Raffaello Carboni
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Background
The multi-lingual Raffaello Carboni was born in 1817 at Urbino, Italy. He participated in the Garibaldian revolutionary wars in Italy during the 1840s, and supported the Risorgimento.
Carboni died in 1875.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Carboni reached the Ballarat goldfields in 1852. He had moderate success at Golden Point and Magpie Gully, then spent some time as a shepherd where he experienced living with Aborigines. He returned to Ballarat mid-1853 and became embroiled in the digger' grievances over the gold license tax, and the manner in which the authorities were policing the collection of the licence fee. Because of his language skills he was chosen by Peter Lalor to act as a go-between with the non-English speaking European miners.
Carboni was one of twelve miners charged with high treason as a result of the Eureka Stockade.
Post 1854 Experiences
On 03 December 1855 Raffaello Carboni's book The Eureka Stockade was released. Printed by J.P. Atkinson and Co., the book was 126 pages in length and had green printed wrappers. The book is an eyewitness account of the Eureka rebellion.
- Remember the Sabbath Day (December 3 1854) to keep it holy. Raffaello Carboni
Carboni was appointed to the Ballarat Miners Court in July 1855. He returned to Italy in January 1856 where he worked as a translator and published several minor literary and musical works.
See also
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/carboni-raffaello-3163/text4733
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
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