They were eligible for land grants as the mining boom subsided.
They were eligible for land grants as the mining boom subsided.
the Eureka stokade started with all the miners getting angry in 1851. and carried on for three yers . on the 1 of December the miners fought but sadly lost the Eureka battle.
the Gold miners
The miners were
Traditionally, cartoons have the miners exclaiming "Eureka!"
This was called the Eureka Flag.
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields and the troopers (colonial police).
There was no gold in the Eureka Stockade. It was a primitive fortress used by revolting miners to protect themselves against police and military intervention.
Irishman Peter Lalor was elected as the leader of the rebels, leading the miners to revolt against the troopers in the Eureka Stockade, 1854.
more than 10,000
because they struck gold.