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The pikes used during the Eureka Stockade were made by local blacksmiths. There were comprised of a rough wooden pole about 2.4 metres long, tipped with a sharp metal spike and a hook designed to cut bridles and reins of the mounted men's horses. The hook could also be used to pull rider from their horse. | The pikes used during the Eureka Stockade were made by local blacksmiths. There were comprised of a rough wooden pole about 2.4 metres long, tipped with a sharp metal spike and a hook designed to cut bridles and reins of the mounted men's horses. The hook could also be used to pull rider from their horse. | ||
− | Mrs Bath exhibited a pike used at the [[ | + | Mrs Bath exhibited a pike used at the [[Eureka Stockade]], found by her on the morning after the battle. It was exhibited during the 1876 Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Fine Arts Exhibition.<ref>Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Fine Arts Exhibition 1876 Catalogue.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 17 September 2018
The pikes used during the Eureka Stockade were made by local blacksmiths. There were comprised of a rough wooden pole about 2.4 metres long, tipped with a sharp metal spike and a hook designed to cut bridles and reins of the mounted men's horses. The hook could also be used to pull rider from their horse.
Mrs Bath exhibited a pike used at the Eureka Stockade, found by her on the morning after the battle. It was exhibited during the 1876 Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Fine Arts Exhibition.[1]
Also See
- ↑ Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Fine Arts Exhibition 1876 Catalogue.