Michael Gleeson
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Background
Michael Gleeson was born in 1823, and baptised at Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland on 02 March 1823. He arrived Victoria 1852.[1]
He was the brother of Martin Gleeson and Edward Gleeson. [2]
Gleeson died in 1899.[3]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Gleeson was one of 123 taken prisoner at Eureka on or soon after the Eureka battle, but were released for lack of evidence. [4]
Post 1854 Experiences
Gleeson obtained land at Anakie in 1868 and built 2 dwellings on it and probably housed his aged parents, Edward Senior and Mary Lyons.[5]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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