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Issue Details: First known date: 2004... 2004 Eureka : Our Story
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'Eureka : Our Story' tells of the real-life Irish miner Peter Lalor, a central figure at the rebellion on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, and his partners at the diggings. The musical is set on the Ballarat gold fields - at Bakery Hill, the Gravel Pits, the Eureka dig, the Chinese quarter and the Eureka Hotel - and in Melbourne at Government House and the Great Exhibition Building.

Production Details

  • First produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, 28 September 2004 - 30 January 2005. Director: Gale Edwards.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Little Heat in Underdone Rebellion Deborah Jones , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 October 2004; (p. 14)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Eureka! All-Singing, All-Dancing Miners on Stage at Last Carolyn Webb , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Eureka! This May Well be the One Michael Shmith , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 October 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Panning for Cultural Gold Katrina Strickland , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 October 2004; (p. 9)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Panning for Cultural Gold Katrina Strickland , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 October 2004; (p. 9)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Eureka! This May Well be the One Michael Shmith , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 3 October 2004; (p. 13)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Eureka! All-Singing, All-Dancing Miners on Stage at Last Carolyn Webb , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 1 October 2004; (p. 7)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Little Heat in Underdone Rebellion Deborah Jones , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 14 October 2004; (p. 14)

— Review of Eureka : Our Story Maggie May Gordon , John Senczuk , 2004 single work musical theatre
Last amended 12 Jul 2005 17:09:18
Settings:
  • Ballarat area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
  • Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1854
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