William Avent
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Background
Avent arrived from New Zealand in the early 1850s and was in Ballarat in 1854.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Avent was an eyewitness to Eureka Stockade. [2]
Mentioned on Rev. T.J. Linnane's List.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
He became a pioneer builder of the goldfields. His son Frank Alex Avent was born in Brown Hill in 1875 and educated at Brown Hill State School and later became a master builder and contractor. [4]
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Names in the Eureka Story, self published, c1972.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
