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This is an incomplete list of those who were among the rebel garrison at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade that took place in 1854 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. It was the culmination of the 1851–1854 Eureka Rebellion during the Victorian gold rush. The fighting resulted in at least 27 deaths and many injuries, the majority of casualties being rebels. The miners had various grievances, chiefly the cost of mining permits and the officious way the system was enforced. There was an armed uprising in Ballarat when tensions were brought to a head following the death of miner James Scobie. The Eureka Flag was raised during a paramilitary display on Bakery Hill that resulted in the formation of rebel companies and the construction of a crude battlement on the Eureka lead.

Fortification of the Eureka lead[edit]

Main article: Eureka Stockade (fortification)
A plan of the Eureka Stockade in the 1855 Victorian High Treason trials

Following the oath swearing and Eureka Flag raising ceremony on Bakery Hill, about 1,000 rebels marched in double file to the Eureka lead, where the Eureka Stockade was constructed over the next few days. [1][2] It consisted of pit props held together as spikes by rope and overturned horse carts. Raffaello Carboni described it in his 1855 memoirs as being "higgledy piggledy".[3] It encompassed an area said to be one acre; however, that is difficult to reconcile with other estimates that have the dimensions of the stockade as being around 100 feet (30 m) x 200 feet (61 m).[4] Contemporaneous representations vary and render the stockade as either rectangular or semi-circular.[5] Testimony was heard at the high treason trials for the Eureka rebels that the stockade was four to seven feet high in places and was unable to be negotiated on horseback without being reduced.[6][note 1]

Lieutenant governor Charles Hotham feared that the goldfield's terrain would greatly favour the rebel snipers. Ballarat gold commissioner Robert Rede would instead order an early morning surprise attack on the rebel camp.[9] Carboni details the rebel dispositions along:

The shepherds' holes inside the lower part of the stockade had been turned into rifle-pits, and were now occupied by Californians of the I.C. Rangers' Brigade, some twenty or thirty in all, who had kept watch at the 'outposts' during the night.[10]

The location of the stockade has been described by Eureka veteran John Lynch as "appalling from a defensive point of view" as it was situated on "a gentle slope, which exposed a sizeable portion of its interior to fire from nearby high ground".[11][note 2]

In the early hours of 1 December, the rebels were observed to be massing on Bakery Hill, but a government raiding party found the area vacated. The riot act was read to a mob that had gathered around Bath's Hotel, with mounted police breaking up the unlawful assembly. A three-man miner's delegation met with Commissioner Rede to present a peace proposal; however, Rede was suspicious of the chartist undercurrent of the anti-mining tax movement and rejected the proposals as being the way forward.[15]

The rebels sent out scouts and established picket lines in order to have advance warning of Rede's movements and a request for reinforcements to the other mining settlements.[16] The "moral force" faction had withdrawn from the protest movement as the men of violence moved into the ascendancy. The rebels continued to fortify their position as 300-400 men arrived from Creswick's Creek, and Carboni recalls they were: "dirty and ragged, and proved the greatest nuisance. One of them, Michael Tuohy, behaved valiantly".[17] Once foraging parties were organised, there was a rebel garrison of around 200 men. Amid the Saturday night revelry, low munitions, and major desertions, Lalor ordered that any man attempting to leave the stockade be shot.[18]

Eureka Stockade defenders[edit]

Main article: Battle of the Eureka Stockade
Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross by Charles Doudiet (1854)
Eureka Slaughter by Charles Doudiet (1854)
Eureka Stockade Riot by J.B. Henderson (1854)
Eureka Stockade by Beryl Ireland (c.1890-1900). This artwork is believed to be an over-painted photographic print of a painted canvas by Izett Watson and Thaddeus Welch exhibited as part of a cyclorama in Fitzroy around 1891.[19][20]

Common estimates for the size of the Eureka Stockade garrison at the time of the attack on 3 December range from 120 to 150 men.[21][22][7]

According to rebel commander in chief Peter Lalor's reckoning: "There were about 70 men possessing guns, 30 with pikes and 30 with pistols, but many had no more than one or two rounds of ammunition. Their coolness and bravery were admirable when it is considered that the odds were 3 to 1 against".[23] Lalor's command was riddled with informants, and Rede was kept well advised of his movements, particularly through the work of government agents Henry Goodenough and Andrew Peters, who were embedded in the rebel garrison.[24][25]

