Why was there a Eureka Stoskade?

Answer 1

Eureka Stockade had arisen from high rising prices for mining equipment, the expense of a Miner's License, and taxation without representation on the license. The miners demands for right to vote and purchase land, as well as a decrease in license costs, was not granted, instead was met with [what was perceived as] injustice from the government. The event hit critical mass after a group of miners attacked a marching troop of reinforcements on 28 November 1854, in which many were injured and a drummer boy was said to have been killed.