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Burnete was a member of the [[Independent California Rangers]] and was one of the digger leaders, and was present during the [[Eureka Stockade]] battle. He claimed to have killed Capt. [[Henry Wise]] with the first shot fired during the battle. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | Burnete was a member of the [[Independent California Rangers]] and was one of the digger leaders, and was present during the [[Eureka Stockade]] battle. He claimed to have killed Capt. [[Henry Wise]] with the first shot fired during the battle. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | Burnette used a [[Rifle]]. <ref>Blake, Gregory, ''To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart'', Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.213.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 20:07, 27 October 2013
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Burnete was a member of the Independent California Rangers and was one of the digger leaders, and was present during the Eureka Stockade battle. He claimed to have killed Capt. Henry Wise with the first shot fired during the battle. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Independent California Rangers
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
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Caption, Reference.
