Ballarat Reform League Inc. Bendigo Monuments

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Red Ribbon Movement monument in Rosalind Park, Bendigo, 2013, Courtesy Ballarat Heritage Services

On 27 August 1853, after a giant petition known as the Goldfields Petition was rejected by Governor Charles La Trobe, 10,000 diggers met in a well organised meeting to protest meeting wearing a rid ribbon in defiance.

Bendigo monuments in Rosalind Park, 2013, Courtesy Ballarat Heritage Services

Also See

Ballarat Reform League Inc.

Ballarat Reform League Inc. Ballarat Monuments

Ballarat Reform League Inc. Bendigo Monuments

Ballarat Reform League Inc. Buninyong Monument

Ballarat Reform League Inc. Chewton Monument

Becker Panel from the monument in Rosalind Park, Bendigo, 2013, Courtesy Ballarat Heritage Services

Other Sites

http://www.ballaratreformleague.org.au

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