Colossus of the Goldfields
A Biography of Colonel J.E.N.Bull
$19.99
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Colonel JEN Bull was one of the most influential people on the Victorian goldfields in the 19th century. He was a real man of the times – Imperial soldier, social reformer, engineer, magistrate, goldfields administrator and civic leader. As a goldfields leader in 1853 he was faced with a rebellion by disgruntled miners. By treating the miners with respect he headed off a Eureka style outbreak, unlike his counterpart in Ballarat. Bull was a major influence on the development of central Victoria and is known as the father of Castlemaine.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781764502115 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1764502116 |
| Author: | Bob Marmion |
| Publisher: | Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 153mm x 228mm |
Bob Marmion
Bob Marmion has a lifelong interest in Australian military and police history, particularly the colonial era of the 19th century through to 1945. He served with the Victoria Police for fifteen years, working in both uniform and the Criminal Investigation Branch as a detective.
After leaving the police force, Bob pursued higher education as a mature-age student, eventually completing a PhD in Victorian military history at the University of Melbourne. In recent years, he co-ordinated the Victorian Defences Project 1803-1945, a multi-disciplinary initiative involving historians, archaeologists, engineers, mapping experts, and members of the public to document Victoria’s military history.
Bob is the author of Murder at the Fort, which examines two unsolved murders of soldiers stationed at Fort Queenscliff in 1942. He has also published several other books on Victorian military history, including works on the military and social aspects of the central Victorian goldfields.
He has been a member of the Professional Historians Association of Victoria since 2008.
Bob has a long-standing connection with Fort Queenscliff. He is the Secretary of the Fort Queenscliff Heritage Association Inc and participates in the fort’s heritage, education, and training programs.
Furthermore, he serves as the Secretary of the Headstone Project Victoria, an organization dedicated to placing headstones on the unmarked graves of veterans throughout the state.
Bob resides in Ocean Grove on the Bellarine Peninsula with his wife, Silvia.
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