Difference between revisions of "Ballarat Reform League Inc. Bendigo Monuments"
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Revision as of 10:54, 3 December 2013
On 27 August 1853, after a giant petition known as the Goldfields Petition was rejected by Governor Charles LaTrobe, 10,000 diggers met in a well organised meeting to protest the unjust Gold License.
Also See
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Ballarat Monuments
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Bendigo Monuments
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Buninyong Monument
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Chewton Monument
Other Sites
http://www.ballaratreformleague.org.au
References
