Difference between revisions of "William Melody"
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[[File:Carboni WEP page84-wiki.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|Walter E. Pidgeon, Illustration from ''The Eureka Stockade'' by Raffaello Carboni, Sunnybrook Press, 1942, offset print. <br>Art Gallery of Ballarat, purchased 1994.]] | [[File:Carboni WEP page84-wiki.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|Walter E. Pidgeon, Illustration from ''The Eureka Stockade'' by Raffaello Carboni, Sunnybrook Press, 1942, offset print. <br>Art Gallery of Ballarat, purchased 1994.]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:59, 24 June 2022
Contents
Background
Bill Melody was born in the United States of America.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
He was said to be in the Eureka Stockade, and a member of the Independent California Rangers. When Captain Robert Burnete cried ”California Rangers to the fence” Bill Melody was the first to obey. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
