When was the Eureka Stockade built?

Answer 1

The Eureka Stockade was a dispute between the miners, or diggers as they were called, protesting the high price of their licence fee, and the troopers, or police, who enforced the licence fees and carried out spot checks to ensure diggers had current licences, which cost exorbitant fees.

Conditions on the Australian goldfields were harsh. The main problem was the miner's licence, which cost a monthly fee of 30 shillings and permitted the holder to work a 3.6 metre square "claim". Licences had to be paid whether or not a digger found gold. Troopers carried out frequent licence hunts, during which the miners were ordered to produce proof of their licences. This added to the increasing discontent by the diggers. Previous delegations for miners' rights had met with a complete lack of action from the Victorian government, so on 29 November 1854, the miners burned their licences in a huge, united display of resistance against the laws over the miners. After troopers conducted a particularly intense licence hunt on November 30, an Irish immigrant miner named Peter Lalor was selected to lead the rebellion.

On December 1, the miners began to construct a wooden barricade, a stockade from which they planned to defend themselves against further licence arrests or other incursions by the authorities. At 3:00am on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade. It remains unclear which side fired first, but in the violent fray, 22 diggers and 5 troopers died.

Although the rebellion itself failed in its objective, it did gain the attention of the Government. A Commission of Enquiry followed, and changes were made. These included the removal of monthly gold licences, replaced by a much more affordable annual miner's licence. The numbers of troopers were reduced considerably, and Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields. Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. Because of this, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy.

Answer 2

The Eureka stockade is considered to be the birthplace of democracy in Australia. This was when the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields rebelled against the monthly gold licence, not to mention the surprise licence checks which could result in people being thrown in gaol.

The events of the Eureka Stockade gained the attention of the Government. A Commission of Enquiry followed and changes were made. These included abolishing the monthly gold licences, which were replaced by a much more affordable annual miner's licence. There were fewer troopers on the goldfields, and intrusive spot-checks ceased.

Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields. Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. For these reasons, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy.

Answer 3

Yes. The Eureka stockade is considered to be the birthplace of democracy in Australia. This was when the gold miners on the Ballarat goldfields rebelled against the monthly gold licence, not to mention the surprise licence checks which could result in people being thrown in gaol.

The events of the Eureka Stockade gained the attention of the Government. A Commission of Enquiry followed and changes were made. These included abolishing the monthly gold licences, which were replaced by a much more affordable annual miner's licence. There were fewer troopers on the goldfields, and intrusive spot-checks ceased.

Legislative Council was expanded to allow representation to the major goldfields. Peter Lalor and another representative, John Basson Humffray, were elected for Ballarat. Later, Lalor was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria. For these reasons, the Eureka Stockade is regarded by many as the birthplace of Australian Democracy.

Answer 4

The Eureka Stockade was a battle between the police (troopers), soldiers and the Australian gold miners (diggers). The miners rebelled against the monthly licence fees and invasive and often violent licence checks by the police, but what began as a noisy but peaceful rebellion became a battle that resulted in numerous casualties.

Answer 5

The Eureka Stockade took place on the goldfields of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The Eureka Stockade was the 1854 miners' uprising on the goldfields of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Conditions on the Australian goldfields were harsh. Most diggers worked from dawn to dusk, six days a week. Sometimes they were lucky and had a good strike. Often they found very little at all.

The main source of discontent was the miner's licence, which cost a monthly fee of 30 shillings and permitted the holder to work a 3.6 metre square "claim". Licences had to be paid regardless of whether a digger's claim resulted in the finding of any gold. Troopers (goldfields police) conducted frequent licence hunts, during which the miners were ordered to produce proof of their licences, and this added to the discontent and increasing unrest. Previous delegations for miners' rights had met with a complete lack of action from the Victorian government, so on 29 November 1854, the miners burned their licences in a united, mass resistance against the laws over the miners. Following a widespread licence hunt on November 30, Irish immigrant Peter Lalor was elected to lead the rebellion, which culminated in the huge battle, now known as the Battle of the Eureka Stockade, on December 3.

A lesser-known catalyst to the Eureka Stockade was the death of James Scobie, an unassuming Scottish gold miner. After becoming involved in a fight at the Eureka Hotel, also known as Bentley's Hotel, Scobie died on 7 October 1854.

An inquest into his death absolved the hotel owner, Bentley, and his staff of any wrongdoing. The miners, however, felt that justice had not been carried out, and held a meeting outside the hotel in mid-October. There were a lot of angry people, and subsequently a riot ensued and the hotel was incinerated. As a result of this, more troopers were sent from Melbourne, and miners had to endure even more frequent licence checks, and more frequent clashes between miners and troopers

Answer 6

The Eureka Stockade, which occurred on the Ballarat goldfields in December 1854, was a battle between the miners, known as diggers, and the police and soldiers. It was organised as a rebellion on the diggers' part against the exorbitant monthly licence fees and regular, invasive licence checks conducted by the troopers, but became a full-blown battle, with numerous casualties.

Answer 7

Construction on the actual flimsy structure known as the Eureka Stockade began on Saturday 2 December 1854. On this date, the gold miners of the Ballarat region began to construct a wooden barricade, a stockade from which they planned to defend themselves against licence arrests.

At 3:00am on Sunday, 3 December 1854, 276 police and military personnel and several civilians stormed the stockade. It remains unclear which side fired first, but in the violent fray, 22 diggers and 5 troopers died.

Answer 8

The Battle of the Eureka Stockade took place at 3:00am on Sunday, 3 December 1854.