Difference between revisions of "Ballarat Township"
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| − | [[ | + | [[File:M3027 Sketch of Ballarat Goldfield-wiki.jpg|800px|thumb|left|'Sketch of the Ballarat Goldfield, 1851,'' University of Ballarat Historical Collection.]] |
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| − | [[ | + | [[File:1994.22 - ST Gill - Ballarat Post Office001-wiki.jpg|1000px|thumb|right|S.T. Gill, ''Ballaarat Post Office and Township from Government Enclosure'', 1857, lithograph. Art Gallery of Ballarat Collection, purchased 1994.]] |
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| − | + | :To the Editor of the Geelong Advertiser | |
| + | :Ballärat | ||
| + | :25 Nov 1851 | ||
| + | :Sir, Perceiving that the name of the Diggings here is generally pronounced incorrectly I beg to state that it is a Native name and that the accent in not on the last syllable but on the one before the last as written above. It is a pity that Englishmen should spoil the Euphony of the Native Language. | ||
| + | :I am Sir Your most obedient servant | ||
| + | :Archibald B. Yuille | ||
| + | :Owner of the run Ballärat<ref>''Geelong Advertiser'', 28 Nov 1851.</ref> | ||
| + | [[Samuel McKee]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Matthew Orr]] |
Revision as of 10:40, 29 September 2013
- To the Editor of the Geelong Advertiser
- Ballärat
- 25 Nov 1851
- Sir, Perceiving that the name of the Diggings here is generally pronounced incorrectly I beg to state that it is a Native name and that the accent in not on the last syllable but on the one before the last as written above. It is a pity that Englishmen should spoil the Euphony of the Native Language.
- I am Sir Your most obedient servant
- Archibald B. Yuille
- Owner of the run Ballärat[1]
- ↑ Geelong Advertiser, 28 Nov 1851.
