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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | Riley was born at Ballyborough, Co. Cavan, [[Ireland]] on 30 June 1831. He was a private in the 40th Regiment (Reg No 2752), having enlisted at Dublin on 20 June 1849. He arrived in New South Wales on 13 July 1852. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | Riley was probably a participant in the [[Eureka Stockade]] battle. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | Riley was discharged at Melbourne on 23 January 1860.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | == In the News == | ||
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| + | :he news of the death of Constable.-John | ||
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| + | :... Deceased John Riley was the second son of the late Mr. Edward Riley, who belonged to the 40th Regiment, which was ...on this goldfield in 1852, and subsequently in [[Ballarat]] at the time of the [[Eureka Stockade]] riot. ... <ref>''Bendigo Advertiser'', 1 June 1897.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Military]] | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:45, 1 June 2014
Contents
Background
Riley was born at Ballyborough, Co. Cavan, Ireland on 30 June 1831. He was a private in the 40th Regiment (Reg No 2752), having enlisted at Dublin on 20 June 1849. He arrived in New South Wales on 13 July 1852. [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Riley was probably a participant in the Eureka Stockade battle. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
Riley was discharged at Melbourne on 23 January 1860.[3]
In the News
- he news of the death of Constable.-John
- ... Deceased John Riley was the second son of the late Mr. Edward Riley, who belonged to the 40th Regiment, which was ...on this goldfield in 1852, and subsequently in Ballarat at the time of the Eureka Stockade riot. ... [4]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Bendigo Advertiser, 1 June 1897.
External links
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