George Hartley
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Background
George Hartley was known as 'The Stockade Poet'. He was born on 16 February 1829 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America. He arrived in Australia from San Francisco in June 1853 on board The Racer.[1]
He died in 1915.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
George Hartley was a participant in the Eureka Stockade Battle.Excelsior Restaurant and Boarding House
Post 1854 Experiences
Obituary
- "STOCKADE POET'S" DEATH. EGERTON, Tuesday - Mr George Hartley, a veteran of the Eureka Stockade, has died at Egerton, aged 86 years. He was a native of Pennsylvania he arrived in Ballarat in 1853, and the following year was one of the participants in the Eureka Stockade riot. In the conflict he sustained a slight wound in the arm. On the 50th anniversary of the fight, held at Ballarat, Mr Hartley received the title of the 'Stockade Poet'.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/221960597
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