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Protests on the Goldfields
Protesting due to the Miner's license fee -
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Protests on the Goldfields
Hiscock's gold rush began on 12 August 1851 following the publication of Hiscock's gold findings in Buninyong. Just days later on 16 August 1851, Lieutenant-Governor Latrobe proclaimed a licence fee of 30 shillings per month.
In December the government announced that it intended to triple the licence fee from £1 to £3 a month, from 1 January 1852. Nevertheless, the oppressive licence hunts continued and increased in frequency causing general dissent among the diggers. -
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Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Rebellion was a rebellion in 1854, instigated by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who revolted against the colonial authority of the United Kingdom. It culminated in the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which was fought between miners and the colonial forces of Australia on 3 December 1854 at Eureka Lead and named for the stockade structure built by miners during the conflict.[2] The rebellion resulted in the deaths of at least 27 people, the majority of whom were rebels.