Difference between revisions of "John McEvoy"
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Sworn before us at Ballarat this (signatures George illegible) 21st October 1854 ]] | Sworn before us at Ballarat this (signatures George illegible) 21st October 1854 ]] | ||
+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0080-010-028.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Depositions of witnesses - McEvoy, October 1854, p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 80 | ||
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+ | And this deponent [[John McEvoy]] on his oath saith I am color Sergeant of the fortieth regiment . | ||
+ | I was present at the riot on the seventeenth Inst. At the [[Eureka Hotel]]. Immediately my party were drawn up I saw McIntyre in a window convenient to Mr. Rede the Commissioner He seemed to be endeavouring to excite the people by advising them to take the law into their own hands my detachment was afterwards marched round to the bowling alley In this building I should ]] | ||
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+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0080-010-029.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Depositions of witnesses - McEvoy, October 1854, p.2, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 80 | ||
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+ | say there were twenty five people. We were ordered by Mr. Rede to clear the people out. At the front of the building where I entered I came in contact with the Prisoner He was in a stooping posture in the act of taking a board from the panel I gently pushed my fire lock against him and ordered him out which he did quietly I saw him again in about half an hour after that He seemed to be saving some property – I believe it was a bass viola.]] | ||
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+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0080-010-030.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Depositions of witnesses - McEvoy, October 1854, p.3, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 80 | ||
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+ | By Prisoners Attorney – I could hear one or two words when he was addressing the people I heard him say let us take law after that I was not paying attention to what he said. | ||
+ | [[John McEvoy]] Sergeant 40th Regiment | ||
+ | Sworn before us at Ballarat this (signatures George illegible) 21st October 1854 ]] | ||
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+ | ==Background== | ||
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+ | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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+ | Colour Sergeant with the 40th Regiment at Ballarat in 1854. | ||
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+ | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
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+ | [[Andrew McIntyre]] | ||
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+ | [[William Morrissy]] | ||
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+ | [[Military]] | ||
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+ | [[Robert Rede]] | ||
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+ | ==Further Reading== | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | ==External links== | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== |
Revision as of 18:35, 5 August 2017
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Colour Sergeant with the 40th Regiment at Ballarat in 1854.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
References
External links
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Colour Sergeant with the 40th Regiment at Ballarat in 1854.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
References