Thomas BOLGER [775]

  General Notes:

Thomas Bolger arrived in Port Phillip Bay on 10 April 1849 from Plymouth on the ship the General Palmer.

Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic. : 1888 - 1954) Friday 31 March 190 Page 2
PERSONAL
It is with deep regret we have to chronicle the sudden death of Mr Thomas Bolger, senr, of Jumbuk, a very old colonist and a pioneer of Gippsland, the sad event taking place on Monday morning last. Deceased, who had reached the ripe old age of 84 years, was always hale and hearty, and looked years younger than he really was. He landed in Australia in the forties, and was present at the Eureka riot. He could relate much of great interest regarding the "early days" and scenes witnessed on the gold fields. He was among the first to select land in Jumbuk, and the manner in which he succeeded in converting a wild jungle into a fine, profitable and productive property, speaks much for the pluck, energy and perseverance of the "boys of the old brigade" He hardly knew what a day's illness was, and on the morning of his death ate a hearty break fast. He was chatted to a neighbour outside the house, and was in the act of lighting his pipe, when he suddenly fell back, and expired within two hours. Medical aid was at once sought, but he had passed away whilst the doctor was on his way out. Deceased leaves a widow and large grown-up family to mourn his lose. His remains were interred in the Hazelwood cemetery on Wednesday last, the Rev. E. J. Colman officiating at the grave

The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Wednesday 10 December 1902 Page 6
BITTEN BY A SNAKE.
MORWELL, Tuesday.- A farmer named Thomas Bolger, a resident of Jumbuk, was bitten by a tiger snake on the forefinger of the right hand. He scarified the bite, and allowed a calf to suck the wound for some time. He rode a distance of 15 miles to Morwell for medical treatment, but on arrival here Dr. Smith pronounced him to be out of danger.

Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) Saturday 1 April 1905 page 5
The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Friday 31 March 1905 page 4
A pioneer of Gippsland (Victoria), Mr. Thomas Bolger, Sen., died suddenly at his residence, Jumbuk on Monday. He was present at the Eureka Stockade riot in December, 1854.

The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW : 1873 - 1954) Tuesday 2 May 1905 Page 3
Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW : 1896 - 1938) Friday 28 April 1905 page 30
Soon there will not be a Eureka Stockade left in Australia. The veterans are dying off rapidly. Thomas Bolger and Charley Sublet, two of Peter Lao's men,have died recently. These were genuine, but many of the men who now claim to be Eureka veterans were very careful to be outside Lao's Stockade on that fatal Sunday.

Thomas married Ann REDMOND [774] [MRIN: 230], daughter of John REDMOND [224] and Sarah FARRELL [223], in 1853 in , Victoria, Australia.¹⁴²⁰ (Ann REDMOND [774] was born in 1834 in , , Ireland, died on 12 Jan 1908 in Morwell, Vic, Australia ^1421,1422 and was buried on 14 Jan 1908 in Hazelwood, Vic, Australia.)