Difference between revisions of "J.B. Humffray"
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− | John Basson Humffray was born on 17 April 1824 at Newton, Morganshire, South [[Wales]].< | + | John Basson Humffray was born on 17 April 1824 at Newton, Morganshire, South [[Wales]].<Ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopeadia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004</Ref> He was articled to a solicitor, but left for Victoria in search of gold, sailing on the ''[[Star of the East]]''.<Ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopeadia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004</Ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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Background
John Basson Humffray was born on 17 April 1824 at Newton, Morganshire, South Wales.[1] He was articled to a solicitor, but left for Victoria in search of gold, sailing on the Star of the East.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
At the meeting on Bakery Hill, held on 11 November 1854, Hummfray was elected secretary of the Ballarat Reform League.