Michael O'Dea
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Background
Michael O'Dea was born in 1824 at Kilteely, Co. Limerick, Ireland. Michael O'Dea married Mary Purtill in 1848 at Bowning New South Wales. Their daughter Mary was an early birth on the Ballarat goldfield.
In 1852 Michael and Mary acquired the property 'Cloverfield', Crossley, Tower Hill and is thought to have supplied the Ballarat goldfield, prospecting for gold while he was there.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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