Goldfields Commission of Enquiry

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Background

The role of the Goldfields Enquiry was to enquire into the immediate causes of the Eureka Stockade. The first meeting was held on 7 December 1854 in Melbourne. The meeting of 18 December 1854 was held in Ballarat.

An enquiry into the immediate causes of the Eureka Stockade. The first meeting was held on 07 December 1854 in Melbourne. It then moved to Ballarat on 18 December 1854. [1]

The first report of 29 December 1854 recommended a general amnesty for all those involved. This was rejected by Governor Sir Charles Hotham, granting amnesty to soldiers and officials only.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
  2. ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.

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