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with almost simultaneously discovering gold on the
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1455:(20 October 1917). "RECOLLECTIONS OF THE BALLARAT INSURRECTION PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF THOSE HEROIC DAYS. DOINGS OF CAPTAIN DANA'S BLACK POLICE".
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in 1849 and contributed to local newspapers. He moved to
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in twelve weekly parts from 11 June 1870. Bound volumes were sold from 9 August and two other editions were published.
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was praised by reviewers for
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Corfield, Justin; Wickham, Dorothy; Gervasoni, Clare (2004). "WITHERS, WILLIAM BRAMWELL (1823â1913)".
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Gold at Ballarat; the Ballarat East goldfield; its discovery and development
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A History of Ballarat from the first pastoral settlement to the present time
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and returned to Melbourne. He was employed as a roadmaker, a
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1112:(2nd ed.). Ballarat: F. W. Niven and Co.
713:Jason Withers and his second wife, Elizabeth
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1373:. Vol. 1. Melbourne: Wells and Leavitt.
846:. Austin McCallum, in Withers' entry in the
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133:This article is part of a series on the
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371:Robert Nickle (British Army officer)
271:British army in the Eureka Rebellion
960:was sold, Withers was hired by the
948:(1883), which was published in the
517:Eureka Rebellion in popular culture
391:Vexillology of the Eureka Rebellion
311:John Foster (Australian politician)
1579:People from the Colony of Victoria
1564:19th-century Australian historians
1407:Australian Dictionary of Biography
1125:Reminiscences of the '50s and '60s
1065:Withers, William Bramwell (1870).
849:Australian Dictionary of Biography
775:In November 1952, Withers reached
483:1855 Victorian high treason trials
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1384:"Withers, William Bramwell"
832:before joining the newly founded
351:List of Eureka Stockade defenders
1289:Bibliography and further reading
1118:Ballarat Chronicles and Pictures
980:Ballarat Chronicles and Pictures
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532:The Eureka Stockade (1855 novel)
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1367:Leavitt, T. W. H., ed. (1887).
653:By 1855, Withers was living in
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1569:People of the Eureka Rebellion
1492:The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka
1412:Australian National University
1227:Ball, Kent (28 January 2014).
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522:Eureka Stockade Memorial Park
256:Anti-Gold Licence Association
39:Australian Representative Men
1514:"DEATH OF MR. W. B. WITHERS"
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301:Forest Creek Monster Meeting
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537:Eureka Stockade (1907 film)
37:A photograph of Withers in
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1304:Melbourne University Press
908:Geelong Mutual Association
346:John King (police officer)
1522:. 16 July 1913. p. 6
1400:McCallum, Austin (1976).
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458:John Manning (journalist)
281:Charles Pasley (engineer)
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527:Eureka Stockade Monument
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1323:The Eureka Encyclopedia
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1574:Colony of Natal people
1559:Australian journalists
1346:Some Ballarat Pioneers
1234:State Library Victoria
900:State Library Victoria
858:Henry Richard Nicholls
789:Australian gold rushes
766:Melbourne and Ballarat
757:in Dutch and English.
507:Australian nationalism
321:Henry Richard Nicholls
316:Henry Christopher Wise
261:Ballarat Reform League
212:Australian gold rushes
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972:A History of Ballarat
904:A History of Ballarat
889:A History of Ballarat
844:Miner and Weekly Star
704:Whitchurch, Hampshire
671:Miner and Weekly Star
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120:A History of Ballarat
65:Whitchurch, Hampshire
1344:Gay, Robert (1935).
854:mechanics' institute
681:mechanics' institute
582:Australia portal
443:Henry Samuel Chapman
438:Butler Cole Aspinall
341:John Basson Humffray
247:The Eureka Rebellion
168:Eureka Stockade Riot
1047:on 14 July 1913 in
1045:cerebral hemorrhage
1014:on 14 July 1913 in
1012:cerebral hemorrhage
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807:before joining the
803:and a clerk on the
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783:, Australia in the
512:Eureka Jack Mystery
453:John Joseph (rebel)
424:High treason trials
376:Robert William Rede
232:Victorian gold rush
222:Revolutions of 1848
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1421:978-0-522-84459-7
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