Initially outnumbering the government camp considerably, Lalor had already devised a strategy where "if the government forces come to attack us, we should meet them on the Gravel Pits, and if compelled, we should retreat by the heights to the old Canadian Gully, and there we shall make our final stand".[26] On being brought to battle that day, Lalor stated: "we would have retreated, but it was then too late".[23]

Ballarat gold commissioner Robert Rede planned to send the combined military police formation of 276 men under the command of Captain John Thomas to attack the Eureka Stockade when the rebel garrison was observed to be at a low watermark. The police and military had the element of surprise timing their assault on the stockade for dawn on Sunday, the Christian Sabbath day of rest. The soldiers and police marched off in silence at around 3:30 am Sunday morning after the troopers had drunk the traditional tot of rum.[27] The British commander used bugle calls to coordinate his forces. The 40th regiment was to provide covering fire from one end, with mounted police covering the flanks. Enemy contact began at approximately 150 yards as the two columns of regular infantry and the contingent of foot police moved into position.[28]

According to military historian Gregory Blake, the fighting in Ballarat on 3 December 1854 was not one-sided and full of indiscriminate murder by the colonial forces. In his memoirs, one of Lalor's captains, John Lynch, mentions "some sharp shooting".[29] For at least 10 minutes, the rebels offered stiff resistance, with ranged fire coming from the Eureka Stockade garrison such that Thomas's best formation, the 40th regiment, wavered and had to be rallied. Blake says this is "stark evidence of the effectiveness of the defender's fire".[30]

The rebels eventually ran short of ammunition, and the government forces resumed their advance. The Victorian police contingent led the way over the top as the forlorn hope in a bayonet charge.[28][31] Carboni says it was the pikemen who stood their ground that suffered the heaviest casualties,[31] with Lalor ordering the musketeers to take refuge in the mine holes and crying out, "Pikemen, advance! Now for God's sake do your duty".[32] There were twenty to thirty Californians at the stockade during the battle. After the rebel garrison had already begun to flee and all hope was lost, a number of them gamely joined in the final melee bearing their trademark Colt revolvers.[33]

The exact numbers of deaths and injuries cannot be determined as, according to researcher Dorothy Wickham, many miners "fled to the surrounding bush, and it is likely a good many more died a lonely death or suffered the agony of their wounds, hidden from the authorities for fear of repercussions".[34] On 20 June 1855, the registrar of Ballarat, William Thomas Pooley, entered 27 consecutive names into the Victorian death register. There are a least three dead buried outside of Ballarat. In total, it has been discovered that there are at least ten other individuals not found on the register but referred to elsewhere as having died.[35]

Here is a list of the best-documented rebels who participated in the defence of the Eureka Stockade.

