John Emery
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Background
John William Emery was from Boston, Massachusetts, America. He died in October 1887, and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery on 17 October 1887.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
J.W. Emery owned the building that housed the bowling alley attached to the Eureka Hotel.[2] It was very popular, but burnt down along with James Bentley's Eureka Hotel on 17 October 1854. Emery applied for 600 pounds compensation for his losses, and was awarded that amount.[3]
On 13 October 1854 Emery, Moody, Smith and Nicholls signed a letter congratulating James Bentley on his acquittal. [4]
Emery 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. [5]
Post 1854 Experiences
In 1858 John Emery ran the Washington Hotel in Main Road, Ballarat East.[6]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Potts, E. Daniel and Potts, Annette, Young America and Australian Gold. University of Queensland Press, 1974.
- ↑ Report of the Board appointed to Enquire into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballarat, John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne, 21 November 1854.
- ↑ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Washington_Hotel_(Ballarat)
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