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NEXTWEEK’STOPIC:Health Hub –Skin Scan
NEXTWEEK’STOPIC:Health Hub –Skin Scan
FREEDOM of speech, the right to vote andpolitical equality are the hallmarks of akey event in Australia’s history – the Eure-ka rebellion. The development of Aus-tralian democracy and identity is consi-dered by some to have been born duringthe uprising at the Ballarat goldfields inNovember 1854 – an example of a rebellionthat led to law reform.The rebellion came about because the
goldfield workers opposed the govern-ment’s mining tax. The government madepeople buy a licence to mine. Miners hadto pay a fee of 30 shillings each month torenew the licence regardless of whether adigger’s claim resulted in any gold. Theyhad to carry their licence at all times be-cause they were regularly checked. Thissystem caused great trouble at the gold-fields. Overtime, the miners became an-grier about the licence system, the policebrutality and dishonesty. They held meet-ings and protests to express their anger, todemand the licence system be dropped andthat all males should be allowed to vote,but the system did not change. Tensionsreached boiling point when a digger,James Scobie, was murdered outside Ben-tley’s Hotel. The culprit was set free bypolice, triggering a violent protest and thepub was burnt to the ground.As further remonstration, miners public-
ly burnt their licences and built a fortcalled the Eureka Stockade. It was a woo-den barricade circling about an acre ofland. Inside the barricade, rebels swore anoath under the Eureka flag and preparedto fight. Beneath the starry flag of rebel-lion, led by Peter Lalor, a bloody battle inthe early morning of Sunday, December 3,1854 took place. It was short lived, lastingjust 20 minutes, but 33 diggers and fivesoldiers were killed. Although the battlewas lost, the war for greater equality forthe miners was won. It was obvious thatthe government could no longer ignorethe voice of popular opinion and thediggers’ demands were met.New laws meant a licence known
as a Miners’ Right only cost one pounda year and they were eligible to vote.By 1855 miners had eight representa-tives in the Victorian government.
The flagThe Eureka flag is blue with a whitecross and five stars representing theSouthern Cross. The original Eurekaflag, first raised on Bakery Hill andthen flown over the Eureka Stockadewas torn down by Trooper King duringthe battle and the tattered remains areproudly displayed at the Ballarat FineArt Gallery. To this day the flag re-mains a symbol of justice, nationalismand democracy.
Word wall◗ Eureka ( yoo-ree-kuh) means “I havefound it!”, and is used as an exclama-tion of triumph.◗ Diggers – goldfield workers. Theterm “digger” was later adopted by theAnzac soldiers in the First World Warbecause of the same principles ofmateship seen to be adopted by thegold diggers.◗ Eureka Lead – a very deep rich seam,or lead (leed) of gold in part of theBallarat goldfields.◗ Claim – a piece of land staked outby a miner.
BOOK TO READPeter Fitzsimons’ latest book Eurekathe Unfinished Revolution publishedby Random House Australia gets intothe hearts and minds of those on thebattlefield, and those behind thescenes, bringing to life Australianlegends on both sides of the rebellionthat took place in1854 when Victorianminers fought a deadly battle underthe flag of the Southern Cross at theEureka Stockade.
A historic uprising in the Ballarat goldfieldsforged democracy and Australia’s identity
The Eureka StockadeThe Eureka Stockade
Sight to seeWITH storm season upon us, manyspectacular weather phenomenaare seen – from brilliant lightningstrikes to large hail stonesblanketing backyards.A rare event occurred off thesouthern New South Wales coastrecently however when a fatcolumn of rotating cloud,mushrooming into a darkened sky,formed.A waterspout was triggered by acombination of unstable air andwarm water, and a wind shearlasted about 15 minutes.
A sign of the times“Tobacco-free zone”, "clean air forkids" and "young lungs at play"were among some of the signsattached to the fence outside thegates of a Queensland primaryschool during a campaign tostop mums and dadssmoking near theentrance to thegrounds.The string ofanti-smokingsigns on theschool’s fencewas erected by agroup ofconcerned parentsin a bid to stopchildren being exposedto harmful fumes.Several no smoking notices werepinned to the gate in a hope theywould discourage the smokingparents.The signs disappeared as quicklyas they were erected however."It is not fair for parents who donot want their children to bearound smoking to have to endurethat every day," one mother said.What do you think? Go to NiEonline to vote in a poll.
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GO online by visiting yournewspaper’s website. You’ll find theaddress on the front page. Look forthe NiE logo at the top of the pageand click! This will link you to APN’sNiE webpage.
It’s goldLearn more about what happenedduring the rebellion by completingthis week’s tasks. There’s gold to befound but at what price? You’ll findout as you start digging into the past.
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QUIZ TIMEEach week we will test yourknowledge on what’s beenhappening in the news.For the answersvisit NiEonline.
QUIZ TIMEEach week we will test yourknowledge on what’s beenhappening in the news.For the answersvisit NiEonline.
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