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Latest revision as of 16:04, 24 February 2019
Contents
Background
Thomas Dignum was born in Sydney, Australia
Thomas Dignum was one of four known Australian born insurgents in the Eureka Stockade. He was one of the pikemen.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Dignum signed the Benden Hassell compensation petition.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.177.
