Eureka: New Illustrated Edition

Before dawn on 3rd 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 20 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 may 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. This title vividly recreates the story of Eureka and unravels the myths that have come to surround it. The story of Australia’s first and only armed rebellion for democratic rights continues to provoke passionate controversy and debate.