Name Birth year Birthplace Status Legacy and notes Ref(s)
Thomas Alexander 1823 unknown survivor Is probably the same Thomas Alexander who signed the Bendigo Petition [36]
William Edward Atherden 1838 Kent, England survivor Last remaining survivor of the Eureka Stockade [37][38][39]
Robert Batty 1838 Gainsborough, England survivor Attended the 50th-anniversary reunion in Ballarat [40]
James Beveridge 1832 Sterling, Scotland survivor Was accompanying William Simpson Hardie when he was shot by a stray bullet from a government camp sentry [41]
Edmund Bloehm unknown Germany survivor Was responsible for rousing many members of the rebel garrison at the start of the battle [42]
James Brown 1825 Newry, Ireland died of wounds Wounded in the battle and died sometime in February 1855. May have been the same James Brown who signed a petition for compensation brought by Benden S Hassell. During the James Scobie inquest he complained that Mr Johnstone would not take evidence from some miners. Buried in the Old Ballarat Cemetery. [43]
Edmund Bloehm unknown Germany survivor Was responsible for rousing many members of the rebel garrison at the start of the battle [42]
James Brazel unknown unknown survivor The Weekly Times, 19 November 1910 edition, mentions that Brazel was a merchandise peddlar on the goldfields and that he was an associate of Lalor. He fled from Ballarat after the battle and did not return until after the amnesty for all on the runs was announced. [44]
Alfred Bryant unknown unknown killed in action Known to have been badly wounded in the battle, Police Inspector Henry Foster informed his relatives that his whereabouts was unknown, and that unidentified Eureka rebels had been buried [41]
Robert Burnete unknown unknown survivor Was one of Peter Lalor's rebel captains in command of the "Independent Californian Rangers Revolver Brigade". He later claimed to have fired the first shot of the battle by either side, which killed Captain Wise. Carried a rifle. [45][46]
Patrick Callinan c.1832 Kilfenora County Clare, Ireland wounded Suffered a wound between his shoulders and a cut under his left breast, both from a bayonet. His name is recorded in Lalor's official list of casualties. [47]
Thomas Callinan 1836 Kilfenora County Clare, Ireland wounded Wounded in the battle and listed as "since recovered" in Lalor's list [41]
Donald Cameron 1829 Fassa Farn, lnvernisshire, Scotland wounded His obituary in the Wagga Wagga Express, 13 June 1914 edition, mentions he was present at the battle [48][citation needed]
Michael Canny 1832 County Clare, Ireland survivor In 1904, he gave some recollections saying that during the battle, he remembered seeing Peter Lalor began to stagger, then drop his weapon before stooping quickly to pick it up with his other hand, not knowing until later that the rebel leader had been wounded [49][citation needed]
Patrick Canny 1836 County Clare, Ireland survivor Brother of Michael Canny. According to the Argus, the Canny brothers supplied 2,000 wooden slabs along with laths that were used in the construction of the Eureka Stockade. [50][51]
George Clifton 1822/25 County Clare, Ireland died of wounds Badly wounded in the battle and died on 14 January 1855. Possibly known as "Happy Jack". Buried at Old Ballarat Cemetery. [citation needed]
Thomas Commins unknown unknown survivor His obituary in the Australian Town and Country, 3 November 1888 edition, mentions that he was at the battle and that he was a devout Peter Lalor supporter and was among a number of people who first introduced Duncan Gillies, premier of Victoria (1886-1890) to the miners of Ballarat. [52]
John Joseph Corran unknown Isle of Man survivor Was present at the battle. He returned for the 50th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade in 1904. His commemorative blue ribbon as given to all the rebel veterans, is now held by the Gold Museum in Ballarat. [53]
John Crowe 1824 Paulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland killed in action Was present at the battle and died from injuries sustained after being treated by Dr James Stewart. He was then buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery late on 3 December 1854. [54]
Robert Dawson unknown unknown survivor His obituary in The Herald, 17 January 1921 edition, notes that he was present at the battle and his sense of pride at having supported the rebel cause. [55]
Martin Diamond c.1831 Castle Clare, Ireland survivor His goldfields store was engulfed by the Eureka Stockade, later described as "half in and half out of it" by his wife Anne. Carboni records that meetings of the rebel leadership took place in Diamond's store. It was burnt down on the day of the battle, with Diamond being shot and cut with a sword three times and bayonetted in front of Anne. Lalor incorrectly refers to him as "John Diamond" in his list. [56][57]
George Donaghy 1829 Muff County, Donegal, Ireland killed in action He was buried in the Ballarat Old Cemetery on 3 December 1854. [58]
Dennis Dynan unknown County Clare, Ireland killed in action Wounded in the battle and listed as "since recovered" in Lalor's list [59]
William Emmermann unknown Saint Petersberg, Russia died of wounds Was probably the youngest of the rebel dead. He may have been the owner of the "Pikeman's Dog", a terrier that would not leave his dead owner after the battle. [60][61]
William Farley unknown unknown survivor Signed the Bendigo Petition in 1853. He later returned to Ballarat, where he was described as a Eureka Stockade veteran in the Weekly Times, 14 April 1917 edition. [60][citation needed]
James Farrant unknown unknown killed in action In the Adelaide News, 9 February 1927 edition, there is a report concerning James William Farrant's 80th birthday that mentions his father died at the Eureka Stockade [62]
