Ausralia's first serious civil insurrection, Ballarat, Victoria, December 1854 ...

We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties. Beneath the starry flag of rebellion, that oath was taken by hundreds of gold diggers at Ballarat in 1854. The Eureka rebellion led by Peter Lalor was a short lived revolt against petty officialdom and although a military failure, led to political and personal benefits for many Australians.

Henry Ross, Canadian leader at the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat Victoria, Australia, 1854, shot ten minutes after arrest.

Arrests at Eureka Witnesses at the Eureka Trials Information provided by - Jenny Fawcett Visit her SHEEDY webpage. The following list of names is that of the men who were arrested during, and after, the insurrection held in the Eureka Stockade on 3rd December 1853. The information was supplied by a correspondent to the Argus newspaper who was writing about occurrences at Ballarat. The men ...

An outline of the national legacy of Australia, the "myth" of Australian identity and our sacred symbol of patriotic struggle.

This is Part I of the story of the uprising called The Eureka Stockade on Ballarat goldfields in 1854. Part I describes what led up to it - Part II will be the actual event.