dec 3, 1854 - The Eureka Stockade
Description:
On the Sunday 3 December 1854 a stockade broke out for 20 minutes. In that short amount of time, over 30 miners and 6 officers were killed. The cause of this battle?Mining rights. Mining rights and licenses.
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Date:
dec 3, 1854
Now
~ 171 years ago