Richard Dillon
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Dillon was residing at Ballarat when he signed the Benden Hassell Petition in 1856. [1]
Obituary
- EUREKA STOCKADE - Thomas Dillon was an early resident of Clarence Town, who was later attracted to the Victorian gold rush. He brought back thrilling stories of the Eureka Stockade at Bendigo (sic), and substantial evidence of the wealth of the diggings, when he invested in a Glen William farm property. His two sons were Thomas and Michael, and his only daughter became Mrs. Stephen Carlton.[2]
See also
Benden Sherritt Hassell Compensation Case
Further Reading
Wickham, Dorothy, Shot in the Dark: Being the Petition for the Compensation Case of Benden S. Hassell, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1998.
