Historical information

The Victorian gold discoveries attracted thousands of immigrants who came half way around the world to make a better life for themselves. When Ballarat miners organised protest meetings and petitions against their mistreatment and lack of political representation, the government viewed this protest as treason and ordered its forces to teach the miners a lesson. The miners built their stockade at Eureka as a defence as a defensive measure. The attack on ther miners at Ballarat was on 3rd December, 1854. The Eureka fighting forms part of the eduring legacy of the miners, and rights representation in Australia.

Physical description

"Massacre at Eureka. The Untold Story" written by Bob O'Brien. Foreword by Bernard Barrett, State Historian of Victoria. An account of the Ballarat riots of 1854 - an episode of timeless significance in Australian political culture and history. Published in Australia by Australian Scholarly Publishing in 1992. Published in association with Sovereign Hill and the Museum of Victoria. Soft cover with black, blue and red colors to front and back covers. Depiction of soldiers and miners fighting on front cover. Title printed in Yellow. Book has both color and black and white images throughout. Has index. 175 pp.