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Eureka Stockade Research Paper

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Introduction The eurequ What was the build up to the Eureka stockade? The eureka stockade was caused by a disagreement with the government and the miners. The government wanted you to hold a permit with you whilst you were mining, however this wasn’t the problem the problem was the permit costing around 1 pound annually (about 180 AUD) and 10 shillings monthly (about 15 AUD). With all of the mining community against it they formed a rebellion. The reasoning behind the government applying this permit was because there were far too many miners in the mines and this fee would force some back to the city. According to the New South Whales government website this fee was not only mandatory for all miners but if you were caught without one

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