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William John Shann Kishere was born in September 1830 at Mortlake, Surrey, [[England]]. He was the son of William Kishere and Mary Ann. He left London and sailed for Australia on the [[Countess of Elgin]], arriving on 02 January 1853. William Kishere married Jane Clydesdale and they had five children. He died on 10 December 1871 at herne Hill, and was buried on 11 December at Geelong Western Cemetery (CofE 1 902).<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>
  
  
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William Kishere was a butcher in Main Road. He tried to rescue people trapped with the United States Hotel burnt down in 1855.<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> 
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By 1859 William Kishere had moved to Fyansford, west of Geelong.<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref>
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THE FIRE AT BALLARAT. ... William Kishere Sworn - I was working on the gumtree flat last night, when I saw a fire near the [[United States Hotel]], when I went there, the fire was in the United States, Little Wonder Store, and American Express, when we arrived there was a cry of a body burning at the time, we went in and got it out and threw water over it, in doing so we were ourselves severely burnt, as the flames were all around; we found the second body lying near some galvanized iron or zinc roofing, we also brought  it out to the Charlie Napier ; there was no dress on the body, when we touched it it went to pieces, the head was much charred, we could not say whether it was male or female. The United States hotel has been completely burnt down.<ref>Geelong Advertiser, 4 December 1855.</ref>
  
  

Revision as of 21:42, 3 October 2015

Background

William John Shann Kishere was born in September 1830 at Mortlake, Surrey, England. He was the son of William Kishere and Mary Ann. He left London and sailed for Australia on the Countess of Elgin, arriving on 02 January 1853. William Kishere married Jane Clydesdale and they had five children. He died on 10 December 1871 at herne Hill, and was buried on 11 December at Geelong Western Cemetery (CofE 1 902).[1]


Goldfields Involvement, 1854

Post 1854 Experiences

William Kishere was a butcher in Main Road. He tried to rescue people trapped with the United States Hotel burnt down in 1855.[2]

By 1859 William Kishere had moved to Fyansford, west of Geelong.[3]


Newsworthy

THE FIRE AT BALLARAT. ... William Kishere Sworn - I was working on the gumtree flat last night, when I saw a fire near the United States Hotel, when I went there, the fire was in the United States, Little Wonder Store, and American Express, when we arrived there was a cry of a body burning at the time, we went in and got it out and threw water over it, in doing so we were ourselves severely burnt, as the flames were all around; we found the second body lying near some galvanized iron or zinc roofing, we also brought it out to the Charlie Napier ; there was no dress on the body, when we touched it it went to pieces, the head was much charred, we could not say whether it was male or female. The United States hotel has been completely burnt down.[4]


See also

Further Reading

Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.


References

  1. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  2. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  3. Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  4. Geelong Advertiser, 4 December 1855.

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