Eureka Rebellion
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The Eureka Rebellion involved gold miners who revolted against the British administration of the colony of Victoria, Australia, during the Victorian gold rush. It culminated in the Battle of the Eurek
Eureka Stockade Riot by John Black Henderson, 1854
A gold mining licence issued to Raffaello Carboni
Great Meeting of Gold Diggers Dec 15th 1851 engraved by Thomas Ham and drawn by D. Tulloch, 1851
Charles Doudiet's sketch of the burning of Bentley's Hotel, entitled Eureka Riot 17th October (1854)
Eureka Flag
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The Eureka Flag was flown at the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, which took place on 3 December 1854 at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia on Bakers Hill. It was the culmination of the 1851 to 1854 Eureka
Eureka Rebellion
…the previously peaceful nature of the miners' dispute. Open rebellion broke out on 29 November 1854, as a crowd of some 10,000 swore allegiance to the Eureka Flag. Gold miner Peter Lalor became the rebellion's de facto leader, as he had initiated the swearing of allegiance. The Battle of Eureka Stockade ended the…
Portrait of Henry Ross, one of the rebel captains, who may be the designer of the Eureka Flag
Swearing Allegiance to the Southern Cross by Charles Doudiet (1854)
Eureka Slaughter by Charles Doudiet (1854)