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[[File:Bendigo-Becker-wiki.JPG|800px|thumb|right|Ludwig Becker,''Government Camp Bendigo, June 1853.'' (From the memorial in Rosalind Park, Bendigo)]] | [[File:Bendigo-Becker-wiki.JPG|800px|thumb|right|Ludwig Becker,''Government Camp Bendigo, June 1853.'' (From the memorial in Rosalind Park, Bendigo)]] | ||
− | Gold was discovered by Margaret Kennedy and Mrs Farrell in the Bendigo Creek at Golden Point, near today's Maple Street. | + | Gold was discovered by Margaret Kennedy and Mrs Farrell in the Bendigo Creek at Golden Point, near today's Maple Street. Their dicovery marked the beginning of a very successful goldfield. |
In 1853, at the height of the gold rush, protests were made to Victoria's Colonial Government, with agitation on every goldfield in Victoria. In Bendigo the [[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] resulted in over 23,000 signatures on a petition known as the Bendigo Miners' Petition. | In 1853, at the height of the gold rush, protests were made to Victoria's Colonial Government, with agitation on every goldfield in Victoria. In Bendigo the [[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] resulted in over 23,000 signatures on a petition known as the Bendigo Miners' Petition. | ||
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See http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition | See http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition | ||
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+ | [[File:Off-to-bendigo-picturesque-detailwiki.jpg|800px|thumb|left|''Off To Bendigo,'' Courtesy Ballarat Heritage Services]] | ||
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+ | == Residents of Bendigo == | ||
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+ | [[David Brough]]; [[Ann Duke]]; [[George Duke]]; [[George Harrison]]; [[William Heise]]; [[John Knipe]]; [[Anastasia Withers]]; [[Samuel Withers]] | ||
== Also See == | == Also See == | ||
[[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] | [[Red Ribbon Rebellion]] | ||
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+ | [[Bendigo Goldfields Petition]] | ||
[[Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project]] | [[Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:32, 10 July 2020
Gold was discovered by Margaret Kennedy and Mrs Farrell in the Bendigo Creek at Golden Point, near today's Maple Street. Their dicovery marked the beginning of a very successful goldfield.
In 1853, at the height of the gold rush, protests were made to Victoria's Colonial Government, with agitation on every goldfield in Victoria. In Bendigo the Red Ribbon Rebellion resulted in over 23,000 signatures on a petition known as the Bendigo Miners' Petition.
Bendigo Petition
See http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/our-collections/treasures-curios/bendigo-goldfields-petition
Residents of Bendigo
David Brough; Ann Duke; George Duke; George Harrison; William Heise; John Knipe; Anastasia Withers; Samuel Withers