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::After working for some time in Melbourne, carting firewood for bakers, at £5 a load, Mr. Free went to Ballarat and engaged in mining. | ::After working for some time in Melbourne, carting firewood for bakers, at £5 a load, Mr. Free went to Ballarat and engaged in mining. | ||
::Although not among the diggers at the [[Eureka Stockade]], he heard the first shot fired in.<ref>Sun News Pictorial, 12 December 1924.</ref> | ::Although not among the diggers at the [[Eureka Stockade]], he heard the first shot fired in.<ref>Sun News Pictorial, 12 December 1924.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:23, 2 January 2024
Obituary
- EUREKA’S FIRST SHOT
- Death of Old Colonist Who Heard It Fired
- MISSED FORTUNE BY FEET
- By the death at 96 May street, Fitzroy, yesterday, of Mr. John Free, a link with the early days of Victoria was broken.
- Mr. Free, who had reached his ninetieth year, arrived in the colony by the ship St George, which was wrecked at the Heads many years ago.
- After working for some time in Melbourne, carting firewood for bakers, at £5 a load, Mr. Free went to Ballarat and engaged in mining.
- Although not among the diggers at the Eureka Stockade, he heard the first shot fired in.[1]
Also See
References
- ↑ Sun News Pictorial, 12 December 1924.
