Difference between revisions of "James Johnston"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | Johnston was born in 1828 at Mauritius where his father was a Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the British Military there. He married Margaret Brown nee Howden in 1854 at St Peters, Eastern Hill, Melbourne. They had fifteen children nine of whom survived. | ||
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| + | Johnston served in the 39th (Dorsetshire Regiment for 10 years before migrating to Australia from Scotland in 1852 on the [[Hurricane]]. He was appointed magistrate for the Colony of Victoria. | ||
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| + | Johnstone died in 1885 at the aged of 59. | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | Johnston was appointed Assistant Gold Commissioner for the Gravel Pits. Johnston sat on the bench at the [[James Scobie]] inquest, in the prelude to the [[Eureka Stockade]]. He dissented from other two on bench, as he did not believe [[James Bentley]] and others should be honourably discharged. | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | After the [[Eureka Stockade]] the Gold Commissioners were abolished, and Johnston and his wife moved to a farm at [[Mt Hollowbank]] where their first child was born. They later farmed near [[Dowling Forest]] before moving to [[Ballarat]] and later [[Buninyong]]. In later years Johnston was manager of the South Imperial Mining Company, and a judge of the Victoria racing club. | ||
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| + | Johnston’s apothecary box was permanently loaned to Ballarat Gold Museum in 1889. x | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 22:26, 18 November 2013
Contents
Background
Johnston was born in 1828 at Mauritius where his father was a Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the British Military there. He married Margaret Brown nee Howden in 1854 at St Peters, Eastern Hill, Melbourne. They had fifteen children nine of whom survived.
Johnston served in the 39th (Dorsetshire Regiment for 10 years before migrating to Australia from Scotland in 1852 on the Hurricane. He was appointed magistrate for the Colony of Victoria.
Johnstone died in 1885 at the aged of 59.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Johnston was appointed Assistant Gold Commissioner for the Gravel Pits. Johnston sat on the bench at the James Scobie inquest, in the prelude to the Eureka Stockade. He dissented from other two on bench, as he did not believe James Bentley and others should be honourably discharged.
Post 1854 Experiences
After the Eureka Stockade the Gold Commissioners were abolished, and Johnston and his wife moved to a farm at Mt Hollowbank where their first child was born. They later farmed near Dowling Forest before moving to Ballarat and later Buninyong. In later years Johnston was manager of the South Imperial Mining Company, and a judge of the Victoria racing club.
Johnston’s apothecary box was permanently loaned to Ballarat Gold Museum in 1889. x
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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