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The Eureka Rebellion

29 August 2013 · Leave a Comment

Swearing allegiance to the Southern Cross, 250wVarious articles relating to the Eureka Rebellion of 1854, the Battle of the Eureka Stockade (3rd December 1854), the subsequent Eureka trials, and some of the leading people involved.

Ballaarat [14 November 1854]
An article regarding some of the problems on the Ballarat goldfields (just prior to the Eureka Rebellion).

Ballaarat [1 December 1854]
An article regarding the Eureka Rebellion, printed two few days before the Battle of the Eureka Stockade.

Fatal collision at Ballaarat [4 December 1854]
A report on the Eureka Rebellion.

Further particulars of the Ballaarat affray [5 December 1854]
A report on the Eureka Rebellion.

Ballaarat [14 December 1854]
A report on the committal proceedings of the Eureka Rebellion prisoners.

Ballaarat [15 December 1854]
A report on the Eureka Rebellion.

Ballaarat [26 December 1854]
A report on some events arising from the Eureka Rebellion.

Vern’s last letter [15 January 1855]
A letter from Frederick Vern, one of the leading figures in the Eureka rebellion, announcing that he was leaving Australia.

The state prisoners [14 February 1855]
A letter from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners.

To the colonists of Victoria [7 April 1855]
A letter from Peter Lalor, leader of the Eureka rebellion at Ballarat in 1854, regarding the battle of the Eureka Stockade and related matters.

The Eureka Stockade: The Consequence of Some Pirates Wanting on Quarter-Deck a Rebellion [by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]
A first-hand account of the Eureka rebellion, published in December 1855.

Mr. George Black [19 April 1879]
An article, written by H. R. Nicholls, regarding George Black, who was part of the events of the Eureka Rebellion.

Eureka Stockade: A fighting affair of the Australian gold field [16 July 1892]
An article, written by George L. Kilmer, an American journalist.

A Ballad of Eureka [19 January 1911]
A poem by Victor Daley about the Eureka Rebellion.

The Story of the Eureka Stockade [by John Lynch, ca.1947; a reprinting in booklet form of some articles published in The Austral Light, October 1893 to March 1894]
A first-hand account of the Eureka rebellion, and the leading characters involved.

Raffaello Carboni
Some biographical information about Raffaello Carboni, one of Peter Lalor’s captains in the Eureka rebellion. Includes links to articles about Raffaello Carboni.

John Lynch
A brief biography of John Lynch, one of Peter Lalor’s captains in the Eureka rebellion. Includes links to articles about John Lynch.

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