Eureka Stockade

  • Lincences fee increased causing miners to be unhappy

    the Lincence fee got larger and it was unfair towards the gold diggers, the diggers were unhappy with the treatment they were getting from the police.
  • Robert Rede became Ballarat’s resident Gold Commissioner.

    Robert Rede became Ballarat’s resident Gold Commissioner.
  • Hotham Arrived in Victoria

    Lt Governor Sir Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria. He order recent hunts for gold in the area
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    Eureka stockade

    The Eureka Rebellion was a rebellion in 1854, instigated by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who faught against the colonial leaders of the United Kingdom