Robert? Fenton unknown unknown died of wounds There is a "Fenton" listed as "wounded and since dead" in Lalor's report. His name is included on the Digger's memorial in the Ballarat Old Cemetery [63][64]
Patrick Gittings 1822 Kilkenny, Ireland died of wounds Was mortally wounded and died the same day, possibly whilst being transported in a cart to Geelong [65]
Samuel Green unknown England killed in action Carboni recalled that he was a fine man, very tall and that he was the owner of the Pikeman's Dog [66]
John Hafele unknown Wurtemberg, Germany killed in action It is said that he was a blacksmith and that during the battle, the top of his skull was severed by Lieutenant Richard's sabre. Hafele Drive in Ballarat Old Cemetery is named after him. His name is mentioned only in Lalor's list. [67][68]
Walter Hall unknown Kington, Herefordshire, England survivor His obituary that appeared in the Daily Telegraph, 24 May 1912 edition, mentions that he was a Eureka Stockade veteran. [69]
W.R. Hall unknown unknown survivor He was with the Californian contingent and witnessed Captain Henry Wise being shot. [70]
Patrick Hanafin unknown County Kerry, Ireland survivor Wounded in the battle and listed as "since recovered" in Lalor's list [71]
Michael Hanley c.1840 County Tipperary, Ireland wounded Wounded in the battle and listed as "since recovered" in Lalor's list. Family tradition has it that his two brothers were also at the Eureka Stockade. In early 1855, he signed the Benden Sherritt Hassell compensation petition. In his obituary in the Bathurst Times, 30 March 1914 edition, readers were told that he was just 14 at the time and was armed with a pike and a revolver. His brothers Jeremiah and Simon escaped unharmed, but he was shot in the arm, which he later lost the use of. It may have contributed to his death when he was thrown by a horse. [72][73]
George Hartley 1829 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania wounded Slightly wounded in the arm during battle. He was in attendance at the 50th-anniversary commemorations in Ballarat, where he received the title of "The Stockade Poet". [74][75]
James Heffernan c.1828 unknown survivor His obituary in the Argus, 29 April 1909 edition, notes that he was at the Eureka Stockade. It is said that during the battle he helped to carry the wounded Peter Lalor to a place of safety. [76][77]
Happy Jack unknown c.1823 died of wounds Was shot in the abdomen during the battle and died on 14 January 1855. His death certificate bears the name George Clifton. Buried in Ballarat Old Cemetary. [78]|[79]
Thomas Henfield c.1826 Wurtemberg, Germany. died of wounds Was wounded in the battle and died on 5 September 1854. Buried in the Diggers' Grave at Ballarat Old Cemetary. [78][80]
James Hodges c.1829/1831 unknown died of wounds Was wounded twice in the battle in the leg and head. Also known as "Eureka Jim". In the Sydney Sun, 31 July 1915 edition, it was stated that the Eureka Flag "was hoisted at the Eureka Stockade in 1854 by Mr, James Hodges". [81][82]
Charles Howes 1835 Richmond, Van Diemen's Land survivor According to his obituary, he "took part in the historic Eureka riot". [83]
James Hull unknown unknown wounded It is said that he was in charge of the riflemen during the battle and was wounded in the thigh, which was later bandaged by Raffaello Carboni. [84]
John Hynes 1831 Corofin, County Clare, Ireland killed in action? There is some confusion as to whether he died immediately after being shot by soldiers or on 6 December, according to family records. Although his name appears on the Digger's Monument in Ballarat, it appears he may have been buried in an unmarked grave in Geelong Eastern Cemetary on 3 December. His name was incorrectly spelt "Haynes" on the Eureka Monument. [85][86]
Robert Julien 1820 Nova Scotia, Canada died of wounds Badly wounded in the battle, he died on 14 January 1885 and was buried the same day in Ballarat Old Cemetery. Julien Avenue in the cemetery is named after him. [87]
Peter Lalor 1827 Tenakil, Queens County, Ireland wounded The rebel commander-in-chief was shot in the left arm, which was later amputated. Secreted out of Ballarat, he remained on the run until after the amnesty. Later became a member of parliament, serving on the parliamentary executive in various roles and as speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He is buried in Melbourne General Cemetery, where a single piper played to commemorate the centenary of his death in 1989. [87]
Andrew Lister c.1826 North Shields, Northumberland, England survivor According to family tradition, he witnessed Peter Lalor get shot in the arm and the burning of Bentley's Hotel. [88][89]
John Lynch 1826 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland survivor One of Peter Lalor's captains, he helped to conceal the rebel leader in a hole with slabs. He was arrested later that day and released. He returned to Ballarat to deliver an oration for the second anniversary of the battle. His memoirs were published in the Austral Light from October 1893 to March 1894. Buried in the Smythesdale Cemetery. [90][91]
Patrick McCarthy c.1832 unknown survivor His obituaries in the Melbourne Tribune (29 August 1914) and the Australian Worker (10 September 1914) mentioned he was present at the Eureka Stockade. [92]
Edward McGlynn 1818 Tipperary, Ireland died of wounds Listed by Lalor as "mortally wounded". Buried in Old Ballarat Cemetary on 3 December 1854. [93]
Tobias McGrath 1825 Tipperary, Ireland survivor His obituary published in 1916 mentions that he was one of the last few remaining Eureka veterans. [94][95]
