William Hurst
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Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Hurst was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of James Bentley's Eureka Hotel. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
- BALLARAT EARLY PIONEERS.
- Interesting Link Revealed.
- BALLARAT, Tuesday.— A link with the early pioneers was interestingly revealed to-day at a land board held by the district land officer, Mr. G. L. Wood, to consider the disposition of the old Literary Society's Hall in Thompson-street, Brown Hill.
- In the original file was found the constitution of the original "Brown Hill Christian Association, established in 1858," who built the hall in that year "for mutual improvement, Biblical, historical and scientific learning." Pioneer ing families were "well represented in the inaugural office hearers. They were:— Patron James Oddie; president. Rev. J. Milard; vice-president, Joseph Nicholson; treasurer. Matthew George; secretary, Richard Hosking; librarian Daniel Kelly; committee, William Hurst, Robert Allan, Joseph Young. Robert Nicholson, Henry Mann, G. D. Lee. On sentimental and historical grounds objections to the disposal of the old hall and site were lodged on behalf of the citizens by Crs. A. Darling and J. C. Bush, and Messrs. J, Tainsh, G. Stewart, A. Ellis and others. It was decided to recommend that a public meeting be called to appoint a committee of management to keep the reserve for the public in perpetuity.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
