Thomas Allen
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Background
Mentioned on Rev. T.J. Linnane's List,[1] he was also known as 'Old Waterloo' Allen.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
He was the proprietor of the Waterloo Coffee House, [3] with a tent inside the Eureka Stockade. He stayed in his bed during the battle until Sub-Inspector Charles Carter forced him out. [4]
Post 1854 Experiences
After the battle Allen testified that there were three tents within the Eureka Stockade neighbouring his. One was the home for a married couple with six children, another housed a couple with three children, and the third ten sheltered a man with four children.[5]
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ List of names of people who figured in the life of Ballarat before and during the Eureka Rebellion of 3 December 1854, unpublished.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.172.
- ↑ Names in the Eureka Story, self published, c1972.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.173.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.172.
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