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Gold discovered in Victoria
Gold was discovered in sleepy Buninyong near Ballarat. This started Australia’s gold rush. -
Governor Hotham ordered twice weekly license checks.
The licenses were checked twice per week. The minors didn’t like this change as they were hoping Hotham would decrease the license price. -
James Scobie murdered
A miner named James Scobe was murdered in the Eurika Hotel. All the miners felt that the owner of the hotel was guilty of the murder and chargers were held on him. -
Eurika hotel set on fire
After James scobie was murdered at the hotel the charges were dropped and the miners were mad so they set the hotel on fire. -
Ballarat Reform League is Formed
The miners came together to form a group -
The stockade was built
The miners built a wall called a stockade so the troopers could not get to them. -
Troopers attacked the stockade
Peter Laylor was the leader and he decided to burn there licences. The miners raise there new flag that was in the shape of the southern cross. At dawn on Sunday December 3 the troop attacked the stockade and at lest 30 miners where killed and 128 where taken to prison. 4 soldiers were killed in the attack. -
Diggers brought to trial
13 diggers were brought to trail for treason and were acquitted.
