Difference between revisions of "Buninyong"
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[[File:M18400-buninyong1862-wiki.jpg.jpg|800px|thumb|right|''Buninyong'', 1862. Federation University Historical Collection (Cat. No. 18400)]] | [[File:M18400-buninyong1862-wiki.jpg.jpg|800px|thumb|right|''Buninyong'', 1862. Federation University Historical Collection (Cat. No. 18400)]] | ||
[[File:BRL-Buninyong-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. Photograph: Clare Gervasoni]] | [[File:BRL-Buninyong-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. Photograph: Clare Gervasoni]] | ||
− | [[File:BRL-Buninyong-detail-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''Plaque on the Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. After the discovery of gold at Buninyong in August 1851 the government announced that the diggers would be charged a large licence fee. The injustice of that decision sparked a public protest here at the diggings. 'Buninyong 26 August - Tonight for the first time since Australia rose from the | + | [[File:BRL-Buninyong-detail-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|left|''Plaque on the Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. After the discovery of gold at Buninyong in August 1851 the government announced that the diggers would be charged a large licence fee. The injustice of that decision sparked a public protest here at the diggings. 'Buninyong 26 August - Tonight for the first time since Australia rose from the bossum of the ocean, were men strong in their sense of right, lifting up a protest against an impending wrong, and protesting against the Government. (Melbourne Argus, 20 August 1851) Photograph: Clare Gervasoni]] |
== Eureka Related Buninyong Residents == | == Eureka Related Buninyong Residents == |
Revision as of 22:55, 6 August 2017
Eureka Related Buninyong Residents
Also See
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Eureka - The Buninyong Connection, by Anne Beggs Sunter