J.R. Thomson
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Background
Thomson was the proprietor of the Caledonian Hotel.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Thomson 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]
Thomson was threatened with contempt of court when he suggested that the Bentley case should go before a jury. He was foreman of the jury at the James Scobie inquest. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie. He backed Lalor’s candidature for Parliament. Thomson was Chairman of the committee formed on 17 October 1854 to petition for a further investigation into the death of Scobie.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
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.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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