Raffaello Carboni

Raffaello Carboni
Born15 December 1817
Urbino, Italy
Died24 October 1875(1875-10-24) (aged 57)
Rome, Italy

Raffaello Carboni (15 December 1817 – 24 October 1875) was an Italian writer, composer and interpreter who wrote a book on the Eureka Stockade which he witnessed while living in Australia.[1] Although only a spectator at the Eureka Rebellion he was charged with treason in the Supreme Court of Victoria,[2] but found not guilty of the charge and released on 21 March 1855.[3]

Carboni left Australia on 18 January 1856 for Europe. After periods of travelling, he returned to Italy where he died in Rome in 1875.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Raffaello Carboni (1817–1875)". Raffaello Carboni (1817–1875) by Jennifer Lorch. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. ^ ""Supreme Court"". The Age, 17 January 1855, pp 4-5. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. ^ ""Legal News"". The Age, 22 March 1855, pp4-5. Retrieved 2 October 2024.