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Contents
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
A political movement known as the Red Ribbon Rebellion started with the Forest Creek monster meeting in 1851. Centred around Bendigo the goldfields agitators wore red ribbons on their hats symbolising defiance of the law and the prohibitive licence fees imposed on lucky and unlucky miners alike. They organised the Bendigo Petition in mid-1853, and by the time it was sent to Melbourne it was 13 metres in length. The petition called for a reduction in monthly licence fees and land reform for diggers.
Post 1854 Experiences
See also
Further Reading
References
External links
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