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In Ballarat miners found gold
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Gold rush in ballarat was the biggest gold rush in 1851.
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Hathan ordered 435 military pesonnel and police augment his Ballerat forces
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Late at night miner James Scobie was kicked and clubbed to death near the Eureka Hotel
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The Eureka hotel burnt down after James Scobie died
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10,000 miners met and demanded a release of the three diggers
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The flag was flown in a meeting at bakery hill
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Mass of burning of licences took place at a meeting which Peter Lalor was elected leader
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The stockade was built to keep the soldiers out
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Against 300 troopers to 120 stockaders the battle only lasted 20 minutes
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The miners were charged of treason because of the licence fees
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The stockaders were found not guilty of skipping the liecence fees
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Peter lalor was elected at parliment because of his leader ship from the stockade