Annie Alexander
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Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Annie (Perrie) with her husband John Alexander was present near the Eureka Diggings at the time of Eureka. John Alexander, a stonemason, with the help of his son-in-law George Carnegie, built Montrose Cottage around 1856 a fine example of one of the first masonry cottages on the goldfields. It has been classified ‘A’ by the National Trust and is included on the National Heritage Listing. Montrose Cottage was built on Eureka Street which was then used as a road to Melbourne. Annie died in 1875 aged 75 years and was buried on 9 September at Ballaarat New Cemetery (Pres A 17 14). John Died in April 1891 aged 99 years and was buried with Annie Alexander. [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Laurel Johnson, Women of Eureka, Ballarat 1995, pp. 52-53.
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