Kenneth McKenzie unknown unknown survivor? May have been at the Eureka Stockade. In 1917, the Weekly Times noted his return visit to Ballarat after 50 years. [96]
William Melody 1828 Bonnyconnellan, County Mayo, Ireland survivor Known as "Melody Bill" he served with the Californian rangers at the Eureka Stockade. He was the first to respond when rebel captain Robert Burnette cried "California Rangers to the fence". [97][98]
William Mitchell unknown unknown survivor His obituary published in the Sydney Morning Herald, 10 January 1913 edition, mentions that he was at the Eureka Stockade [99]
James Moran unknown unknown survivor His obituary published on the front page of the Geelong Advertiser, 10 January 1913 edition, mentions that he was at the Eureka Stockade with his friend Peter Lalor an hour before the rebel commander-in-chief was shot in the arm. [100]
Patrick Moore 1834 Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland survivor Paticipated in the battle along with his brother Thaddeus Moore. [101][102]
Thaddeus Moore 1833 Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland died of wounds Died of wounds on the day of the battle. Buried in Geelong on 4 December 1854. Moore Avenue in the Ballarat Old Cemetary is named after him. [103][104]
Michael Morrison unknown Galway, Ireland wounded Listed as "wounded and subsequently recovered" in the Freeman's Journal, 31 March 1888 edition [105][106]
Charles Mullaly 1819 St Mary's, Sydney survivor In the Portland Guardian, 24 November 1919 edition, stated that the state premier, Mr Lawson had arranged for the 101-year-old to take up residence at the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum in Cheltenham. It was said that during the Eureka Rebellion, he helped to facilitate the escape of Peter Lalor after a 100-pound bounty was offered for the rebel leader and set a match to a pile of mining licences. [107]
Michael Mullins 1826 Limerick, Ireland killed in action Died from gunshot wounds in the battle. Buried at Ballarat Old Cemetary on 5 December 1864. His name is incorrectly spelt as "Thomas Mullins" on the Digger's monument in the cemetery. [108][109]
Michael Mullins 1826 Limerick, Ireland killed in action Died from gunshot wounds in the battle. Buried at Ballarat Old Cemetary on 5 December 1864. His name is incorrectly spelt as "Thomas Mullins" on the Digger's monument in the cemetery. [108][109]
James Murphy unknown California? survivor Was a blacksmith and pike sharpener for the Eureka Stockade garrison. Along with others he helped to convey Peter Lalor from Ballarat to Geelong after the battle. [110][111]
James Nolan 1818/1819 Kilkenny, Ireland survivor His obituary in the Bendigo Advertiser, 6 September 1905 edition, mentioned that he was at the battle which took place shortly after his arrival in Ballarat. [112][113]
James Nolan 1838 Cooraclare, County Clare, Ireland survivor He came to Australia aboard the Royal Saxon as part of Caroline Chisholm's family unification work. Signed the Bendigo Petition in 1853. According to family tradition, on the day of the battle, he and Peter Lalor walked the perimeter of the Eureka Stockade, each heading in a different direction before Peter Lalor encountered the government forces under Captain Thomas. O'Donnell heard the shooting and quickly fled the Eureka Stockade to save his own life and avoid arrest. [114]
Michael O'Neil unknown unknown wounded Was possibly the brother of Margaret O'Neill, who was born in Killaloe, Country Clare, Ireland in 1837. [115]
Thomas O'Neill 1824 Paulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland killed in action Was still holding his pike during the battle whilst suffering from two broken legs and a musket ball lodged in his body. Listed as killed in Lalor's list. O'Neill Drive in Ballarat Old Cemetary is named after him. [116]
Thomas Parker 1824 unknown killed in action Was a blacksmith who was shot dead in defence of the Eureka Stockade. Buried on 5 December 1854. [117]
Samuel Perkins unknown unknown survivor His obituary published in the Weekly Times, 4 January 1913 edition, mentions that he was one of the pioneers of mining at Sebastopol and that he was said to have been at the Eureka Stockade. Perkin's son, W.H. Perkins, was born on the Eureka lead a few weeks before the battle took place. During the fighting, his wife, Ann Perkins, took refuge with the baby in a mine shaft. [118]
Henry Powell c.1831 unknown died of wounds Was a non-combatant who had come from Creswick on 2 December 1854 to visit a friend, William Cox. Cox's tent was close to the Eureka Stockade, and when Powell emerged after the battle, police officer Arthur Akehurst told him he was being taken prisoner. Akehurst then struck Powell on the head with a sword, slashing his body several times, before mounted troopers rode over him. He gave a statement about these events before his death on 9 December 1854 and was buried two days later. There was a note in the Mount Alexander Mail, 22 December 1854 edition, that his coffin draped in a Union Jack was placed on a cart followed by around six mourners. Powell's was the only inquest into any of the deaths that arose from the Eureka Stockade. His testimony, which was given in the presence of Captain Gordon Evans, was disallowed. Akehurst was held liable by the coroner for wilful and felonious death, being later acquitted by a jury in Melbourne. [117][119]
William Quinlan unknown Goulburn, NSW killed in action Only known native-born Australian among the Eureka dead. Buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery. [120]
Edward Quinn 1818 County Cavan, Ireland killed in action Listed as killed in Lalor's casualty report. Buried in Old Ballarat Cemetary on 4 December 1854. Quin (sic) Drive in the cemetery is named after him. [120]
