John T. Smith
Contents
Background
In 1854 John Smith was the Mayor of Melbourne.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Notes
- THE LATE MR. SYDNEY SMITH. Mr. Sydney Smith, whose death has just been announced, was the last of the three sons of the late John Thomas Smith, one of Melbourne's very early Mayors, and who is credited with having imported the first don key into Victoria. ... It was during Mr. Smith's Mayoralty that the Eureka episode occurred, and owing to a rumour that the diggers contemplated holding up the banks, the Mayor organlsed a force of 300 speeial constables to defend the financial institutions of the capital. In the meantime the short and sharp engagement between the military and the mlners took place, and the specials were not called upon to engage in hostilities. ...[1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Newcastle Morning Herald, 04 May 1918.
