30 November, 1859
Peter Lalor was not leader of the Ballarat gold rush. The gold diggers who were unhappy with the gold licencing system and unfair licence checks elected Lalor to be leader of the rebellion which came to be known as the Eureka Stockade.
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When it came to the Eureka Stockade, the Australian gold miners elected Peter Lalor as their leader.
No, Peter Lalor was the leader of the Eureka Stockade.
Peter Lalor, rebel leader of the Eureka Stockade, was an immigrant from Ireland.
Irish immigrant Peter Lalor was elected leader of the Eureka Stockade.
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Peter Lalor's role in the Eureka Stockade was a leader of the miners.
He was elected to the Victorian Parliament.
He was elected under the new legislation.
Peter Lalor led the Australian gold miners when they were fighting for justice. Due to the deplorable conditions on the goldfields, and the lack of miners' rights and representation in government, Lalor was unofficially "elected" on 30 November 1854 to be a more militant leader and voice for the diggers. Lalor led the rebellion that later became known as the Eureka Stockade, and the birthplace of Australian democracy.
Irish miner Peter Lalor was elected as the leader of the rebellion, leading the miners to revolt against the troopers in the Eureka Stockade, 1854.