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The Gravel Puts were in close proximity to the Government Camp. The use of the bayonet point by the [[Military]] to clear riotous miners during a 'digger hunt' on 30 November 1854 ignited the armed insurrection at Eureka. <ref>''To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart'', Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.9.</ref> | The Gravel Puts were in close proximity to the Government Camp. The use of the bayonet point by the [[Military]] to clear riotous miners during a 'digger hunt' on 30 November 1854 ignited the armed insurrection at Eureka. <ref>''To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart'', Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.9.</ref> | ||
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[[File:m4170-wiki.jpg|800px|thumb|left|''A Digger Hunt'', University of Ballarat Historical Collection (Cat.No. 4170)]] | [[File:m4170-wiki.jpg|800px|thumb|left|''A Digger Hunt'', University of Ballarat Historical Collection (Cat.No. 4170)]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:14, 27 October 2013
The Gravel Puts were in close proximity to the Government Camp. The use of the bayonet point by the Military to clear riotous miners during a 'digger hunt' on 30 November 1854 ignited the armed insurrection at Eureka. [1]
References
- ↑ To Pierce the Tyrant's Heart, Australian Military History Publications, 2009, p.9.