Difference between revisions of "William Avent"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | + | Avent arrived from New Zealand in the early 1850s and was in Ballarat in 1854.<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| + | Avent was an eyewitness to [[Eureka Stockade]]. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
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| + | Mentioned on Rev. T.J. Linnane's List.<ref>Names in the Eureka Story, self published, c1972.</ref> | ||
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| + | He became a pioneer builder of the goldfields. His son Frank Alex Avent was born in [[Brown Hill]] in 1875 and educated at Brown Hill State School and later became a master builder and contractor. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:37, 2 May 2014
Contents
Background
Avent arrived from New Zealand in the early 1850s and was in Ballarat in 1854.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
Avent was an eyewitness to Eureka Stockade. [2]
Mentioned on Rev. T.J. Linnane's List.[3]
Post 1854 Experiences
He became a pioneer builder of the goldfields. His son Frank Alex Avent was born in Brown Hill in 1875 and educated at Brown Hill State School and later became a master builder and contractor. [4]
See also
Further Reading
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Names in the Eureka Story, self published, c1972.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
