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9781922179111 (paperback)
1922179116 (paperback)
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Littlejohn, Marion
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Eureka stockade / Marion Littlejohn.
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Newtown, N.S.W. Black Dog Books, 2013.
Description
32 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A changing world -- The Industrial Revolution -- Britain up to the 1850's - stirrings of change -- The Irish Potato Famine -- Port Phillip district -- Gold -- The new arrivals -- Licences -- Protests begin -- Ballarat in 1854 -- Murder -- Fire! -- Miners seek change -- Ballarat Reform League 11 November 1854 -- The flag is unfurled -- The women of Eureka -- The diggers make a stand -- The leaders: moral persuasion vs. force -- Tension grips Ballarat -- Countdown to disaster -- 3 December attack -- Immediate aftermath -- Law and order restored -- Victory to the diggers -- Why do we remember Eureka? The flag as an icon.
Summary
On 3 December 1854, well-armed British soldiers and police stormed a crude wooden stockade that had been built by defiant miners fighting for their rights. The battle lasted just twenty minutes but it changed Australia forever. Some say the Eureka Stockade marks the birth of democracy in Australia.
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Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Gold miners -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Riots -- Australia -- Victoria -- Ballarat -- Juvenile literature.
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Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) History Juvenile literature
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Gold miners Australia Victoria History Juvenile literature
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Gold mines and mining Australia Victoria History Juvenile literature
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Riots Australia Victoria Ballarat Juvenile literature
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