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Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Brown signed the Bendigo Goldfields Petition, and may be the same person who was a miner residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [1]
On 28 November 1854 a detachment of the 12th Regiment entered Ballarat between nine and ten o’clock at night and marched through the Eureka Diggings accompanied by some transport waggons. An incident ensued which resulted in injuries to the Drummer Boy, John Egan; the publican, Benden Hassell; and the carter, George Young. This is the incident which is described below.
Post 1854 Experiences
Notes
William Brown may be the W. Brown mentioned in the following obituary:
- WOUNDED IN EUREKA RIOT
- DEATH OF MR. JAMES EUNSON.
- On Tuesday afternoon, 7th inst., the remains of the late Mr. James Eunson, father, of Rev. T. A. Eunson, of Collingwood, were interred in the Coburg General Cemetery. His death occurred at the age of 81 years at 'Glasgow' House, Ballarat-street, Brunswick, the previous day. Deceased was a colonist of 58 years, he arrived in Victoria in 1854. For some time he was in the employ of the late Mr. J. Stanway as a glass packer. He afterwards went to Bal larat, and he used to relate some exciting experiences in connection with the Eureka Stockade riot. During those stormy days he had the mis fortune to be shot through the stomach. After his recovery he came to Melbourne, and after living in North Carlton and Fitzroy, settled on the late Sir Andrew Clarke's estate at Northcote, where he was married for the second time to Miss Elizabeth Mary Harrison, a native of Brunswick. The funeral was attended by a number of representative men. Messrs. Clarke and Coy. were represented by Mrs. Newbegin and W. Brown; A. G. Healing and Coy., proprietary Ltd., by Mr. A. G. Healing; Foresters' Lodge, by Mr. R. Clarke. The pall-bearers were: Mr. A. G. Healing, F.H. Williams, W. Brown, A. Rosen, T. Ridland, G. Major, Newbegin and Fox, all of whom were connected with the Eureka Stockade episode. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. J. A. Crockett; while Mr. J. Allison, of Brunswick, carried out the funeral arrangements. Amongst the floral tributes placed on the grave, we noticed wreaths from: Messrs. A. G. Healing and staff, Clarke and Coy. and employes, and employes of Levy Brothers. The deceased, who was also many years in Hazelglen, had in all a family of 20 children Mrs. Eunson and the following children survive him:- Ellen, Agnes, John, James, Johannah, Thomas, Jessie, Elizabeth, Christina, William, Wallace, Norman, Leslie, Adeline, llma, Elliott, Lily, Charles, late of Hazelglen.[2]
References
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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