State Library of Victoria
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"Pistol used by Peter Lalor at the Eureka Stockade, 3 December 1854. State Library of Victoria Collection (H36528).
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To the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Melbourne... [from] the undersigned Inhabitants of Melbourne considering the Unsettled State of a portion of the Diggings, and the necessity measures for the Better PROTECTION OF THE CITY, and upholding the cause of Law and Order, hereby request your Worship to convene A PUBLIC MEETING... John Ferress, Government Printer, 05 December 1854. State Library of Victoria Collection (H141396).
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Hanson Photo, John Brewer [detail] from Pioneers of the Ovens & Townsmen of Beechworth, 1899. State Library of Victoria Collection.