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| + | On 18 December 1854 the following people signed the petition of James Bourke, late of Eureka, for compensation after the burning of his property: | ||
| + | [[Patrick Smyth]] Priest Cath; [[Timothy Doyle]]; J. Amos?] Barrister; C. Brougham; [[Hicks Bolger]]; [[Patrick Bolger]]; [[Timothy Shanahan]]; [[Robert Carr]] MD; [A. Lynn?] | ||
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| + | We the undersigned do bear testimony to the general character of James Bourke that he is a quiet, honets and industrious man and we further say that our ernest prayer and desire is that His Excellency will take into his favourable consideration his petition as here requested: | ||
| + | [[Patrick Sheehan]], Storekeeper; [[Patrick Bolger]], Merchant Ballarat; [[James Bourchier]], Clare Hotel Ballarat; [[Robert Muir]] of Muir Bros and company; [[William Fullerton]] [librarian?]; [[William McCulloch]], Storekeeper; H. Glenny, Storekeeper; Bradshaw and Salmon, Storekeepers; [[George Harris]], Storekeeper; A.E. & R. Alexander, Beehive; Robertson and Cole; Hogg & Norris, Storekeepers; [? Craplin??], Storekeeper; [[Alfred Sickler]]. | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 15 March 2013
Contents
Background
On 18 December 1854 the following people signed the petition of James Bourke, late of Eureka, for compensation after the burning of his property: Patrick Smyth Priest Cath; Timothy Doyle; J. Amos?] Barrister; C. Brougham; Hicks Bolger; Patrick Bolger; Timothy Shanahan; Robert Carr MD; [A. Lynn?]
We the undersigned do bear testimony to the general character of James Bourke that he is a quiet, honets and industrious man and we further say that our ernest prayer and desire is that His Excellency will take into his favourable consideration his petition as here requested: Patrick Sheehan, Storekeeper; Patrick Bolger, Merchant Ballarat; James Bourchier, Clare Hotel Ballarat; Robert Muir of Muir Bros and company; William Fullerton [librarian?]; William McCulloch, Storekeeper; H. Glenny, Storekeeper; Bradshaw and Salmon, Storekeepers; George Harris, Storekeeper; A.E. & R. Alexander, Beehive; Robertson and Cole; Hogg & Norris, Storekeepers; [? Craplin??], Storekeeper; Alfred Sickler.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
