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The condition of the within written Recognance is such, That Whereas [[Andrew McIntyre]] was the seventeenth day of October 1854 at Ballarat in the Colony aforesaid, together with certain ther persons did tumultuously and riotously assemble and did then and there feloniously and unlawfully burn, pull down and destroy the hotel of one James Francis Bentley it therefore be the said [[Edward Viret]] shall appear at the Criminal Sessions to be holden at Melbourne in and for the Colony of Victoria, on the fifteenth day of November next, and there give such evidence as he knoweth upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said [[Andrew McIntyre]] for the offence aforesaid, as the Jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said [[Andrew McIntyre]] then the said Recognizance to be void or else stand in full force and virtue.]] | The condition of the within written Recognance is such, That Whereas [[Andrew McIntyre]] was the seventeenth day of October 1854 at Ballarat in the Colony aforesaid, together with certain ther persons did tumultuously and riotously assemble and did then and there feloniously and unlawfully burn, pull down and destroy the hotel of one James Francis Bentley it therefore be the said [[Edward Viret]] shall appear at the Criminal Sessions to be holden at Melbourne in and for the Colony of Victoria, on the fifteenth day of November next, and there give such evidence as he knoweth upon an information to be then and there preferred against the said [[Andrew McIntyre]] for the offence aforesaid, as the Jurors who shall pass upon the trial of the said [[Andrew McIntyre]] then the said Recognizance to be void or else stand in full force and virtue.]] | ||
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− | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0080-010-024.jpg|800px|thumb| | + | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0080-010-024.jpg|800px|thumb|right|"Depositions of witnesses - [[Thomas Crowther]], October 1854, p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 80 |
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==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
+ | Edward Viret gave evidence regarding the burning of the [[Eureka Hotel]]: | ||
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+ | :Edward Viret : I am a sergeant of police. I was present at the riot. McIntyre was there. He pulled down the side of the building. He said they would have justice, and repeatedly interrupted Mr. Reid.<ref>THe Argus, 21 November 1854.</ref> | ||
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+ | He was also present at the Eureka Stockade: | ||
+ | :Edward Viret, sergeant of [[Police]], saw Molloy coming out of the stockade at the conclusion of the firing. Told him to surrender, and he did so. In answer to the witness he said, on the way down, "The row is just beginning, and would not end here." He was as sober then as now.<ref>Sydney Morning Herald. 18 December 1854.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== |
Latest revision as of 22:44, 26 August 2017
Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Edward Viret gave evidence regarding the burning of the Eureka Hotel:
- Edward Viret : I am a sergeant of police. I was present at the riot. McIntyre was there. He pulled down the side of the building. He said they would have justice, and repeatedly interrupted Mr. Reid.[1]
He was also present at the Eureka Stockade:
- Edward Viret, sergeant of Police, saw Molloy coming out of the stockade at the conclusion of the firing. Told him to surrender, and he did so. In answer to the witness he said, on the way down, "The row is just beginning, and would not end here." He was as sober then as now.[2]
Post 1854 Experiences
Edward Viret was a sergeant of police at Ballarat in 1854.
See also
Further Reading
Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009.