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Diggers from many counties including China, came to Australia for the Gold Rush
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Governor Hotham came to power and was the one to introduce licence checks
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Governor Hotham introduced Licence Checks for all miners, twice a week
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A group of men beat to death a drunken Scottish digger. James Bentley, a publican was alos in the group
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To bring these men to Justice the diggers had a meeting to discuss their course of action
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After the meeting a group of diggers set fire to Bentley's Hotel and burnt it to the ground
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The 3 diggers that burnt down the Hotel were arrested and charged with arson
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10,000 diggers demand the release of the 3 diggers that were arrested for burning the hotel
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A large meeting of diggers took place and they publicly burnt their licences
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The Eureka Stockade. They also burnt their licences again ontop of Bakery Hill
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Peter Lalor became the first MLC for the seat of Ballarat
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A law was passed alowing diggers to vote and the mining tax was abolished
