- BENNETT (BENETATOS), SPIRO
- CONSTANTINIDI, PROKOPIUS ("CON THE GREEK")
- DEFERANOS, DEMETRIUS
- GATSOS, JAMES
- PARIS, JOHN
- PERICLES, JOHN
- WILLIAMS, JEREMIAH
* Note - not all these people nicknamed "__ the Greek" are necessarily of Greek origin. Further research is required.
1871 - [UNPRONOUNCABLE]
The ‘free-selectors’ in the vicinity of the goldfields are becoming what is vulgarly called ‘cheeky’. One of them will not allow a poor miner’s nanny goat to browse on his unfenced grass. Another has an objection to even a little pet porker gamboling on his land, and yet another, Mr Rouse, summoned a miner with an unpronounceable Greek name for trespass, and brought an Attorney from Mudgee to ‘sheet it home’, he was fined 1/-.
Source: Gulgong Guardian, Issue No 20, 1 July 1871
1872 - [ZIMMLER'S TRIAL]
Mrs Redmond recalled by Mr Dally: The deceased had been attended by a medical man named “Mat the Greek” about the time that the prisoner saw it.
Source: Gulgong Guardian, Issue No 74, 3 May 1872
1873 - LOST HORSE
GEORGE REYNOLDS opposite Alic the Greek’s puddling machine Gulgong, lost 3 horses.
Source: Gulgong Guardian, Issue No 170, 2 April 1873
1874 - [GEORGE THE GREEK]
The party in No. 5 Black Lead finished washing a lot of 35 loads of headings at the puddling machine of George the Greek, at the head of Adam’s Lead and we believe they are found to yield the party fair wages. They were intending to finish the present lot today. Other parties down the Black Lead are continually finding new and payable ground and a great deal of work is being got through with.
Source: GULGONG EVENING ARGUS - April 11, 18741874 - [ALIC THE GREEK]
We heard the rumour that Alic the Greek had died [reported in the Home Rule Pilot] but he has gone to his family in Sydney.
Source: GULGONG EVENING ARGUS - June 30, 1874
1874 - [JIMMY THE GREEK]
Another Rush Yesterday evening Mr. James Burke, more generally known as ‘Jimmy the Greek’ came to town and reported payable gold in shallow ground as discovered at some distance from either the old or the present workings at Tallawang. There was a stampeded immediately and parties were leaving and marking off claims during the whole of the night. A large number went out this morning. The prospects are said to be very good but whether there is any extent of payable ground has yet to be ascertained.
Source: GULGONG EVENING ARGUS - September 26, 1874
On Saturday last there was a rush to ground not far from Robert McKay’a Hotel at Tallawang. For several months Demetruis a Greek miner, has been prospecting the ground in that locality. The ground is to the right of McKay’s house in a gully, as you go from Gulgong to Tallawang. The sinking is only 8 feet and there is about 6 inches of washdirt.
Source: GULGONG EVENING ARGUS - September 29, 1874
The coroner, T A Browne, held an inquest on the 10th and 11th instant on the body of See Tye, the unfortunate Chinaman who was cut and wounded with a tomahawk by James Gatsos. The jury, Coroner, several police and the prisoner Gatsos proceeded to the house of Ah Yin, Reedy Creek, on Wednesday evening, when it was found that certain important witnesses were not in attendance. The day being advanced the jury sworn in and proceeded to view the body, after the inquisition was adjourned till Thursday at 2 pm, at the Court House, Gulgong. On Thursday the jury Messrs John Hunter, William Selff, James F Plunkett, Henry Harrris and C L Morris having answered their names.
The following evidence was taken:-
Robert Forster, police constable stationed at Gulgong; Opposite Sun Tong Lee, in Herbert Street, I saw a Chinaman in a spring cart covered in blood from a head wound, he was removed to Hospital. I proceeded to Happy Valley in company of Constable Parker and near Trounce’s puddling machine where I saw the prisoner James Gatsos, a Greek; he stated that he had chopped down the Chinaman with a tomahawk, he said he did not know the man, we then arrested him and Senior Constable Parker took him to the lock-up. Yesterday I saw the Chinaman from the cart lying dead in a hut at Reedy Creek.
George Hopkins, sworn: I saw the prisoner hit the Chinaman of the back of head three times, he was in a spring cart, he jumped out of the cart and ran towards me, with the prisoner after him. I disarmed the prisoner and sent for the police. The Chinaman was in the habit of hawking vegetables daily, prisoner worked near the place.
Bridget Adams sworn: The Chinaman came to my house at the Happy Valley in a cart, he was talking to me when a man jumped up on the wheel of the cart and struck the Chinaman three times. I saw Mr Hopkins take the tomahawk away from the prisoner.
Wilson Ramsay sworn: I am a legally qualified medical practitioner residing at Gulgong, I saw the deceased at Reedy Creek in a hut, he was
suffering from wounds to the head and arm, when I saw the deceased he was a live; the wound to the head would be likely to cause death.
Reginald Henry Kemp Bennett sworn: I am a duly qualified medical practitioner; the deceased, See Tye, was brought to the hospital on the 6th instant, suffering from wounds to the head and arm, I saw the deceased shortly before he died, he was suffering from traumatic erysipelas caused by the wounds, when I saw the deceased last there was very little hope of his recovery.
Ah Yin sworn: I am the brother of See Tye, who lived with me at Reedy Creek, I saw the deceased at 5 am and he was quite well; the next time I saw him he was wounded. Then he died in the hut. I do not know the prisoner.
Committed for trial at the next Mudgee Circuit Court, April 12.
Source: GULGONG EVENING ARGUS - March 13, 1875
05.03.1908
DEMETRIUS DEFERANOS, a miner aged 73, died from "ARTERIAL ATHEROMA EXHAUSTION"
of 5 days' duration. Informant was M Churches, hospital matron. (NSW BDM 1634/1908)
Witnesses: C E Hilton and Richard Bayliss
Place of death: Gulgong Hospital
Place of burial: Gulgong
Born in Greece to ANDREW DEFERANOUS, a farmer and Catherine Nagos
Length in Colony: 24 years
Marital status: SINGLE
JOHN PARIS, a miner aged 43, died from “ACCIDENTALLY CRUSHED FALL OF EARTH IN A MINE”
Place of death: Gulgong
Place of burial: Gulgong
Born in ZOURA GREECE
Length in Colony: 15 years
Married in Sydney at age 38 to ELIZABETH CASTLES
Children: 1 female (living) 2 females (deceased)
Source: CPS & Surrounding area Deaths to 1910
