[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in The Freeman’s Journal, 31 March 1906.] A Eureka hero. Death of Mr. John Lynch. Leader of the pikemen in Australia’s only insurrection. (From our Melbourne correspondent.) Victoria — and, indeed, Australia — … [Read more...] about A Eureka hero: Death of Mr. John Lynch [31 March 1906]
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Eureka veteran dead: Father of “Colonel” Lynch [22 March 1906]
[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in The Argus, 22 March 1906.] Eureka veteran dead. Father of “Colonel” Lynch. Smythesdale, Wednesday. — Deep regret was felt here when it became known that Mr. John Lynch, mining surveyor for the Smythesdale … [Read more...] about Eureka veteran dead: Father of “Colonel” Lynch [22 March 1906]
[Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]
[Editor: This article about John Lynch was published in the “About people” column in The Age, 22 March 1906.] [Mr. John Lynch] Mr. John Lynch, one of the early pioneers of Ballarat and the last of the captains who fought under Peter Lalor at the Eureka Stockade, died on … [Read more...] about [Mr. John Lynch] [22 March 1906]
Chapter 6 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] VI Character sketch: Hon. Peter Lalor Reverting now to the adventures of the Commander-in-Chief (whom I left marshalling his men when the army hove in view), we know that he received a … [Read more...] about Chapter 6 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Chapter 5 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] V The Fight It was at this critical juncture, when men’s minds were seething with passion, that another hunting raid was got up, and carried out with so many incidents of undisguised … [Read more...] about Chapter 5 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Chapter 4 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] IV The Hon. Peter Lalor Having thus far sketched, as briefly as the nature of the subject would permit, the sequence of events from the beginning of the agitation for reform at Bendigo … [Read more...] about Chapter 4 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Chapter 3 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] III A justification of the outbreak Turning next to the peace party, we discover a miscellaneous assortment. We admit that a large number of them shrank from strong measures in obedience … [Read more...] about Chapter 3 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Chapter 2 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] II The leaders The burning of Bentley’s hotel marks a distinct epoch, and synchronises with the beginning of the monster meetings. Minor meetings there had been frequently, in which choice … [Read more...] about Chapter 2 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Chapter 1 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] The Story of the Eureka Stockade I The causes of the outbreaks That epic incident in colonial history, known as the Eureka Stockade, has been already treated of so fully by the … [Read more...] about Chapter 1 [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
Foreword [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]
[Editor: This is a chapter from The Story of the Eureka Stockade by John Lynch.] Foreword This is a first-hand — but little known account of Eureka, written by John Lynch, who was one of Peter Lalor’s captains in the Eureka Stockade. He wrote his story of the insurrection … [Read more...] about Foreword [The Story of the Eureka Stockade, by John Lynch]