Where did the eureka stockade happen?

Answer 1

The Eureka Stockade was the gold miners' rebellion held in Ballarat, Victoria. On 1 December 1854, some of the miners built a wooden barricade, or stockade, from which they planned to defend themselves against licence hunts and arrests or other incursions by the authorities. At 3:00am on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade.

Answer 2

The Eureka Stockade started on December 2nd, 1854.

On December, 2, 1854, more than 1,000 miners were in the stockade. About 150 men were in the stockade when the government troops attacked it at dawn. The other miners had returned to their tents to sleep. In the short fight that followed, 30 miners and 6 soldiers were killed.

The government brought 13 of their leaders to trial, but a jury acquitted all except one. In 1855, the government abolished the licence fee and introduced a miner's right fee.

Answer 3

The Eureka Stockade involved the prospectors, or "diggers" on the goldfields who were standing up for their rights, and the unfairness of the excessive mining licences they were required to purchase every month. They stood against the troopers (goldfields police) who dealt harshly with small offences.

Answer 4

The Eureka Stockade took place on the goldfields of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Specifically, it took place on Bakery Hill.

On 1 December 1854, the miners began to construct a wooden stockade from which they planned to defend themselves against unfair licence arrests or other incursions by the authorities. At 3:00am on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade in what is known as the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.

Answer 5

The Eureka Stockade rebellion was a clash between the gold miners and the authorities. It occurred in Ballarat, Victoria, during the early years of the Australian goldrush. In the event, the gold miners rebelled against the miner's licence, which cost a monthly fee of 30 shillings and allowed the holder to work a meagre 3.6 metre square "claim". Licences had to be paid whether or not a digger found any gold. There were frequent licence hunts, during which the miners were ordered to produce proof of their licences, and this increased the sense of unrest.

Miners had sent previous delegations to the Victorian government, but the government refused to act on their behalf so, on 29 November 1854, the miners burned their licences in a mass display of resistance against the laws which controlled the miners. Following a widespread licence hunt the following day, on November 30, Irish immigrant and goldminer Peter Lalor was chosen to lead the rebellion.

On December 1, the miners began to construct a wooden barricade, a rather flimsy stockade from which they planned to make their stand against further licence arrests or other unreasonable displays of authority. Early in the morning on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade. It's unknown which side fired first, but ultimately 22 diggers and 5 troopers died in the battle that followed.

Although the rebellion itself failed in what it set out to do, it gained the attention of the Government. Following a Commission of Enquiry, changes were put in place. These included abolishing the monthly gold licences, which were replaced by an affordable annual miner's licence. The numbers of troopers were reduced significantly, and Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields.

Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. For these reasons, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy.

Answer 6

The Eureka Stockade battle took place near Ballarat, Victoria.

Answer 7

The battle of the Eureka Stockade took place near Ballarat, Victoria.

Answer 8

The Eureka Stockade Started in Ballarat!