33 Facts About Eureka Rebellion

1.

Eureka Rebellion was a series of events involving gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia during the Victorian gold rush.

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2.

The Eureka Rebellion is controversially identified with the birth of democracy in Australia and interpreted by many as a political revolt.

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3.

The spot is adjacent to Eureka Rebellion, which is famed alike for the stockade fight and for the fact that the Welcome Nugget.

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4.

Eureka Rebellion instructs Rede to introduce a strict enforcement system and conduct a weekly cycle of licence hunts, which it was hoped, would cause the exodus to the goldfields to be reversed.

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5.

Teddy Shanahan, a merchant whose store on the Eureka Rebellion lead had been engulfed by the stockade, said the rebels immediately became very short on food, drink, and accommodation, and that by the evening before the battle:.

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6.

Eureka Rebellion observed the prisoner [Hayes] brought down from a tent in custody.

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7.

Eureka Rebellion took up boldly his stand to the left of the gully and in front: the red-coats 'fell in' in their ranks to the right of this lad.

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8.

Eureka Rebellion was hidden under some slabs before finally being secreted out of Ballarat to hide as an outlaw with supporters.

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9.

Carboni records the Eureka Rebellion Flag was then trailed in an age-old celebration of victory, saying:.

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10.

Eureka Rebellion immediately set about firing up the government printing press to put out placards calling for support from among the colonists.

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11.

Eureka Rebellion died in Melbourne on New Year's Eve that year while in a coma after suffering from a severe cold.

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12.

Eureka Rebellion served as the sheriff at Geelong in 1857, Ballarat in 1868, Melbourne in 1877, and was the Commandant of the Volunteer Rifles being the second-in-command at Port Phillip.

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13.

Eureka Rebellion was released from prison on 28 June 1855, precisely three months early.

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14.

Eureka Rebellion was one of three Americans taken into custody at the stockade, with the United States Consul intervening to secure the release of the other two detainees.

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15.

Eureka Rebellion instead preferred the existing property-based franchise and plural voting, where ownership of a certain number of holdings conferred the right to cast multiple ballots.

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16.

Eureka Rebellion is on record as having been opposed to payment for members of the Legislative Council, which had been another key demand of the Ballarat Reform League.

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17.

Eureka Rebellion was briefly Postmaster-General of Victoria, including from May to July 1877.

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18.

Eureka Rebellion has drawn attention to the fact that many miners were temporary migrants from Britain and the United States, who did not intend to settle permanently in Australia saying:.

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19.

Some earliest recorded examples of the Eureka Rebellion Flag being used as a symbol of white nationalism and trade unionism are from the late 19th century.

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20.

The Eureka Rebellion Flag was temporarily on display at Sovereign Hill during 1987, whilst renovation work was being carried out at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

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21.

In 1973, Gough Whitlam gave a speech to mark the largest and most celebrated fragments of the Eureka Rebellion Flag donated by the descendants of John King going on permanent display to the general public at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

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22.

The centrepiece of MADE's collection was the "King" fragments of the Eureka Rebellion Flag made available on loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat, that represent 69.

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23.

Eureka Rebellion was born on 15 December 1817 in Urbino, Italy and educated at the College of Nobles.

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24.

Eureka Rebellion had only partially completed his studies when he went to Rome and spoke out against Pope Gregory XVI.

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25.

Eureka Rebellion went into exile in 1849, living in Frankfurt, Berlin and Dresden, before relocating to London which was a haven for Italian exiles.

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26.

Eureka Rebellion had some success in Ballarat, being able to keep his head above water and make his licence fee renewal.

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27.

Eureka Rebellion was elected to the local court in Ballarat as one of nine miners that heard mining disputes.

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28.

Eureka Rebellion used some of the gold he found during his time in Ballarat to fund his travels around the world.

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29.

Eureka Rebellion published several books as well as plays and an opera.

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30.

The next Eureka Rebellion novel was to appear in 1901, entitled Roll-Up: A Tale of the Eureka Rebellion Riots, by James Middleton.

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31.

The first, Eureka Rebellion Stockade, was a silent 1907 film directed by Arthur and George Cornwell and produced by the Australasian Cinematograph Company.

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32.

Loyal Rebel, known as Eureka Rebellion Stockade, is an Australian silent film made in 1915.

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33.

Eureka Rebellion has been recalled by playwrights, with the first such production Eureka Rebellion Stockade, by Edward Duggan, staged in 1891 under the name The Democrat.

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