George Hartley
Contents
Background
George Hartley (1829-1915), known as 'The Stockade Poet'.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Obituary
- "STOCKADE POET'S" DEATH. EGERTON, Tuesday - Mr George Hartley, a veteran of the Eureka Stockade, has died at Egerton, aged 86 years. He was a native of Pennsylvania he arrrived in Ballarat
in 1853, and the following year was one of the participants in the Eureka Stockade riot. In the conflict he sustained a slight wound in the arm. On the 50th anniversary of the fight, held at Ballarat, Mr Hartley received the title of the 'Stockade Poet'.[1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ The Argus, 01 April 1915.
External links
http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/221960597
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