The Miners

By Alexiaandronaco

  • Sir Charles appointed lieutenant govenor

    Sir charles hotham appointed lieutenant governer. orders twice weekly checks of licenses

  • Soldiers are sent

    The Government sends soldiers to Ballarat. The miners attack the soldiers

  • Bentley aquitted

    Bentley is acquitted of Scobie's murder.

  • miners fight for scobies death

    Angry miners meet on the site of Scobies death to discuss the next course of action on Bentley's acquittal. Some members of the meeting get carried away and end up starting a riot. As a result the Eureka hotel was burnt down.

  • Police reinforcement arrives

  • several people were taken to custody for the burning of the eureka hotel

  • License hunt starts flight

    The miners refuse to show their license and throw rocks at the troopers. The troops fire shots from their guns over the heads of the miners and Commissioner Rede tells the miner off for their behaviour. Work is suspended on the gold field.
    Another meeting is held on Bakery Hill, Peter Lalor becomes the leader and calls for volunteers. Hundreds of people swear their oath to defend their rights and liberties under the Eureka flag.
    The Eureka stockade (barricade) is erected

  • governor hotham sends a commision to report the condition on the gold fields

  • James Bentley

    James Bentley was re-arrested and trialled over Scobie's murder and was convicted of manslaughter along with Thomas Farrell and William Hence.
    The miners are convicted and sentenced to jail for burning down the Eureka Hotel

  • The flag is flown

    The miners meet on Bakery Hill again, more than 10,000 miners attend. The group of representatives report of their meeting with the Governor. The Eureka flag is flown for the first time and some miners burnt their licences.

  • Miners trial

    The miners trial takes place in Melbourne and all the miners were aquitted

  • march 27 1855

    A royal Commission is established to investigate the miner's grievances. It leads to improvements in conditions on the Goldfields. The cost of the Licence is reduced and the miners are given rights to vote.

  • The miners had to pay for a license

    Licensing system introduced by Lieutenant governer la Trobe miners had to pray for a license to be able to mine for gold