Carl Reinhardt unknown unknown wounded Although not mentioned in any official records, according to family tradition, he was wounded at the Eureka Stockade and, like many others, managed to escape into the surrounding bush. He was known as "the General" or "the Broomstick General" as a result of his efforts to impart military training and discipline to members of the rebel garrison. [121]
John Robertson unknown Scotland killed in action Listed as killed in Peter Lalor's report. Signed the Benden S Hassell compensation petition in 1855. [122]
Charles Ross 1827 Toronto, Canada died of wounds Was one of the rebel captains believed to have been involved in designing the Eureka Flag. Sustained a wound to the groin whilst defending the flag pole during the battle. He was taken on a stretcher to the Star Hotel, where he died later that day. When the publican informed a soldier of Ross' death, they replied, "damned glad at it". Buried in the Diggers' enclosure at Ballarat Old Cemetery on 7 December 1854. [123]
Horace Rowlands unknown unknown survivor According to a letter published in the Courier, 2 December 1904 edition, he spent the night before the battle at the Eureka Stockade. His tent was near where the Charlie Napier Hotel stood, and his neighbour was James Scobie. Rowlands also claimed to have a pistol and a glass from the Eureka Rebellion. [124]
Llewellyn Rowlands 1821 Wales killed in action Was a non-combatant who was talking to Benjamin Welch about a quarter of a mile from the Eureka Stockade when they noticed soldiers and prisoners near the Catholic St Alphius chapel. He failed to surrender immediately when asked by a trooper who deliberately dismounted and shot Rowlands through the heart. Buried on 4 December 1854 at Ballarat Old Cemetery. [125]
Luke Sheehan 1835 County Galway, Ireland wounded Was one of the rebel captains leading the pikemen at the Eureka Stockade. Avoided capture by the authorities. Listed as "wounded and since recovered" in Lalor's casualty report. [126]
George Smith unknown unknown survivor May be the same George Smith who signed the Bendigo Petition in 1853. In the Australian Town and Country Journal, 15 June 1901 edition, it was stated that he was at Eureka Stockade. [127]
Richard John Smith unknown unknown wounded On 2 December 1854 he was passing by the Eureka Stockade when some rebels asked him to join the garrison. Had been drinking that night alongside many rebels who fell asleep with their clothes on "just lying down anywhere" and awoke when the battle began. Was immediately shot in the leg. He stood alongside planks until the end of the fighting and then surrendered himself. Witnessed the routed rebel garrison fleeing the stockade. Was arrested and subsequently released. [128][129]
Henry Sutherland 1832 Orkney Islands, Scotland survivor Was a doctor who befriended Peter Lalor and Duncan Gillies. His obituaries published in the Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (23 June 1916) and the Maryborough Chronicle (8 June 1916) mention that he was at the Eureka Stockade. He was a pikeman who helped Peter Lalor to avoid capture. [130][131]
Francis Symons 1829 Nankervis Farm, St Enoder, Cornwall wounded Was probably the "Frank Symons" listed as "wounded and since recovered" in Lalor's casualty report. Along with Richard Symons was a signatory to the Bendigo Petition in 1853. [132][133]
Edward Thonen 1830 Elberfeld, Westphalia, Prussia killed in action Was a blacksmith and one of Lalor's rebel captains. Manufactured pikes for the Eureka Stockade garrison. Carboni records that amid the shooting, "Ross and his division northward and Thonen and his division southward, and both in front of the gully, under cover of the slabs, answered with such a smart fire". He was present at the meeting where Lalor was confirmed as leader and stood as seconder of the motion. Thonen was found dead with a mouthful of bullets. The only Jew known to have died at Eureka, he was buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery on 5 December 1854. Thonen Drive in the cemetery is named after him.[134]
Tom the Blacksmith unknown Hanover died of wounds Was a friend of Harry Schmedding (aka Dutch Harry). Manufactured pies for the Eureka Stockade garrison. John Lynch said that a witness to Tom's death claimed he died in agony some hours after the battle. Mentioned only as "Tom the Blacksmith" in Lalor's casualty report. [135]
John Torpy 1827 County Clare, Ireland survivor Was one of complaintants to the board of inquiry investigating the death of James Scobie under the surname "Toopy". Also complained about one of the presiding officers of the inquest, James Johnstone, assisstant gold commissioner for the gravel pits in Ballarat. [136]
Michael Tuohy 1830 Scariff, County Clare, Ireland survivor Was part of the contingent that traveled from Creswick contingent to the Eureka Stockade. He was detained by Corporal William Richardson whilst attempting to flee the stockade in possession of a double-barrelled shotgun. Subsequently spent most of his fortune pursuing a compensation claim over the loss of his mine. [137][138]
James Warner 1826 County Cork, Ireland wounded Listed as "wounded and since recovered" in Lalor's casualty report. [137][139]
William Williams unknown unknown wounded His obituary published in Alexandra Standard Newspaper, 3 May 1901 edition, mentions that he was at the Eureka Stockade. [140]
Charles Wilson unknown unknown wounded His obituary published in The Beaudesert Desert, 22 February 1918 edition, mentions he received a bullet wound to his left arm at the Eureka Stockade. [141]
William Wood c.1829-35 Gloucestershire, England survivor His obituary published in the Kalgoorlie Miner, 15 June 1907 edition, mentions that he was at the Eureka Stockade. [142][143]

