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+ | George Stibbs was a mining engineer who was born in Buckinghamshire, [[England]]. He married Ellen Cornell in 1875 and they had five children.<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
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+ | George Stibbs died in August 1888 at Ballarat and was buried on 28 August 1888 at the [[Ballaarat New Cemetery]].<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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+ | According to family history George Stibbs was in gaol on the night of the [[Eureka Stockade]] on account of losing in [[Gold License]]. <ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 18 June 2013
Contents
Background
George Stibbs was a mining engineer who was born in Buckinghamshire, England. He married Ellen Cornell in 1875 and they had five children.[1]
George Stibbs died in August 1888 at Ballarat and was buried on 28 August 1888 at the Ballaarat New Cemetery.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
According to family history George Stibbs was in gaol on the night of the Eureka Stockade on account of losing in Gold License. [3]
Post 1854 Experiences
Stibbs lived at Ballarat, and was recorded on the 1855 Electoral Roll, under the electoral qualification of Miner’s Right. [4]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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