What happened at the Eureka Stockade?
The day after the Eureka flag was revealed the police began a licence hunt. As the police moved through the miners’ tents the diggers gathered and later marched to Bakery Hill. At this
meeting Irishman Peter Lalor became the leader of the protest and led the diggers to an area around Eureka where they created a stockade with timber from nearby mine shafts. There Lalor led the men and women in an oath.
Over the next two days the men and women stayed in and around the stockade and many miners got ready for possible conflict with the police.
On 3 December 1854 almost 300 soldiers and police attacked the stockade. The attack was over in 15 minutes. At least 22 diggers (including one woman) and six soldiers died.
The Eureka Stockade Word Find
The Eureka Stockade Quiz
Eureka Day Crossword
The Eureka Stockade Newsletter Article
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