As the 170th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion rolls around, experts say the true story of the event — and its iconic Southern Cross flag — need to be remembered.
The Eureka Rebellion was a battle fought between gold miners and government soldiers at Ballarat in 1854.
After years of protests over the heavy-handed policing of gold-mining licences, and a lack of political representation, miners fought a bloody battle against government soldiers at a flimsy makeshift fort, which came to be known as Eureka Stockade. "The first time the flag was hoisted in Ballarat on November 29, 1854 … Raffaello Carboni, an Italian who helped create the flag, gets up in front of all the miners, and he very importantly says, 'I call upon all diggers, irrespective of colour, religion or creed, to salute the Southern Cross as a refuge for all the oppressed from all nations on earth'," Mr Edgington said.
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