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+ | Benajmin Barker immigrated in 1848 on [[The Artemisia]] to Moreton Bay, Queensland. | ||
+ | He was 18 years of age, and came from Yorkshire. | ||
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+ | Also on this vessel was [[John Barker]] (Baker on some certificates) who was possibly a relative of Benjamin's. John senior was baptised on 13 February 1820 at Pannal, Yorkshire, England. John Barker married Hannah Leak (Leggo on the shipping list) on 14 December 1846 at the Register Office at Otley, Yorkshire, England. Hannah and John with their family resided in North Brisbane in 1848 before moving to Victoria and Bendigo goldfields. | ||
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+ | Children of Hannah and John Barker | ||
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+ | Anthony born 30 October 1847 at Bramham Yorkshire | ||
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+ | Mary Ann born 5 April 1850 North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
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+ | Joshua born 23 February 1853 Australia and died 11 March 1853 Victoria, Australia | ||
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+ | Joshua born 21 May 1855 Specimen Gully, Bendigo, Victoria | ||
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+ | 14 December 1846 Sarah Jane born 3 August 1857 Sandhurst | ||
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+ | Hannah Barker born 15 May 1861 Specimen Gully, Bendigo #16613 | ||
+ | Married Richard COLES#1360/1880 YES - | ||
+ | Hannah COLES died Bendigo aged 76 in 1937 #13848/1937 Father John BAKER | ||
+ | Occupation | ||
+ | Labourer, Gold Digger <ref>Researched by Dr Dorothy Wickham</ref> | ||
==Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854== |
Revision as of 14:53, 28 January 2022
Contents
Background
Benajmin Barker immigrated in 1848 on The Artemisia to Moreton Bay, Queensland. He was 18 years of age, and came from Yorkshire.
Also on this vessel was John Barker (Baker on some certificates) who was possibly a relative of Benjamin's. John senior was baptised on 13 February 1820 at Pannal, Yorkshire, England. John Barker married Hannah Leak (Leggo on the shipping list) on 14 December 1846 at the Register Office at Otley, Yorkshire, England. Hannah and John with their family resided in North Brisbane in 1848 before moving to Victoria and Bendigo goldfields.
Children of Hannah and John Barker
Anthony born 30 October 1847 at Bramham Yorkshire
Mary Ann born 5 April 1850 North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Joshua born 23 February 1853 Australia and died 11 March 1853 Victoria, Australia
Joshua born 21 May 1855 Specimen Gully, Bendigo, Victoria
14 December 1846 Sarah Jane born 3 August 1857 Sandhurst
Hannah Barker born 15 May 1861 Specimen Gully, Bendigo #16613 Married Richard COLES#1360/1880 YES - Hannah COLES died Bendigo aged 76 in 1937 #13848/1937 Father John BAKER Occupation Labourer, Gold Digger [1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1853-1854
Signed the 1853 Bendigo Goldfields Petition. Agitation of the Victorian goldfields started with the Forest Creek Monster Meeting in 1851, but what became known as the Red Ribbon Movement was centred around the Bendigo goldfields in 1853. The Anti-Gold License Association was formed at Bendigo in June 1853, led by George Thomson, Dr D.G. Jones and 'Captain' Edward Browne. The association focused its attention on the 30 shillings monthly licence fee miners were required to pay to the government. They drew up a petition outlining digger grievances and called for a reduced licence fee, improved law and order, the right to vote and the right to buy land. The petition was signed by diggers at Bendigo, Ballarat, Castlemaine, McIvor (Heathcote), Mount Alexander (Harcourt) and other diggings. The 13 metre long petition was presented to Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe in Melbourne on the 01 August 1853, but their call for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers was rejected. The diggers dissatisfaction erupted into the Red Ribbon Rebellion where agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising their defiance of the law and prohibitive licence fees.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Further Reading
References
- ↑ Researched by Dr Dorothy Wickham
External links
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