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The Eureka Flag
This famous but unofficial Australian flag, is believed to have been designed by a Canadian gold miner, "Lieutenant" Ross. The torn remains of this flag are kept at the Ballarat Fine Art Museum.
It was first used in Victoria in 1854 by a group of rebellious gold-miners. The revolt had its roots in the killing of a miner, James Scobie, by a publican. When an inquest failed to make a finding, despite evidence, the miners pressed for the arrest of the publican but they were taken into custody.
Coupled with general discontent concerning increased prospecting fees, claims of differing amounts for licences paid by those who found gold and those who didn't, corruption amongst the police in their administration of the licence system, it led to a situation in the goldfields where a stockade was built to defy the authorities. A huge bonfire was lit and the miners publicly burned their licences.
It was at this time that the Eureka flag was first raised. They elected Peter Lalor as their leader (he was later to become a respected Victorian Member of Parliament). In the early hours of Sunday, 3 December 1854, the stockade was attacked by 300 soldiers and police. In fifteen minutes thirty miners and six soldiers were killed. As a result of the rebellion, in 1855 most of the original demands were met.
This famous but unofficial Australian flag, is believed to have been designed by a Canadian gold miner, "Lieutenant" Ross. The torn remains of this flag are kept at the Ballarat Fine Art Museum.
It was first used in Victoria in 1854 by a group of rebellious gold-miners. The revolt had its roots in the killing of a miner, James Scobie, by a publican. When an inquest failed to make a finding, despite evidence, the miners pressed for the arrest of the publican but they were taken into custody.
Coupled with general discontent concerning increased prospecting fees, claims of differing amounts for licences paid by those who found gold and those who didn't, corruption amongst the police in their administration of the licence system, it led to a situation in the goldfields where a stockade was built to defy the authorities. A huge bonfire was lit and the miners publicly burned their licences.
It was at this time that the Eureka flag was first raised. They elected Peter Lalor as their leader (he was later to become a respected Victorian Member of Parliament). In the early hours of Sunday, 3 December 1854, the stockade was attacked by 300 soldiers and police. In fifteen minutes thirty miners and six soldiers were killed. As a result of the rebellion, in 1855 most of the original demands were met.
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