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| + | The Ballarat Times and the Southern Cross was launched on the 4th March 1854. The paper was closed down by the government in the aftermath of the Eureka Rebellion. Its editor Henry Seekamp was arrested on the 4th December 1854 and charged with sedition. Ironically, Seekamp was the only person ever convicted of a crime as a result of the Eureka Rebellion. He was jailed for three months for sedition.<ref>http://www.peacebus.com/Eureka/111128ToscanoMedia.html</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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| + | Seekamp was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of [[James Bentley]]'s [[Eureka Hotel]]. <ref> ''Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat'', John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
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| + | [[Ballarat Times]] | ||
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| + | [[Clara Seekamp]] | ||
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| + | [[United States Hotel]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading== | ||
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| + | Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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Revision as of 12:34, 16 June 2013
Contents
Background
The Ballarat Times and the Southern Cross was launched on the 4th March 1854. The paper was closed down by the government in the aftermath of the Eureka Rebellion. Its editor Henry Seekamp was arrested on the 4th December 1854 and charged with sedition. Ironically, Seekamp was the only person ever convicted of a crime as a result of the Eureka Rebellion. He was jailed for three months for sedition.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Seekamp was a witness examined during the report of the Board appointed to enquire into circumstances connected with the riot at Ballarat, and the burning of James Bentley's Eureka Hotel. [2]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ http://www.peacebus.com/Eureka/111128ToscanoMedia.html
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
External links
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/seekamp-henry-13188/text23875
