AustLit logo
Issue Details: First known date: 1937... 1937 The Republic of Victoria : Story of Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

This is the seventh in a series on pioneers and explorers. It tells of Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade and about Charles Joseph Latrobe, who although an opponent of separation from New South Wales, became first Lieutenant Governor of the new colony of Victoria when separation was granted in 1861. That year gold was discovered at Ballarat and Bendigo. Latrobe's harsh and stupid treatment of the miners eventually led to an uprising. Peter Lalor proclaimed an area of about one acre as a republic. Eventually the military stormed this Eureka stockade and thirteen miners were captured and imprisoned. Lalor escaped and in 1866 was elected to the legislative assembly.

Notes

  • Includes photograph

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Queenslander 29 April 1937 Z1704884 1937 newspaper issue 1937 pg. 3,36
Last amended 27 Jul 2010 12:49:08
3,36 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23587906 The Republic of Victoria : Story of Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockadesmall AustLit logo The Queenslander
Subjects:
  • Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,
  • 1827-1889
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X