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Sep 6, 2018 · National Museum of Australia. 7.29K subscribers. Subscribed. 541. 133K views 5 years ago. In 1854 goldminers at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat rebelled against the Victorian government. See this...
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97. 4.8K views 3 years ago. The Eureka Rebellion was a rebellion in 1854, instigated by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who revolted against the colonial authority of the United...
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Videos. Defining Moments: Eureka Stockade. The rebellion at Eureka Stockade in live-sketch animation, as told by historian David Hunt. Note: Five soldiers died at the stockade. In 1854 goldminers at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat rebelled against the Victorian government.
- Conflict on The Goldfields
- Murder at The Eureka Hotel
- Eureka and The Southern Cross Flag
From 1853 miners began to gather at ‘monster’ meetings to voice their concerns about the licencing system. They alleged the police were extorting money, accepting bribes and imprisoning people without due process. Delegations presented their concerns to Governor La Trobe, but he was unreceptive to the requests. Many of the miners were politically e...
On 6 October 1854, Scottish miner James Scobie was killed in an altercation at the Eureka Hotel in Ballarat. The proprietor, James Bentley, was accused of killing Scobie. A court of inquiry was held and Bentley was quickly exonerated. The miners sensed a miscarriage of justice, in part because one of the court members, John D’Ewes, was a police mag...
Over the next weeks the miners met and elected delegates. On 27 November 1854 the delegates approached the new Victorian Governor, Charles Hotham. The delegation demanded the release of the men who burned down Bentley’s Eureka Hotel. Governor Hotham took offence to having demands made of him and dismissed the grievances. He sent 150 British soldier...
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The Eureka Stockade was a short-lived rebellion that continues to influence Australian politics. In the words of Doc Evatt, former Leader of the Australian Labor Party and High Court judge, ‘Australian democracy was born at Eureka.’
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Jun 21, 2022 · By AG Staff • 21 June 2022. The violence between miners and police after authorities stormed the Eureka Stockade is recalled in this watercolour painted shortly after the event by J.B.Henderson. Image credit: courtesy State Library of NSW. Reading Time: 3 Minutes • Print this page.
