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Lt Governor Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria. He realises the colony is in mounting financial debt so he orders weekly licensing hunts in the attempt to increase the colonies’ income.
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Governor Hotham and his wife tour the gold fields. They receive warm welcomes from the miners.
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Twice-weekly licence checks were introduced on the Ballarat diggings.
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The Government sends soldiers to Ballarat. The miners attack the soldiers
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James Scobie, a miner, is murdered outside the Eureka Hotel.
James Bentley, the owner of the Eureka Hotel, was charged with Scobie's murder. -
Bentley is acquitted of Scobie's murder.
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Four men robbed the Bank of Victoria on Baker Hill; john Bolton, Henry Garrett, Henry Marriott and Thomas Quinn. They made away with £15,000.
Miners met to speak about resolutions to press the Government to reform.
"The Goldfields Reform League" was formed. -
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.
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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 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. -
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.
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In the early morning, when there were only approximately 200 miners in the stockade, the soldiers attacked. After ... minutes the battle ended. 22 miners were killed as well as five soldiers.
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The miner’s trial takes place in Melbourne and all the miners were acquitted.
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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.