With no positive response to their delegations, pleading & petitions, the Ballarat miners determined they must boycott the corrupt system all together and physically resist when the troopers came to arrest them.
Under the leadership of Peter Lalor, the men swore under their Southern Cross flag, to stand together united in their resistance, and to protect each other from the authorities, with physical force if required.
To that end they began building a defensive Stockade. and began to organise and gather weapons for a confrontation with the Government Camp.
The Government saw this as the beginning of revolutionary rebellion, and were determined to crush the uprising.
(60 mins)
www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au
Brilliant stories from Australia’s past!
Enjoying the podcast?
Help support the show with
a one-off donation
Ep 50 WW2 Salvage Operation: Australian History
Ep 49 Convict Mutineers - Part 2: Australian History
Ep 48 Convict Mutineers - Part 1: Australian History
Ep 47 Final Readings - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 46 Debate Poems - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 45 Drovers Wife - Henry Lawson EXTRA: Australian History
Ep 44 Henry Lawson: Australian History
Ep 43 Shipwreck & first contact: Australian History
Ep 42 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 5 - Completion: Australian History
Ep 41 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 4 - Working environments & safety: Australian History
Ep 40 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 3 - Contractors & townships: Australian History
Ep 39 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 2 - Getting Land & Workers: Australian History
Ep 38 Snowy Hydro Scheme - Pt 1 - Inception: Australian History
Ep 37 Lady Jane Franklin - Explorer: Australian History
Ep 36 Jandamarra: the Bunuba Warrior Pt 2: Australian History
Ep 35 Jandamarra: the Bunuba Warrior Pt 1: Australian History
Ep 34 The Great Emu War: Australian History
Ep 33 Eureka Pt5: Eureka Trials: Australian History
Ep 31 Eureka Pt3: Ballarat Reform League: Australian History
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World
The Rest Is History
Lore