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| − | McNeil witnessed the [[Ballarat Reform League]] meeting on [[Bakery Hill]] when Peter Lalor swore the diggers oath. According to his account McNeil witnessed [[Robert McCandlish]] unbutton his coat and unfurl a light blue flag with some stars on it, but no cross. When McNeil viewed the flag at the Art Gallery of Ballarat he stated he had never seen it before.<ref>Wither, W.B., History of Ballarat and Some Ballarat Reminiscences, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999, p238.</ref> | + | [[John McNeil]] witnessed the [[Ballarat Reform League]] meeting on [[Bakery Hill]] when [[Peter Lalor]] swore the diggers oath. According to his account McNeil witnessed [[Robert McCandlish]] unbutton his coat and unfurl a light blue flag with some stars on it, but no cross. When McNeil viewed the flag at the Art Gallery of Ballarat he stated he had never seen it before.<ref>Wither, W.B., History of Ballarat and Some Ballarat Reminiscences, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999, p238.</ref> |
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 25 May 2014
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
John McNeil witnessed the Ballarat Reform League meeting on Bakery Hill when Peter Lalor swore the diggers oath. According to his account McNeil witnessed Robert McCandlish unbutton his coat and unfurl a light blue flag with some stars on it, but no cross. When McNeil viewed the flag at the Art Gallery of Ballarat he stated he had never seen it before.[1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
Citation Details Eurekapedia, http://eurekapedia.org, accessed [insert date]
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