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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
− | + | Benjamin Barker immigrated in 1848 on the [[Artemisia]] to Moreton Bay, Queensland. | |
− | His parents were Hannah and John Barker and therefore his brother was [[John Barker]] who also emigrated on the Artemisia. | + | His parents were Hannah and John Barker and therefore his brother was [[John Barker]] who also emigrated on the ''Artemisia''. |
Benajmin was 18 years of age, and came from Yorkshire. | Benajmin was 18 years of age, and came from Yorkshire. | ||
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==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
− | + | Benjamin Barker, the son of John Barker (1789-1876) and Hannah Roper (1789-1866) died on 28 October 1861 at George Street, [[Sydney]], New South Wales. <ref> Death Registration New South Wales </ref> | |
==See also== | ==See also== |
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Background
Benjamin Barker immigrated in 1848 on the Artemisia to Moreton Bay, Queensland. His parents were Hannah and John Barker and therefore his brother was John Barker who also emigrated on the Artemisia. Benajmin was 18 years of age, and came from Yorkshire.
Also on this vessel was John Barker (Baker on some certificates) who was a brother of Benjamin's.
Anna and John with their family resided in North Brisbane in 1848 before moving to Victoria and Bendigo goldfields. Benjamin was also at Moreton Bay (Brisbane) and appears to have moved with the family to Bendigo. [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
Benjamin Barker, the son of John Barker (1789-1876) and Hannah Roper (1789-1866) died on 28 October 1861 at George Street, Sydney, New South Wales. [2]
See also
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Further Reading
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