tinpan
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Hi all, 
History lesson time.
James Forester Sullivan
James was born in Waterford Ireland,the son of a merchant James Sullivan and Mary Forester. He was left fatherless and went to Liverpool about 1830,only to abscond to sea and settle in the USA. He worked as a back woodsman, timber merchant and shipping and plantation entrepreneur.
He interrupted his law studies at Franklin, Indiana to fight in the war between the United States and Mexico, joinedthe Louisiana Guards and secured a commission.
The California Golsrushes attracted him to the west coast in 1848, but on hearing about Australian gold rushes, he brought a ship called the LONG ISLAND and with cargo and paying passengers, sailed to Sydney,in April 1853, where he sold the ship and goods.By June he was in Melbourne but soon moved to the gold rush town called Bendigo,where he entred a partnership in a jewellers store in Pall Mall[then camp street] he was granted a liquor licence in May 1854 and ran the place known as the Red Store until 1861.
In Bendigo he soon became in volved in local affairs. He was prominent in the formation of the Sandhurst municipality in 1855 and was chairman twice.He also participated in the founding of the Mechanics Institute ,the Diggers Defence Council,the Sandhurst Fire Brigade, the bendigo hospital, the Land League and much more.director of the Bendigo Gas works and Bendigo Mercury co.
Sullivan married Alice Redpath in 1857 at the Wesleyan Church Long Gully about 700 yards from my house lol He became the Minister of Mines when elected to the seat of Mandurang in 1861 He also started the local bank Sandhurst Building Society.
Whe british regiments returned to England in 1860 he became the officer in the Spring Gully Rifles and by 1864 commanded more than half of all colonial troops in Colony of Victoria.Note the uniforms of the colony of Victoria where blue and not red coats lol.
Tried to make as short as possible so much info and he is only one of about 50 American 49-ers that had a great part of my towns history.Now you can see why i have a big interest in treasurenet.The history between united states and australia is much greater than most realize.Lots of the places mention in this story so far i have hunted but i still cannot find enough early american relics which should be here some ware.
Well today i hunted near where the irish and the americans mined and lived but only came up with this lot and the only really interesting finds is a Northern Ireland Medal and my first Silver Queen Victoria Comm as they are usually only copper. I will find a large cent sooner or later.
tinpan ps all sites mentioned still stand to this day
History lesson time.James Forester Sullivan
James was born in Waterford Ireland,the son of a merchant James Sullivan and Mary Forester. He was left fatherless and went to Liverpool about 1830,only to abscond to sea and settle in the USA. He worked as a back woodsman, timber merchant and shipping and plantation entrepreneur.
He interrupted his law studies at Franklin, Indiana to fight in the war between the United States and Mexico, joinedthe Louisiana Guards and secured a commission.
The California Golsrushes attracted him to the west coast in 1848, but on hearing about Australian gold rushes, he brought a ship called the LONG ISLAND and with cargo and paying passengers, sailed to Sydney,in April 1853, where he sold the ship and goods.By June he was in Melbourne but soon moved to the gold rush town called Bendigo,where he entred a partnership in a jewellers store in Pall Mall[then camp street] he was granted a liquor licence in May 1854 and ran the place known as the Red Store until 1861.
In Bendigo he soon became in volved in local affairs. He was prominent in the formation of the Sandhurst municipality in 1855 and was chairman twice.He also participated in the founding of the Mechanics Institute ,the Diggers Defence Council,the Sandhurst Fire Brigade, the bendigo hospital, the Land League and much more.director of the Bendigo Gas works and Bendigo Mercury co.
Sullivan married Alice Redpath in 1857 at the Wesleyan Church Long Gully about 700 yards from my house lol He became the Minister of Mines when elected to the seat of Mandurang in 1861 He also started the local bank Sandhurst Building Society.
Whe british regiments returned to England in 1860 he became the officer in the Spring Gully Rifles and by 1864 commanded more than half of all colonial troops in Colony of Victoria.Note the uniforms of the colony of Victoria where blue and not red coats lol.
Tried to make as short as possible so much info and he is only one of about 50 American 49-ers that had a great part of my towns history.Now you can see why i have a big interest in treasurenet.The history between united states and australia is much greater than most realize.Lots of the places mention in this story so far i have hunted but i still cannot find enough early american relics which should be here some ware.
Well today i hunted near where the irish and the americans mined and lived but only came up with this lot and the only really interesting finds is a Northern Ireland Medal and my first Silver Queen Victoria Comm as they are usually only copper. I will find a large cent sooner or later.
tinpan ps all sites mentioned still stand to this day
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