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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 [[George 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.   
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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 Connectio]]n
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[[Eureka - The Buninyong Connection]]
  
 
== Eureka - The Buninyong Connection ==
 
== Eureka - The Buninyong Connection ==

Latest revision as of 19:07, 3 May 2014

Golden Point"


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

Eureka - The Buninyong Connection

The People

Alfred Lester