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| + | As a journalist Levey covered the [[Eureka Stockade]] for Melbourne newspapers. On 02 December 1854 he was briefly kept a prisoner inside the [[Eureka Stockade]]. Levey gave evidence on the Irish before Royal Commission. He estimated that 863 men took up arms at Eureka, and around half were Irish. Levery later became a newspaper editor and politician. | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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| + | :Mr. George Levey has been appointed secretary to the approaching Exhibition.<ref>''Hobart Mercury'', 24 June 1872.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 1 September 2013
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
As a journalist Levey covered the Eureka Stockade for Melbourne newspapers. On 02 December 1854 he was briefly kept a prisoner inside the Eureka Stockade. Levey gave evidence on the Irish before Royal Commission. He estimated that 863 men took up arms at Eureka, and around half were Irish. Levery later became a newspaper editor and politician.
Post 1854 Experiences
In the News
- Mr. George Levey has been appointed secretary to the approaching Exhibition.[1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Hobart Mercury, 24 June 1872.
External links
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