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[[Samuel Allsop]]
 
[[Samuel Allsop]]
 
Samuel Allsop
 
Samuel Allsop
John Allwright
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[[John Allwright]]
Thos. Almond or olmond
+
[[Thomas Almond]] or olmond
John Alstead gold digger
+
[[John Alstead]], gold digger
A. Alvis
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[[A. Alvis]]
Georges P. Amand
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[[Georges P. Amand]]
John Amays, licensed digger
+
[[John Amays]], licensed digger
Charles. F. Amery
+
[[Charles. F. Amery]]
John Amery
+
[[John Amery]]
 
B. Ames - Probably [[Benjamin Amies]]
 
B. Ames - Probably [[Benjamin Amies]]
Joseph Amess or Amels
+
[[Joseph Amess]] or Amels
Thomas Amner digger
+
[[Thomas Amner]] digger
John Amos digger
+
[[John Amos]] digger
Webster G. Anderson digger
+
[[Webster G. Anderson]] digger
William Anderson
+
[[William Anderson]]
Wm. M. Anderson
+
[[William M. Anderson]]
A. Anderson
+
[[A. Anderson]]
Andrew Anderson
+
[[Andrew Anderson]]
J. Anderson
+
[[J. Anderson]]
James Anderson digger
+
[[James Anderson]], digger
John anderson
+
[[John Anderson]]
 
John anderson
 
John anderson
 
John anderson
 
John anderson
 
John anderson digger
 
John anderson digger
Joseph anderson
+
[[Joseph Anderson]]
Joseph anderson
+
[[Joseph Anderson]]
Robert anderson
+
[[Robert Anderson]]
William anderson
+
[[William Anderson]]
 
William anderson
 
William anderson
 
William anderson
 
William anderson
William f. Anderson
+
[[William F. Anderson]]
C. Anderton
+
[[C. Anderton]]
 
David anderton or anderson
 
David anderton or anderson
Willeome andeson digger
+
[[Willeome Andeson]], digger
 
F. Or i. Or j. Andrew
 
F. Or i. Or j. Andrew
 +
[[Adam Andrew]]
 
Adam andrew
 
Adam andrew
Adam andrew
+
[[James Andrew]]
James andrew
+
[[Thomas Andrew]]
Thomas andrew
+
[[John Andrews]]
John andrews
+
[[Charles Andrews]]
Charles andrews
+
[[Francis Andrews ]]
Francis andrews
 
 
Francis andrews
 
Francis andrews
Fredk. Andrews
+
[[Frederick Andrews]]
John andrews digger
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[[John Andrews]], digger
J. Or i. Andrus
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J. Or i.[[Link title]] Andrus
Richard anford
+
[[Richard Anford]]
Henry angus digger
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[[Henry Angus]], digger
Joseph annabell
+
[[Joseph Annabell]]
Denis annieel
+
[[Denis Annieel]]
John ansell
+
[[John Ansell]]
John ansell
+
[[John Ansell]]
C. I. Anstey
+
[[C.I. Ansay]]
Fritz anthes
+
[[Fritz Antha]]
Samuel antivett
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[[Samuel Antivea]]
George apperley
+
[[George Apperlea]]
Christian archer
+
[[Christian Archer]]
Philip Archer
+
[[Philip Archer]]
Valentine archer digger
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[[Valentine Archer]], digger
William Archer digger
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[[William Archer]], digger
Robert archibald
+
[[Robert Archibald]]
 
James or john armstrong
 
James or john armstrong
Arthur armstrong
+
[[Arthur Armstrong]]
 
[[Francis Armstrong]] -  
 
[[Francis Armstrong]] -  
J. S. Armstrong
+
[[J.S. Armstrong]]
James armstrong
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[[James Armstrong]]
John armstrong
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[[John Armstrong]]
Thomas armstrong
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[[Thomas Armstrong]]
William armstrong
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[[William Armstrong]]
 
Wm. Armstrong
 
Wm. Armstrong
 
Colvill armstronge digger
 
Colvill armstronge digger

Revision as of 22:28, 12 February 2019

Diggers Flag of 1853, 2013, From Bendigo Monument in Rosalind Park.

Background

Once thought to be lost, the Bendigo Goldfields Petition was discovered by chance lying in a pile of papers on a rubbish tip. Some 13 metres in length and bound in green silk, it’s a milestone document in the state’s history.[1]

The petition was signed by over 5000 diggers on the Victorian goldfields in mid-1853. At the time, the signatures represented about one in 12 diggers.[2]

In June 1853 an anti-gold licence association was formed at Bendigo to give voice to the diggers' many grievances about their conditions. The diggers were angry about the mining licence fees imposed by the government and the system by which they were collected.[3]

The petition was signed by miners across the state’s major goldfields and was brought to Melbourne and presented to Lieutenant-Governor Charles La Trobe on 01 August 1853. Most of its demands, including the reduction in the licence fee, were rejected. Eventually the diggers' dissatisfaction erupted, culminating in the Eureka Stockade uprising at Ballarat on 3 December 1854.[4]

Dr John Chapman, a Melbourne collector, purchased the petition from its discoverer and presented it to the State Library of Victoria in 1988. Its discovery is particularly valuable for historians and genealogists investigating the history of social and political events during the gold rushes in Victoria.[5]


See also

Anti-Gold Licence Association

Bendigo

Red Ribbon Rebellion

Further Reading

References

External links

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition