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- The Eureka Stockade is considered the birthplace of Australian democracy. On December 3, 1854, it was the site of a conflict between gold miners, or diggers, and the government in Ballarat, Victoria. The conflict, also known as the Eureka Rebellion, is the most celebrated uprising in Australian history.
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Eureka Stockade, rebellion (December 3, 1854) in which gold prospectors in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia—who sought various reforms, notably the abolition of mining licenses—clashed with government forces. It was named for the rebels’ hastily constructed fortification in the Eureka goldfield.
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In December of 1854, a group of miners at Ballarat rebelled against these injustices. 22 miners and six soldiers would be killed in the rebellion which would become known as the Eureka Stockade incident.
- 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...
On December 3, 1854, it was the site of a conflict between gold miners, or diggers, and the government in Ballarat, Victoria. The conflict, also known as the Eureka Rebellion, is the most celebrated uprising in Australian history.
What happened at the Eureka Stockade? The day after the Eureka flag was revealed the police began a licence hunt. As the police moved through the miners’ tents the miners gathered and later marched to Bakery Hill.
The Eureka Stockade has been called the birthplace of Australian democracy. In 1854 gold miners clashed with government forces at this fortification in the Eureka goldfield of Ballarat, Victoria. The miners were protesting laws that they believed were unjust.
In 1854 goldminers at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat rebelled against the Victorian government. See this defining moment in Australia’s history brought to life, as told by historian David Hunt.
