Denis Condon
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Obituary
- AT EUREKA! - Saw Famous Ballarat Riots PIONEER'S DEATH
- The death of Denis Condon at Cooranbong has removed a pioneer resident of 70 years—he was 84 years old. Humorously termed the "Irish Rebel," the late Denis Con don earned the title because he was a spectator at the Eureka riots at Bailarat.
- He was there with his male relatives, with whom he had emigrated from Ireland as victims of the land laws. The elders were prominent at the Stockade. Denis was a spectator, but he could describe the happenings lucidly. When he left Ireland the authority was in the hands of the "Bobby Peel ers." The impression left on his mind by their action never faded. And at one portion of his life, the sight of a policeman's helmet seemed to him to be an invitation to send a stone or anything handy at it, he was wont to say. But there is no record of his having done so. In mature ege he was a well-known but peaceful character and his re mains were followed to the Cooranbong Cemetery by a large and representative district assembly.[1]
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ Newcastle Sun, 7 February 1930.
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