Eureka Stockade

British  

noun

1. a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the military, as a result of which the miners won their democratic rights in the state parliament

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Eureka Stockade

Grabbing timber from mine shafts and horse carts, they built a fort, the Eureka Stockade.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

It has fallen to my lot, however, to put the Eureka Stockade on record; and, from the following 'Joe' chapter must begin any proper history of that disgracefully memorable event.

From The Eureka Stockade by Carboni, Raffaello

Sly-grog sellers got also a little profit out of the Eureka Stockade.

From The Eureka Stockade by Carboni, Raffaello

This, however, I assert as a matter of fact, that the Council of the Eureka Stockade never gave or hinted at any order to stop the usual work on the gold-field.

From The Eureka Stockade by Carboni, Raffaello

The famous affair of the Eureka Stockade in 1854 is an interesting illustration.

From The Framework of Home Rule by Childers, Erskine