Eureka Stockade

By abbi.mckenzie

  • Colonies Formed

    Ballarat Colonies were formed. They called it the Birth of the Gold Fields.

  • Pay For Licences

    Miner had to pay for a licence to mine for gold. The price went up 1 pound and 30 shillings.

  • First Gold Found

    Miners found traces of Gold whilst mining in Victoria

  • Licence Checks

    Gov. Hotham came into power and made licence checks 2 times a week.

  • Murder

    James Scobie was murdered out the front of the pub/hotel

  • James Bentley Acquitted

    James Bentley, owner of the pub/hotel, was acquitted for the murder of James Scobie

  • Burning Down of Pub

    The miners gathered around the pub for a meeting which resulted in the burning down of the pub.

  • Protest Arrests

    Diggers met to protest the arrests of 3 miners for burning down the pub, the licences and the Ballarat reform league was founded

  • James Bentley Re-arrested

    James Bentley and co were rearrested and convicted for the manslaughter of James Scobie

  • Eureka Flag Raised

    Meeting held and the Eureka Flag raised for the first time plus the licences were burned.

  • Another Meeting

    Met for another burning of licences and Peter Lalor started building the stockade

  • Stockade Started

    early hours of the morning the stockade was attacked by police and the military. 22 miners and 5 soldiers were killed.

  • Treason

    13 miners were held for treason