John Wall
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History
John Wall was the first Toown Clerk and Surveyor for the Borough of Sebastopol Council and was Chairman of the Sebastopol Star Co. in 1887.[1]
Legacy
In 1883 John Wall of Sebastopol initiated a series of lectures on Astronomy which led to instruction in Astronomical Science at the Ballarat School of Mines.[2]
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Notes
The rules of the Ballarat Field Club and Science Society were printed in the Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report 1882.
- President - James Oddie
- Vice-Presidents - William Henry Nicholls, Alfred Mica Smith
- Treasurer - Frederick Martell
- Secretary - Ferdinand Krause
- Assistant Secretary - I.J. Jones
- Committee - R. T. Vale, John Wall, T. Potter, I.J. Jones, R. Lorimer, Dr Whitcombe, Herman Ritz.[3]
References
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.
- ↑ Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report, 1983.
- ↑ Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report, 1882.
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--C.K.Gervasoni 14:58, 31 July 2014 (EST)