Joseph Barberis
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Background
Born in 1827 at Genoa,Italy, Joseph Barberis was the son of a Parliamentary Secretary, Charles Barberis.
Barberis was fluent in English, Spanish, Italian and French languages. He migrated to South America at an early age, then the lure of the Californian gold rushes attracted him. He came to Australia in 1851 travelling to the Ballarat goldfield. … While in Ballarat Mr Barberis was a spectator of the Eureka Stockade riot events, and was one of the few to know where the famous Peter Lalor was hidden in a shaft, and helped convey food to him. He also was one of those who knew where the rebel’s arm had been buried in the ground … Echuca 1 August 1911
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
- … While in Ballarat Mr Barberis was a spectator of the Eureka Stockade riot events, and was one of the few to know where the famous Peter Lalor was hidden in a shaft, and helped convey food to him. He also was one of those who knew where the rebel’s arm had been buried in the ground. … [1]
Post 1854 Experiences
Barberis was engaged in mining at the Jim Crow Diggings ( Daylesford ) for some years, before he sailed to Shot-over River, New Zealand. He then went to Queensland, New South Wales, and then returned to Ballarat and Daylesford. In Ballarat he started an hotel business. He went to Echuca where he was prominent in civic affairs, becoming a member of the council in 1887. He was re-elected in 1890.
At the age of 84 Barberis died in 1911 at his residence in Collier Street, Echuca, in Victoria.
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Echuca, 1 August 1911.
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