Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 287
... POLITICAL DEMANDS OF THE DIGGERS On 7 October 1854 the murder of a digger near the Eureka Hotel , Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate ...
... POLITICAL DEMANDS OF THE DIGGERS On 7 October 1854 the murder of a digger near the Eureka Hotel , Ballarat , sparked off a violent incident . The publican , thought by the crowd to be guilty , was acquitted by a friendly magistrate ...
Page 292
... political objectives beyond the demand for the abolition or reduction of the licence fee added a wider dimension to a localised riot ; it enabled some interpreters to elevate our own little rebellion ' to the standard of a major political ...
... political objectives beyond the demand for the abolition or reduction of the licence fee added a wider dimension to a localised riot ; it enabled some interpreters to elevate our own little rebellion ' to the standard of a major political ...
Page 504
... political umpire was needed , or when the local cabinet was acting illegally or unconstitutionally . Otherwise , they were expected to represent the British monarch ; to convey the views of the British government to the local government ...
... political umpire was needed , or when the local cabinet was acting illegally or unconstitutionally . Otherwise , they were expected to represent the British monarch ; to convey the views of the British government to the local government ...
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