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Miners fighting for licence fee
Miners fight for the licence fee because it is too expensive for them. They needed to work for a long time to get this licence so they fight for it. -
Gold discovery
Gold was discovered by Edward Hargraves. After this discovery, A lot of people from different country came to mine gold. -
Licences introduced
When licences were introduced, miners have to pay for the licences to mine for gold. These licences were very expensive. Some Chinese went to Robe town to avoid the fee. -
Licence fee increased
The licence fee had increased by the governor because the governor was greedy and he want more money and at the same time he didn't want people to dig the gold. -
Miners burned down the Eureka Hotel and their licences
Miners burned their licences and the hotel since they want their right back. -
Eureka Stockade
The miners built the stockade to fight for the licence fee, 30 miners and 4 soldiers died and 132 arrested. Peter Lalor, the leader get shot on his left arm but escaped . -
Miners got their right back
Miners are respected. They can vote and they got their right back. Their licence fee is not that expensive.