Eureka 73, 1927

Seventy-three years ago the only war ever fought in Australia by white men took place at Ballarat. - It has gone down in history, and is known as the Eureka Riot.

In the cemetery at Ballarat there is a special enclosure with many monuments marking the resting place of the heroic diggers and soldiers who lost their lives in the rebellion — for a rebellion it was — by the diggers against what were considered the unreasonable demands of the Government. To-day is the anniversary of the Eureka episode, and it is to be celebrated to-morrow on the actual site of the stockade— now a beautiful reserve, with a monument and an artificial lake marking the site of Australia's baby battle. 3LO Melbourne will broadcast the speeches together with other events at the ceremony.

Also See

Ballaarat Old Cemetery

Commemoration