John North

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Background

John North married Elizabeth Ann Doyle.[1]

Goldfields Involvement, 1854

According to family history John North was at the Eureka Stockade in 1854.[2] He attende the 50th annivresary of the Eureka Stockade and was presented with a blue 'stockader' ribbon, which is not in the collection of Museum Victoria.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag and his 50th anniversary commemorative ribbon is held by Museum Victoria.[3]

'The proudest men in Ballarat yesterday were the gold fields veterans who were associated with the historic fight at the Eureka Stockade, and were entitled to don the blue ribbon provided for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the event. A substantial majority of them were local men, but others had come hundreds of miles to renew old associations or to shake a hand which, like their own, had turned a windlass or filled a bucket in "the roaring days" of 50 years ago.'[4]

Family

John North married Elizabeth Ann Doyle. They had the following children: 1. William Leonard North (b. 25 January 1871)

See also

Eureka 50, 1904

Further Reading

Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.

References

  1. Information from Bryan Campbell, Great great grandson of John North, 2015.
  2. Information from Bryan Campbell, Great great grandson of John North, 2015.
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/230622502?q=%22Eureka+Stockade%22&c=picture&versionId=254105752, accessed 30 November 2019.
  4. Ballarat Star, 05 December 1904.

External links

https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/230622502?q=%22Eureka+Stockade%22&c=picture&versionId=254105752


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