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Michael McAdam, a private in the 40th swore that he saw [[Patrick Sheedy]] taken 'convanient' to a tent 200 yards from the stockade, but [[Patrick Lynot]] (also a private in the 40th) swore that Sheedy came out of his tent about 500 yards from the stockade 'only to see what was happening'. An unconvincing account given that a full-scale battle had just taken place.<ref>Email from J. Fawcett to C. Gervasoni, 28 November 2004.</ref> | Michael McAdam, a private in the 40th swore that he saw [[Patrick Sheedy]] taken 'convanient' to a tent 200 yards from the stockade, but [[Patrick Lynot]] (also a private in the 40th) swore that Sheedy came out of his tent about 500 yards from the stockade 'only to see what was happening'. An unconvincing account given that a full-scale battle had just taken place.<ref>Email from J. Fawcett to C. Gervasoni, 28 November 2004.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:43, 13 August 2017
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Michael McAdam, a private in the 40th swore that he saw Patrick Sheedy taken 'convanient' to a tent 200 yards from the stockade, but Patrick Lynot (also a private in the 40th) swore that Sheedy came out of his tent about 500 yards from the stockade 'only to see what was happening'. An unconvincing account given that a full-scale battle had just taken place.[1]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Email from J. Fawcett to C. Gervasoni, 28 November 2004.
