Eureka Stockade

[Nanjim]

160 years ago to day ....
Peter Lalor and the boys had a bit of a blue with the Traps...
The blue only lasted 20 or so minutes and 20 odd miners were dead....
Makes you think .....

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

 

[Jaros]

Thanks for that Jim. Never heard a thing on the radio or TV.
Jaros

 

[Nanjim]

There was a little bit in the West today.....
Bugger all said any where .....

Cheers Nanjim
Jim

 

[Metamorphic]

Too bloody right lads. The traps and the queens red coats. A day that shaped our history in this great state and not a bloody word.

Napthine gave a few hundred grand towards celebrations in Ballarat and good job, but since he lost the election, not a whimper from the new labor govt.

Shame, shame, shame

We remember you diggers and we swear under the southern cross to stand truly by each other, to defend our rights and liberties.

Long live the prospectors and thanks for the post Jim.

Regards Wayne (PMAV member)

 

[casper]

.........we should not forget

http://aso.gov.au/titles/features/eureka-stockade/clip2/

and for those of us that voted in the Victorian election last week your right stems from that singular act of civil disobedience!

from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion - refer to para 3

casper