The Eureka Flag was flown at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took place on 3 December 1854 at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It was the culmination of the 1851–1854 Eureka Rebellion on the Victorian goldfields. Gold miners protested the cost of mining permits, the officious way the colonial authorities enforced the system, and other grievances. An estimated crowd of over 10,000 demonstrators swore allegiance to the flag as a symbol of defiance at Bakery Hill on 29 November 1854. It was then flown over the Eureka Stockade during the battle that resulted in at least 27 deaths. Around 120 miners were arrested, and many others were badly wounded.
The Eureka Flag fragments held by the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Eureka Stockade Riot by J. B. Henderson (1854).
Portrait of Henry Ross, one of the seven captains of the rebellion, who may be the designer of the Eureka Flag
Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross by Charles Doudiet (1854)
Ballarat is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. Ballarat has a population of 119,096 as of March 2024 making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria.
Image: Ballarat Panorama (26278190346) (cropped)
Image: Ballarat Town Hall 2011 004
Image: Ballarat Victoria (60458582)
Image: Ballarat Station panoramio
