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| − | Samuel Lazarus was born in 1837 in Liverpool, [[England]]. His parents were Joshua George and Hannah. Samuel arrived in Australia in 1853 at the age of 16 years. | + | Samuel Lazarus was born in 1837 in Liverpool, [[England]]. His parents were Joshua George and Hannah. Samuel arrived in Australia in 1853 at the age of 16 years, sailing on the [[Athlone]]. |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 19 December 2013
Contents
Background
Samuel Lazarus was born in 1837 in Liverpool, England. His parents were Joshua George and Hannah. Samuel arrived in Australia in 1853 at the age of 16 years, sailing on the Athlone.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Samuel Lazarus, a friend of Thomas Fletcher. Lazarus was not allowed to visit Fletcher in the lock-up after he was arrested for destroying the Eureka Hotel. Henry Westerby, Thomas Fletcher and Andrew McIntyre, were convicted and sentenced to four months imprisonment in November 1854, although accounts have him no where near the hotel. J.B. Humffray, Black and Thomas Kennedy, representing the Ballarat Reform League demanded the release of these prisoners on 27 November 1854. It was a fatal mistake, as the use of the word “demand” strengthened Governor Charles Hotham’s resolve for control.
Fletcher printed 100 posters calling for diggers to meet on Bakery Hill.
Post 1854 Experiences
In July 1855, with Wheeler and Evans, Fletcher started the Ballarat Trumpeter. Fletcher and Evans signed a Petition of householders of Ballaarat requesting the establishment of a Municipality in 1855. The printing office was on the Main Road, not far from the Eastern Market.
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
External links
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/charles-evans-diary
