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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> |
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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>