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Irishman Peter Lalor was elected as the leader of the rebels, leading the miners to revolt against the troopers in the Eureka Stockade, 1854.
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How did the miners find the gold in the Eureka Stockade?
There was no gold in the Eureka Stockade. It was a primitive fortress used by revolting miners to protect themselves against police and military intervention.
The Eureka stockade was a battle between police and convicts or politcians or miners?
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields and the troopers (colonial police).
Who were the people at the Eureka Stockade?
The battle involved the Red-Coats (police) and the miners. It was a battle over the sudden increase in the cost of a mining licence.
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between police and convicts politicians miners?
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the police (troopers), soldiers and the Australian gold miners (diggers). The miners rebelled against the monthly licence fees and invasive and often violent licence checks by the police, and certainly hoped to gain the attention of the politicians, but convicts were not involved at all, as there were no longer convicts in New South Wales at that time.
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between police and who?
The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the police, though soldiers were heavily involved, and the Australian gold miners (diggers). It occurred on the goldfields outside Ballarat in Devember 1854.
Was the Eureka Stockade was a battle between police and politicians?
No, not at all. The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the soldiers and the Australian gold miners (diggers). It occurred on the goldfields outside Ballarat in December 1854.
What were the weapons used by the police and the miners in the eureka stockade?
The police and soldiers hadmuskets, bayonets andand pistols while the miners probably used pick axes and other mining tools.
Was the eureka stockade a battle between the police and convicts?
No. In 1854, when the Eureka Stockade occurred, there were no longer any convicts in any of the eastern colonies - only in Western Australia. The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the soldiers and the Australian gold miners (diggers). It occurred on the goldfields outside Ballarat in December 1854.
Was the Eureka Stockade battle a between police and miners?
In essence, the Eureka Stockade was a rebellion which led to a revolution in how the diggers were represented in government.The Eureka Stockade was not a riot because there is no evidence that the diggers who fortified themselve in the stockade were unruly.In more ways, it was a revolution, because it caused the government to take notice of the conditions on the goldfields, and it led to the birth of democratic representation in Australia.
Who started the Eureka stockade start?
Several hundred gold miners upset by discriminatory gold mining laws and thier enforcement by the police.
Who was the leaders of the eureka stockade?
Irish immigrant Peter Lalor was elected leader of the Eureka Stockade.
What problems did the miners have with the police and soldiers during the eureka stockade?
The miners were angry when a man known to be friends with a police was charged with the murder of a miner. A mob of diggers burned down Bentley's Hotel where the murder was taken place.
