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| + | [[File:BRL-Buninyong-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. Photograph: Clare Gervasoni]] | ||
| + | [[File:BRL-Buninyong-detail-wiki.jpg|500px|thumb|right|''Plaque on the Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong'', 2012. After the discovery of gold at Buninyong in August 1851 the government announced that the diggers would be charged a large licence fee. The injustice of that decision sparked a public protest here at the diggings. 'Buninyong 26 August - Tonight for the first time since Australia rose from the bosum of the ocean, were men strong in their sense of right, lifting up a protest against an impending wrong, and protesting against the Government. (Melbourne Argus, 20 August 1851) Photograph: Clare Gervasoni]] | ||
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| + | == Eureka Related Buninyong Residents == | ||
[[James Johnston]] | [[James Johnston]] | ||
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[[Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project]] | [[Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project]] | ||
| − | [[Eureka - The Buninyong Connection]] , by Anne Beggs Sunter | + | [[Eureka - The Buninyong Connection]], by Anne Beggs Sunter |
Revision as of 08:58, 12 August 2014
Plaque on the Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monument at Buninyong, 2012. After the discovery of gold at Buninyong in August 1851 the government announced that the diggers would be charged a large licence fee. The injustice of that decision sparked a public protest here at the diggings. 'Buninyong 26 August - Tonight for the first time since Australia rose from the bosum of the ocean, were men strong in their sense of right, lifting up a protest against an impending wrong, and protesting against the Government. (Melbourne Argus, 20 August 1851) Photograph: Clare Gervasoni
Eureka Related Buninyong Residents
Also See
Ballarat Reform League Inc. Monuments Project
Eureka - The Buninyong Connection, by Anne Beggs Sunter
