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Background
Mary Faulds was from Glasgow, Scotland. [1] She died in 1897, aged 69.[2]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Post 1854 Experiences
Mary Faulds was said to be in labour during the Eureka Stockade battle.Nestled between two logs with a blanket over her, she was attended by her husband Matthew Faulds, while the battle raged. There is no official record of the baby's birth, but the child named Adeliza, always celebrated her birthday on 03 December 1854. [3]
At the 50th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade Adeliza Faulds recalled her mother stating that 'the soldiers were a lot of flash youngsters who would kill a man as readily as they would kill a chicken.[4]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.172.
- ↑ Supplement to the Ballarat Courier, 27 March 1998, p.6.
- ↑ Supplement to the Ballarat Courier, 27 March 1998, p.6.
- ↑ Blake, Gregory, To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.179.
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