Difference between revisions of "Bailey Richards"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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+ | T. Bailey Richards was a lieutenant and garrison adjutant with the 40th Regiment. | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
+ | On 02 December 1854 Bailey Richards posted the following notice: | ||
+ | :No lights will be allowed to be kept burning in any tent within musket-shot of the line of sentries after 8 o'clock p.m.. NO discharge of firearms in the neighbourhood of the camp will be permitted for any person whatsoever. | ||
+ | ::The sentries have orders to fire upon any person offending against these rules. | ||
+ | ::By order | ||
+ | ::T. Bailey Richards, Lieut. 40th Regt., | ||
+ | ::Garrison Adjutant<ref>''From Tent To Parliament'', Berry Anderson, Ballarat, 1934.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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+ | [[Military]] | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== |
Latest revision as of 16:26, 15 June 2023
Contents
Background
T. Bailey Richards was a lieutenant and garrison adjutant with the 40th Regiment.
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
On 02 December 1854 Bailey Richards posted the following notice:
- No lights will be allowed to be kept burning in any tent within musket-shot of the line of sentries after 8 o'clock p.m.. NO discharge of firearms in the neighbourhood of the camp will be permitted for any person whatsoever.
- The sentries have orders to fire upon any person offending against these rules.
- By order
- T. Bailey Richards, Lieut. 40th Regt.,
- Garrison Adjutant[1]
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ From Tent To Parliament, Berry Anderson, Ballarat, 1934.