Eureka

New Illustrated Edition

By: John Molony

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Paperback | 30 March 2024 | Edition Number 1

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The story of the Eureka Stockade, Australia's first and only armed rebellion for democratic rights.

Before dawn on 3 December 1854, colonial troopers at Ballarat attacked a group of gold miners who had thrown up a stockade in defiance and defence. Some diggers had guns, but many were unarmed; some twenty of them were killed, along with four troopers.

In the decades that followed, the truth of what happened that morning became obscured by partisans on both sides. For many years the Eureka Stockade was regarded as a shameful event and almost forgotten; more recently, it has been celebrated as a righteous stand against injustice.

John Molony's Eureka vividly recreates the story of Eureka and unravels the myths that have come to surround it.

This new edition of Molony's classic work, now beautifully illustrated with historic Eureka images, will be welcomed by everyone with an interest in the history of Australian democracy.

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"Eureka Stockade and Ned Kelly are surley our most potent historical symbols--not merely because they are abiding symbols of resistance to corrupt authority, but because they are such good stories." --"The West Australian"

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Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Bought at a Price	p. 1
The Actors Assemble	p. 18
A Change of Governors	p. 33
First Death at Eureka	p. 46
From Camp to Garrison	p. 58
The Harassment of Hotham	p. 72
Bakery Hill	p. 84
Last Words	p. 99
The Monster Meeting	p. 111
The End of an Era	p. 124
Stockade	p. 138
Night of a Young Moon	p. 154
A Flag Unfurled	p. 166
High Treason	p. 179
The Making of a Legend	p. 193
Notes	p. 204
Bibliography	p. 230
Conversions	p. 242
Index	p. 243
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

Eureka

New Illustrated Edition

At a Glance

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Industry Reviews

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