Prisoners and Trials
Contents
Compensation Claims
Scobie Inquest
Eureka Prisoners
Treason Trial
Goldfields Commission of Enquiry
The role of the Goldfields Enquiry was to enquire into the immediate causes of Eureka. The first meeting was held on 7 December 1854 in Melbourne. The meeting of 18 December 1854 was held in Ballarat.
The first report of the Enquiry was released on 29 December 1854 and recommended a general amnesty for all involved. This was rejected by Governor Charles Hotham who granted amnesty to soldiers and officials only.
