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| + | Born in 1823 at Liff, Benvie, Dundee, [[Scotland]], James Malcolm married Maria Ward in 1846. They arrived at Point Henry on 23 October 1852 aboard the ship [[Flora]], from Liverpool. He was in Ballarat in December 1852 first digging for gold at Pennyweight. At the time of the [[Eureka Stockade]] he was in Seymour Crescent, Ballarat, and was said to have witnessed the event. M | ||
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| + | Malcolm built Baths Hotel, now Craig’s Hotel, in Lydiard Street, Ballarat. He lived at Ballarat, and was recorded on the 1855 Electoral Roll, under the electoral qualification of Miner’s Right. He was residing in Ballarat in the 1880s. | ||
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Revision as of 12:10, 20 July 2013
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Background
Born in 1823 at Liff, Benvie, Dundee, Scotland, James Malcolm married Maria Ward in 1846. They arrived at Point Henry on 23 October 1852 aboard the ship Flora, from Liverpool. He was in Ballarat in December 1852 first digging for gold at Pennyweight. At the time of the Eureka Stockade he was in Seymour Crescent, Ballarat, and was said to have witnessed the event. M
He died on 17 November 1896 and is buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery, and has a tombstone of Carrara Marble.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Malcolm built Baths Hotel, now Craig’s Hotel, in Lydiard Street, Ballarat. He lived at Ballarat, and was recorded on the 1855 Electoral Roll, under the electoral qualification of Miner’s Right. He was residing in Ballarat in the 1880s.
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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