Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 171

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Captain Brunker a fine dashing, little man a regular attendant at Birdsey’s a remittance man – but it flew. He behaved like a hero at the burning of the Blue Jacket at sea.

Johnny Hart, about 1860s ran a dog show circus in a yard, where the shops are North of the Hart.

B.N. Jones, had a concert affair at the old wooden Town Hall.

Ben Dowling, one of a well known Tasmanian Australian sheep family – He used to make the welkin ring.

St Quentin who painted Jack Birdsey’s windows was a rare decorative artist, probably at his business, almost unequalled, but, poor man, he must go into politics. He fought an election at Papanui. He and old James Wood, the saddler, were at loggerheads. They were old Melbourne acquaintances.

(roughly) Jack Birdseye 1861 The Captain

[two men on a bench representing Fleetwood taking poison and Dr Murphy telling him to take his boots off]

Benj Dowling Mr Maxwell sixties