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Robert Rede becomes Ballarat’s Gold Commissioner.
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Lt Governor Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria
Lt Governor Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria, releases the colony is in mounting financial debt. -
Governor Hotham and his wife tour the gold fields
They receive warm welcomes from the miners. -
James Scobie murdered
James Scobie is murdered outside the Eureka Hotel. An inquest finds that the wounds were inflicted by an unknown person. -
Bentley's Eureka Hotel is burned down
A meeting of up to 10,000 diggers was held near the Eureka Hotel to protest against Bentley’s acquittal. The meeting results in the burning of the Eureka Hotel. -
Soldiers attack the stockade
In the early hours on a Sunday morning led by Captain Thomas, a well armed contingent of more than 300 soldiers and police proceed to the Eureka Lead to attack the Eureka Stockade.
At dawn the Stockade is attacked and a brief battle follows. Twenty two diggers and seven military were officially listed as being killed, Many others are wounded.
Approximately 120 diggers are arrested and marched to the Government Camp. -
Governor Hotham dies in Melbourne
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The miner had to pay for the Licence!
Licence system introduced for mining, you had to have a licence before mining for gold.