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== Background == | == Background == | ||
− | On 19 September 1851 the Commissioner arrived at Golden Point demanding 15 shillings for a gold licence to see out the month. The diggers thought they had not been mining for long enough to cover the cost. A digger named [[ | + | On 19 September 1851 the Commissioner arrived at Golden Point demanding 15 shillings for a gold licence to see out the month. The diggers thought they had not been mining for long enough to cover the cost. A digger named [[Herbert Swindells]] jumped onto a stump with a pistol in his hand. Two men were chosen to go and talk to the Commission, but they could not change his mind. |
== Also See == | == Also See == | ||
− | [[Eureka - The Buninyong | + | [[Eureka - The Buninyong Connection]] |
== Eureka - The Buninyong Connection == | == Eureka - The Buninyong Connection == |
Latest revision as of 19:07, 3 May 2014
Background
On 19 September 1851 the Commissioner arrived at Golden Point demanding 15 shillings for a gold licence to see out the month. The diggers thought they had not been mining for long enough to cover the cost. A digger named Herbert Swindells jumped onto a stump with a pistol in his hand. Two men were chosen to go and talk to the Commission, but they could not change his mind.
Also See
Eureka - The Buninyong Connection