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

14 March 2014 · Leave a Comment

The state prisoners [letter from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners, 14 February 1855] [Editor: A letter from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners. Published in The Age, 14 February 1855.] The state prisoners The following is the copy of a letter addressed by the state prisoners … [Read more...] about The state prisoners [letter from the Eureka Rebellion prisoners, 14 February 1855]

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Petition of the unemployed [18 August 1855]

9 September 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A report on the campaign by unemployed workers for jobs. Published in The Argus, 18 August 1855.] Petition of the unemployed. The following is the petition or memorial addressed by the unemployed to the Governor. To his Excellency Sir Charles Hotham, … [Read more...] about Petition of the unemployed [18 August 1855]

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To the colonists of Victoria [letter from Peter Lalor, 7 April 1855]

28 August 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A letter from Peter Lalor, leader of the Eureka rebellion at Ballarat in 1854, regarding the battle of the Eureka Stockade and related matters. Published in The Geelong Advertiser and Intelligencer, 7 April 1855. The letter was also published in several other newspapers … [Read more...] about To the colonists of Victoria [letter from Peter Lalor, 7 April 1855]

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Vern’s last letter [15 January 1855]

24 February 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A letter from Frederick Vern, one of the leading figures in the Eureka Rebellion. Published in The Age, 15 January 1855.] Vern’s last letter The following letter — the last written in these colonies by the now celebrated Vern — has been sent to us for … [Read more...] about Vern’s last letter [15 January 1855]

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Chapter 100 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] C. Wanted — stuff, anyhow, for the last chapter. If The Age, always foremost in the … [Read more...] about Chapter 100 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 99 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCIX. Suppose I give now the kind (!) answer from Police-inspector Henry Foster! it will … [Read more...] about Chapter 99 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 98 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCVIII. Sunt tempora nostra! That is the following from Toorak. “Colonial … [Read more...] about Chapter 98 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 97 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCVII. The end of men whose word is their bond. (Per favour of The Times.) “On the … [Read more...] about Chapter 97 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 96 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCVI. Est modus in rebus: sunt certi denique fines, quos ultrae, Citraque nequit … [Read more...] about Chapter 96 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 95 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCV. Qui potest capere capiat. ELECTION. OLD SPOT, BAKERY-HILL, … [Read more...] about Chapter 95 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 94 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] [Editor: The quotation, beginning “And I proposed”, was placed on its own inset area on the … [Read more...] about Chapter 94 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 92-93 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. Carboni combined two chapters, XCII & XCIII (92 and 93), into one. He indicated an intention to … [Read more...] about Chapter 92-93 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 91 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XCI. Accidenti alle spie. I was soon at the portal of the Supreme Court, a free man. I … [Read more...] about Chapter 91 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 90 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] XC. Peccator videbit et irascetur; dentibus suis fremet et tabescet: desiderium … [Read more...] about Chapter 90 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 89 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXIX. Melior nunc lingua favere. DOCUMENT I. “SUPREME COURT “(Before his … [Read more...] about Chapter 89 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 88 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXVIII. Sunt leges: vis ultima lex: tunc aut libertas aut servitudo; mors enim … [Read more...] about Chapter 88 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 87 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXVII. Viri probi, spes mea in vobis; nam fides nostra in deo optimo maximo. To be … [Read more...] about Chapter 87 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 86 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXVI. Coglione, il lazzarone in paragone. Charles Henry Hackett, police magistrate, … [Read more...] about Chapter 86 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 85 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · 2 Comments

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXV. Sunt miserie in vita hominus, viro probo dolosis circumdari! Nulla miseria … [Read more...] about Chapter 85 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 84 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXIV. Judica me Deus, et discarne causam meam de gente non sancta; ab homine iniquo et … [Read more...] about Chapter 84 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 83 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXIII. Initium sapientie est timor Domini. There are circumstances in life, so … [Read more...] about Chapter 83 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 82 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXII. VICTORIA’S “SOUTHERN CROSS.” Tune — The “Standard Bearer.” I. When … [Read more...] about Chapter 82 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 81 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXXI. Quem patronem rogaturus. The brave people of Melbourne remembered the state … [Read more...] about Chapter 81 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 80 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXX. The State Prisoners. (From The Age, February 14th, 1855.) The following is … [Read more...] about Chapter 80 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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Chapter 79 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

30 January 2013 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This is a chapter from The Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni. A glossary has been provided to explain various words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to modern readers.] LXXIX. ‘Souvenirs’ de Melbourne. Five things I wish to register: the first for shame; … [Read more...] about Chapter 79 [The Eureka Stockade, by Raffaello Carboni, 1855]

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