Eureka on Trial : Acknowledgements

Many people and organisations assisted in the creation of this website. Thank you for your generous contributions.

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
Ballarat Heritage Services
The Eureka Centre
Imagineering Technology
The State Library of Victoria
The Supreme Court Library
Sovereign Hill Museums Association

Madeleine Brennan, Sebastian Gurciullo, Lidia Petrovska, David Raffety, Daniel Wilksch.

The Eureka Names Database
The database of names on the Library search page contains over 1200 entries, and has been compiled from a variety of sources, including official records, publications, diaries and oral history, by Ballarat Heritage Services (BHS), a company dedicated to promoting local history, particularly that of Ballarat and the surrounding district.

BHS extends a special thank you to Peter Butters for his generosity in allowing us to compare and cross-reference this database with the Peter Butters Eureka Database.

List of terms used in the BHS database to describe association with Eureka:

Ballarat Resident 1854	Residing in Ballarat District in 1854
Direct Association	Directly associated, but not necessarily a participant
Eyewitness	Witnessed the events, but not necessarily a participant
Government Official	Employed by the government
Indirect Association	Associated with events, but only indirectly
Military	Member of the 12th or 40th regiments
Participant	Involved in the battle
Police	Member of the police force
Post-Eureka	Involved in events after the battle
Pre-Eureka	Involved in events before the battle
Present	Present at the battle, but not necessarily a participant
Sutler	Supplied items of expenditure, such as transport or forage, to the military
Trooper	Police

What if my ancestor is missing?
If you believe that an ancestor was at Eureka, or if you have any queries regarding the database, you can contact BHS for research and updating purposes. The compilers welcome any information and comment.

Ballarat Heritage Services
PO Box 2209, Ballarat Mail Centre, 3354
info@ballaratheritage.com.au

Disclaimer
When compiling this database every care has been taken to transcribe accurately from the various sources. Names have been transcribed as written in the various sources. Be sure to check all possible spellings of a surname. No responsibility will be taken by the compilers for the accuracy of the sources or transcription.

Ballarat Heritage Services reserve the sole right to alter and update the Eureka Database, and does not allow any other person or organisation, other than those approved by Ballarat Heritage Services, access to alter the Eureka Database.

© 2002 Ballarat Heritage Services
No part of this database may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of Ballarat Heritage Services

© 2008 Public Record Office Victoria
This page last updated: 6 May 2003