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The troopers were the colonial police. They maintained law and order, and checked that miners' licences were current and valid.
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∙ 14y agothe troopers wore a red shirt with silver bottons and badges and navy blue, black or red pants and the hat was a bit like a top hat
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Who issued licenses on the goldfields?
troopers
Who were troopers on the goldfields?
"Troopers" were the Australian colonial equivalent of the local police force.
What did police wear on the goldfields?
what did the police wear on the goldfields
What was the role of the troopers during the Gold Rush in Victoria Australia between 1849 and 1853?
The troopers were the policemen who kept law and order on the goldfields.
What is another name for goldfields policeman?
Policemen were commonly called "troopers" in Australia during colonial times.
What is another name for a goldfields policeman?
Policemen were commonly called "troopers" in Australia during colonial times.
What was the role of the troopers in Ballarat in the 1850s?
The troopers kept law and order on the goldfields, ensuring that there was a minimal level of lawlessness. They were also the ones who conducted licence checks among the miners.
Who kept law and order on the goldfields?
In Australia, it was the troopers and the traps who kept law and order. There was also a Gold Commissioner who oversaw the goldfields. However, in many cases, the traps could be bribed, and so there was very little real "law and order" being kept.
The Eureka stockade was a battle between police and convicts or politcians or miners?
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields and the troopers (colonial police).
What were the names of the goldfields?
another name for the goldfields
What happened if there were no rules in the goldfields?
There mustn't have been goldfields.
What did children wear on the goldfields?
What did children and men wear on the goldfields
