Difference between revisions of "Alexander Morrison"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| + | Alexander Thomas Morrison was born at Bow Churchyard, London, [[England]] on 13 January 1840.<ref>Geelong Advertiser, 18 July 1903. He sailed to Geelong on the [[Woolbridge]].</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
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Alexander T. Morrison served as a Councillor and Mayor. He was first secretary of the movement for a monument at Eureka. | Alexander T. Morrison served as a Councillor and Mayor. He was first secretary of the movement for a monument at Eureka. | ||
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| + | == Obituary == | ||
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| + | :DEATH OF A PIONEER, | ||
| + | :Mr. A. T. Morrison, accountant and treasurer, died at his residence, Webster street, this afternoon from general break up of the system. The deceased was born at Bow Churchyard, London, 13th January, 1840, and was, therefore, 63 years of age. In April, 1850, he sailed with his father in the Woodbridge, and landed in Geelong after a voyage of 120 days. The father of the deceased, Mr. "William Morrison, through, the instrumentality of a distant relative, the Hon. Dr. Thompson, who represented Port Phillip in the New South Wales Parliament before Victoria became a Crown colony, and who owned the Kardinia Park estate, started and edited the Port Phillip "Patriot" at Geelong, said to be the first daily paper published in Victoria. When the gold fever broke out in 1851 the deceased and his father came on to [[Ballarat]], together with the late Mr. [[James Curtis]] and Mr. Wm. Horman, who had been employed on the same paper. Deceased took a keen interest in public affairs and was twice mayor of the city. He was twice married, and leaves a widow and two sons.<ref>Geelong Advertiser, 18 July 1903</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 29 July 2017
Contents
Background
Alexander Thomas Morrison was born at Bow Churchyard, London, England on 13 January 1840.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Alexander T. Morrison served as a Councillor and Mayor. He was first secretary of the movement for a monument at Eureka.
Obituary
- DEATH OF A PIONEER,
- Mr. A. T. Morrison, accountant and treasurer, died at his residence, Webster street, this afternoon from general break up of the system. The deceased was born at Bow Churchyard, London, 13th January, 1840, and was, therefore, 63 years of age. In April, 1850, he sailed with his father in the Woodbridge, and landed in Geelong after a voyage of 120 days. The father of the deceased, Mr. "William Morrison, through, the instrumentality of a distant relative, the Hon. Dr. Thompson, who represented Port Phillip in the New South Wales Parliament before Victoria became a Crown colony, and who owned the Kardinia Park estate, started and edited the Port Phillip "Patriot" at Geelong, said to be the first daily paper published in Victoria. When the gold fever broke out in 1851 the deceased and his father came on to Ballarat, together with the late Mr. James Curtis and Mr. Wm. Horman, who had been employed on the same paper. Deceased took a keen interest in public affairs and was twice mayor of the city. He was twice married, and leaves a widow and two sons.[2]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J., Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Geelong Advertiser, 18 July 1903. He sailed to Geelong on the Woolbridge.
- ↑ Geelong Advertiser, 18 July 1903
