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The Eureka Rebellion Timeline

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July – December, 1853

Unrest builds on the various goldfields with protest meetings held in Bendigo and Castlemaine. Bendigo’s Red Ribbon Movement is active on the Goldfields. Miner’s wear a red ribbon to demonstrate their opposition to and non payment of the Licence fee.

24th September, 1853

The Licence fee is reduced to 2 pounds for 3 months. The reduction is well received on the goldfields and reduces some of the tension between the diggers and the authorities.

November – December, 1853

The Licence fee is increased to 4 pounds for 6 months and 8 pounds for 12months. Many diggers are finding the Licence fee expensive and unfair, particularly to those not finding gold. They are unhappy with the treatment received from the police and government authorities who they believe are corrupt. Other diggers wish to purchase land for farming if they can’t find gold, as well as wanting the right to vote at elections. (“No taxation without representation”) Only landowners can vote at this time.

12th October, 1854-Following a Coroner’s inquest into the death of Scobie, Bentley is released due to lack of evidence. Many diggers believe that the Magistrate, John Dewes is both a friend and a business partner of Bentley.

November 11- The miners had met on Bakery hill, and had accepted the Ballarat Reform League’s Proposals for reform.

November 28-The miners pulled an attack on the troop reinforcements, and the drummer boy is killed. The miners meet again at the Bakery hill and the Eureka flag is raised. Peter Lalor had led the meeting and all the miners then burnt their licenses.

November 30-December 1: The miners build a stockade at Eureka lead.

December 3-5-The Government sends their forces to attack the Stockade.An estimated 28 people were killed. On December 5, the martial law is established.

1st July, 1851-The Port Phillip District separates from New South Wales and becomes the Colony of Victoria. It is still subject to British control.

August, 1851-Gold is discovered at Buninyong and at Golden Point, Ballarat. The Colony of Victoria has insufficient funds and no organization to cope with a goldrush. Governor La Trobe introduces the Gold Licence system.

19th & 20th September, 1851-F.C.Doveton (Ballarat’s first Gold Commissioner arrives in Ballarat)

13th December, 1851-The Government’s plan to double the Licence to 3 pounds per month fails due to pressure from diggers in Melbourne and Geelong

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August 1852-Eureka lead is discovered in the Ballarat goldfields. The place where the lead was discovered has now developed into a small town called Eureka.

March 1854-The Bill to Extend the Elective Franchise, is drawn up by the Legislative Council and sent to London for the assent of the British Parliament.

June 1854-Robert Rede becomes Ballarat’s resident Gold Commissioner.

22nd June, 1854-Lt Governor Sir Charles Hotham arrives in Victoria. Hotham faces mounting financial debt. He orders weekly Licence hunts in an attempt to increase the Colony’s income.

16th August, 1854-Governor and Lady Hotham tour the Victorian Goldfields. They are warmly welcomed in Ballarat.

13th September, 1854-Gov Hotham orders twice weekly Licence hunts to further increase revenue.

7th October, 1854-James Scobie is murdered outside the Eureka Hotel. An inquest finds that the wounds were inflicted by an unknown person.

10th October, 1854-The disabled servant of Fr Smyth (Parish Priest) is beaten and arrested for not holding a Licence. He is later charged with assaulting the arresting policeman. Peter Lalor leads a deputation to Commissioner Rede seeking to have the Scobie case reopened. Rede agrees.

8th January, 1855-The members of the Gold Fields Commission meet with Governor Hotham and recommend that the Gold Licence be abolished.

10th January, 1855-Members of the Gold Fields Commission recommend to Governor Hotham that a general amnesty for all those connected with the Stockade uprising be declared. He refuses their request.

23rd January, 1855-Henry Seekamp is tried and found guilty of seditious libel. On the 26th March, 1855 he was sent to prison for a term of 6 months.

February-March, 1855-The 13 Stockaders excluding Thomas Dignum are tried and found not guilty of treason. The charge against Dignum is withdrawn.

March 27th, 1855-The final report of the Gold Fields Commission is presented to Governor Hotham. The report advocates that: the Gold Licence be replaced by an export duty on gold, the introduction of a miners right which would give the franchise to the holder and the abolition of the Gold Commission. These recommendations were subsequently implemented.

November 10th, 1855-Peter Lalor and John Basson Hummfray are elected to the Legislative Council.

December 31st, 1855-Governor Hotham dies in Melbourne.

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