Notable impostors[edit]

John Lishman Potter claimed that he was the last surviving defender of the Eureka Stockade, which nobody questioned during his lifetime. However, later research has shown that Potter was aboard the Falcon en route to Melbourne from Liverpool on the day of the battle.[144]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Peter Lalor himself said the wooden structure was never meant to be a fortress, saying "it was nothing more than an enclosure to keep our own men together, and was never erected with an eye to military defence".[7] However Peter FitzSimons says that Lalor may have downplayed the fact that the Eureka Stockade may have been intended as something of a fortress, at a time when "it was very much in his interests" to do so.[8]
  2. ^ A detachment of 800 men, which included "two field pieces and two howitzers" under the commander in chief of the British forces in Australia, Major General Sir Robert Nickle, who had seen action during the 1798 Irish rebellion, arrived after the insurgency had been put down.[12][13] In 1860, Withers stated in a lecture that "The site was most injudicious for any purpose of defence as it was easily commanded from adjacent spots, and the ease with which the place could be taken was apparent to the most unprofessional eye".[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Corfield, Wickham & Gervasoni 2004, p. xiii, 196.
  2. ^ Carboni 1855, p. 59.
  3. ^ Carboni 1855, pp. 77, 81.
  4. ^ FitzSimons 2012, p. 648, note 12.
  5. ^ Corfield, Wickham & Gervasoni 2004, pp. 190–191.
  6. ^ The Queen v Joseph and others, 29 (Supreme Court of Victoria 1855).
  7. ^ a b Historical Studies: Eureka Supplement 1965, p. 37.
  8. ^ FitzSimons 2012, p. 648, footnote 13.
  9. ^ Three Despatches From Sir Charles Hotham 1978, p. 2.
  10. ^ Carboni 1855, p. 96.
  11. ^ Blake 2012, p. 88.
  12. ^ Three Despatches From Sir Charles Hotham 1978, p. 7.
  13. ^ Blake 1979, p. 93.
  14. ^ Harvey 1994, p. 24.
  15. ^ MacFarlane 1995.
  16. ^ Withers 1999, p. 94.
  17. ^ Carboni 1855, pp. 78–79.
  18. ^ Withers 1999, pp. 116–117.
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