John King
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Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
After the Eureka Stockade battle John King began to climb the flag pole flying the Eureka Flag. The pole had been hit by numerous musket balls, and it broke. King took possession of the Eureka Flag as a trophy.[1]
Post 1854 Experiences
John King was a sergeant of police at Ballarat and was present at the Eureka Stockade on 03 December 1854. In a witness statement King said he saw James Beattie and Raffaello Carboni taken out of the Eureka Stockade.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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