NEW MAP: Australasia 1854: Eureka Rebellion (03 Dec 1854) https://buff.ly/2JufloP Taking advantage of the 1851 gold rush, the colonial government of Victoria began dramatically raising miner’s licence fees. In response to this action, and the accompanying heavy-handed police tactics, the mining population—or ‘diggers’—pushed for reform. Tensions between the two sides escalated until 1854, when government troops routed a force of rebel diggers who had built a stockade in Eureka goldfield. Despite its failure, the rising proved popular, convincing the government to enact almost all of the requested reforms. #australasia #history #welovemaps #map #1850s #1854 #goldrush #australianhistory #december #december3 #newcaledonia #newzealandhistory #australiangoldrush #victoriangoldrush #victoriagoldrush #vandiemensland #britishempire #colonialaustralia #victorianera #eurekarebellion #eurekastockade #maps #newmap #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #goldmining #goldfield #ballarat (at Eureka, Victoria) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpn4al7AdJj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ladpc1dt9pid