by bullock wagon – it was destroyed in a fire in 1951. John King was a member of the Minyip Shire Council and twice President of the shire. He died on 23 October 1881 at Warrnambool, and was buried in the Dunmunkle Cemetery at Minyip. Isabella died in 1900 at Minyip. In 1895 King’s Family presented the Eureka Flag to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. In 1967, it was proven to be genuine, and was formally unveiled by Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on 3 December 1973. John King’s single barrel fowling piece, used at the Eureka Stockade, is on display at Ballarat’s Eureka Centre. References Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004. 1830 births 1881 deaths Australian police officers Gloucestershire Regiment soldiers Irish emigrants to colonial Australia