Difference between revisions of "Charles Trompf"
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| − | Born in 1832 in France, as Carl August Trompf, he sailed to Australia in search of gold. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> He married Ellen Walker Stewart in 1853 at St James Church of England, Melbourne, and they had eight children. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> He died on 13 June 1914 and was buried in the [[Beaufort Cemetery]]. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | + | Born in 1832 in [[France]], as Carl August Trompf, he sailed to Australia in search of gold. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> He married Ellen Walker Stewart in 1853 at St James Church of England, Melbourne, and they had eight children. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> He died on 13 June 1914 and was buried in the [[Beaufort Cemetery]]. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 22:40, 10 June 2013
Contents
Background
Born in 1832 in France, as Carl August Trompf, he sailed to Australia in search of gold. [1] He married Ellen Walker Stewart in 1853 at St James Church of England, Melbourne, and they had eight children. [2] He died on 13 June 1914 and was buried in the Beaufort Cemetery. [3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Charles Tromp from present at the Eureka Stockade on 03 December 1854. [4]
In Maryborough in 1859 Trompf spoke at a meeting protesting about Chinese Miners in the area. [5]
Post 1854 Experiences
Trompf was present at the 50th anniversary of Eureka celebrations in Ballarat, at which time he was living in Maryborough. [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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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