands, and at a subsequent meeting I distinctly remember my making a collection for him, he being in poor circumstances at the time. Captain Harrison never had much to do with the anti-licence movement started by G.E. Thompson, Captain Brown, Dr Wall, Mr Hopkins, and myself, he having retired from the field after his efforts were successful in preventing the licence tax being raised from 30s to L3.
I am sir, yours truly,
W.D.C. DENOVAN,
Golden-square, 24th July, 1869.[1]

Post 1854 Experiences

Obituary

BURIAL OF MR. BENSON.
The grave has closed over the mortal remains of Robert Benson. One of those men identified with the rise and the pro-gress of this district has departed from amongst us, and we would that the circumstances of his death had been of a less melancholy character. Mr. Benson is identified with the political struggles of this, and, indeed, of all the goldfields, for the removal of grievances under which they labored, and the obtaining of privileges to which as free communities, they were entitled. It is a true saying that men who are engaged m great actions do not usually fully appreciate the importance of the events they are concerned in bringing about. With great justice may this be applied to the earlier political movements in which Mr. Benson was a prominent actor. At that time a few men associated themselves for the purpose of simply urging the ordinary claims of British citizens. The same thing was done throughout the colony, but we believe that the 'Bendigo school,' as poor Benson fondly termed it, was the foremost and the most influential in urging political claims upon the Government. Into what a goodly tree of public liberty has not this seedling sprung?" Is not our gratitude due to the staunch old champion just departed, who so consistently advocated the true principles of public liberty, and so worthily in his own person represented the good sense and the love of.order or our digging community?
Mr. Benson's funeral yesterday evinced the affectionate respect in which he was held by his fellow townsmen, and could he have foreseen this mark of the public esteem to his memory the knowledge would have solaced his last hours.[2]

See also

Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case

Red Ribbon Rebellion

Further Reading

References

  1. Bendigo Advertiser, 26 July 1869.
  2. Bendigo Advertiser, 16 June 1910.

External links


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