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Henry Harris ran the Clarendon Hotel, and in 1858 subscribed to Henry Archer's 'Facts and Figures'. In 1858 he offered to buy the Welcome Nugget' but the owners would not sell. Instead the nugget was exhibited in the hotel for a fee which was donated to the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. Mothers were allowed to sit their babies on the nugget for good luck. | Henry Harris ran the Clarendon Hotel, and in 1858 subscribed to Henry Archer's 'Facts and Figures'. In 1858 he offered to buy the Welcome Nugget' but the owners would not sell. Instead the nugget was exhibited in the hotel for a fee which was donated to the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. Mothers were allowed to sit their babies on the nugget for good luck. | ||
− | Harris was first President of the Ballarat Jewish Synagogue which was established on 12 November 1855. He was a prominent Freemason.<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | + | Harris was first President of the Ballarat Jewish Synagogue which was established on 12 November 1855. <ref>Hilary H. Rubenstein, The Jews in Victoria:1835-1985, George allen & Unwin, 1986, pp. 135-136.</ref>He was a prominent Freemason.<ref>Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> Henry Harris was installed as the first Worshipful Master of the Victoria Lodge (formed on 28 September 1855).About 30 brethren including Camp Officials, professional gentlemen and leading merchants attended the first meeting at the Clarendon Hotel. <ref>Dorothy Wickham, Freemasons on the Goldfields: Ballarat 1853-2013, BHS Publishing, 2013, p. 31. </ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== |
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Contents
Background
Henry Harris was an auctioneer.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Henry Harris claimed for just over 45 pounds for goods stored at James Bentley's Eureka Hotel, and destroyed in the fire of 17 October 1854. The claim was rejected.[1]
Post 1854 Experiences
Henry Harris ran the Clarendon Hotel, and in 1858 subscribed to Henry Archer's 'Facts and Figures'. In 1858 he offered to buy the Welcome Nugget' but the owners would not sell. Instead the nugget was exhibited in the hotel for a fee which was donated to the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. Mothers were allowed to sit their babies on the nugget for good luck.
Harris was first President of the Ballarat Jewish Synagogue which was established on 12 November 1855. [2]He was a prominent Freemason.[3] Henry Harris was installed as the first Worshipful Master of the Victoria Lodge (formed on 28 September 1855).About 30 brethren including Camp Officials, professional gentlemen and leading merchants attended the first meeting at the Clarendon Hotel. [4]
See also
For Forms, Evidence and Depositions in relation to the James Scobie trial click the following link Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Official Forms, Evidence and Depositions, October 1854
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Hilary H. Rubenstein, The Jews in Victoria:1835-1985, George allen & Unwin, 1986, pp. 135-136.
- ↑ Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Dorothy Wickham, Freemasons on the Goldfields: Ballarat 1853-2013, BHS Publishing, 2013, p. 31.