Difference between revisions of "Edmund Strange"
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Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the [[Eureka Stockade]].<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994.</ref> | Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the [[Eureka Stockade]].<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994.</ref> | ||
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Edmund Strange was the grandfather of Ballarat born local historian Bert Strange.<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994.</ref> | Edmund Strange was the grandfather of Ballarat born local historian Bert Strange.<ref>Ballarat Courier, 03 December 1994.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 12:06, 28 December 2017
Background
Edmund Strange arrived in Australia with his wife, four sons and three daughters, on the Shropshire in 1848. He was working as a carpenter at Geelong before becoming one of the first prospectors, alonmg with his mate John Parling, on the Ballarat field soon after gold was first discovered at Poverty Point in August 1851.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Edmund Strange was an eyewitness to the Eureka Stockade.[2]
Family
Edmund Strange was the grandfather of Ballarat born local historian Bert Strange.[3]
