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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Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

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

Most societies seem to have epic heroes and events that define them as they like to see themselves: Even a young society such as Australia has Ned Kelly, Eureka Stockade, and ANZAC.

From Bearslayer A free translation from the unrhymed Latvian into English heroic verse by Cropley, Arthur

The diggers had formed an entrenchment, called the Eureka Stockade, and had enclosed about an acre of ground with a high slab fence.

From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Sutherland, Alexander

They only maintained an armed body at the Eureka Stockade, because they could in no other way resist the raids of the troopers who were sent out licence-hunting.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.