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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
+ | James Wells was born in Calais, [[France]] on 15 February 1843. He sailed to Australia with his parents, Thomas and Sarah Wells,on the [[Harpley]] in 1848.<ref>Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
+ | As an eleven year old James Wells claimed to have watched the [[Eureka Stockade]] from a nearby tree.<ref>Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
+ | James Later moved to [[Barry's Reef]].<ref>Dorothy Wickham, Women of the Diggings: Ballarat 1854, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2009.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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+ | [[Eyewitnesses]] | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
− | Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. | + | Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. |
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 10:52, 12 August 2017
Contents
Background
James Wells was born in Calais, France on 15 February 1843. He sailed to Australia with his parents, Thomas and Sarah Wells,on the Harpley in 1848.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
As an eleven year old James Wells claimed to have watched the Eureka Stockade from a nearby tree.[2]
Post 1854 Experiences
James Later moved to Barry's Reef.[3]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links