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11 Nove mber

rebellion
With the miners furious about the licence laws, it did not take 1854
The miners formed a new protest group called the 27 Nove
much to stir up trouble. The murder of a digger in Ballarat Ballarat Reform League. They prepared a list of 1854
started a chain of events that led to the rebellion at Eureka. demands, which was brought to Governor Hotham.
Governor Hothams
BALLA office, Melbourne
7 Octobe
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Outside Bentleys
RAT REFORM LEAGUE
1854 Eureka Hotel, Ballarat
RELEASE THE VOTES FOR
ARRESTED MINERS! DIGGERS!
HELP! NO MORE
JAMES SCOBIE LICENCE FEES!
HAS BEEN
MURDERED!

DEMAND?! I CANNOT
GRANT THESE
REQUESTS!

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29 Nove
1854 The Ballarat miners were furious. They called a Monster
Everyone suspected that the A few days later Meeting at Bakery Hill, where 10 000 diggers turned up. THE
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murderer was James Bentley,
the owner of the hotel. DID YOU HEAR?
YEAH. THEY SAY BURN YOUR CE 1854
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MAGISTRATE DAWES vember
30 No
BENTLEY, WERE ARRESTING BENTLEY IS A LICENCES!
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RELEASED JAMES BENTLEY.
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YOU FOR MURDER. FRIEND OF THE
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THERES A PROTEST b rn l
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HEY, YOU KNOW MEETING THIS
ME, BOYS. IM AFTERNOON
NO MURDERER. OUTSIDE THE HOTEL.

That night, after the protest meeting Meanwhile, in one of the miners tents WELL SEW THEM The stars of the Southern Cross
YOURE UNDER ARREST A FLAG TO BE
THATS FOR BURNING DOWN LETS MAKE THEM A FLAG. PROUD OF!
FIRE! REVENGE FOR THE MEN SAY
THE EUREKA HOTEL. WE CAN USE THIS PETTICOAT.
THEYD RATHER
FIRE! OUR MATE
SCOBIE! FIGHT THAN
GIVE IN.

Governor Hotham ordered James Bentley

to be re-tried. He was found guilty, but
this did not satisfy the miners.
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Stories from Australias History cd Macmillan Publishers Australia 2010 ISBN 9781420279481 Stories from Australias History cd Macmillan Publishers Australia 2010 ISBN 9781420279481