Peter Lalor was an Irish-born Australian politician who led the Eureka Rebellion in 1854. He was well-educated and became involved in the gold rush in Australia. Life for miners was difficult due to high licensing fees and unfair treatment by authorities. The stockade began when a miner was murdered and his killer was let off due to connections. Lalor and other miners fought for fair treatment, reasonable licensing, and the right to vote. This led to the Battle of the Eureka Stockade between miners and government forces, where Lalor lost an arm but the miners' goals were later achieved. Lalor had a long political career after this but is best remembered for leading the Eureka Rebellion.

1. Peter Lalor
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2. Contents Page
Peter Lalor’s Early Life...........................3
Life on the gold fields............................4
What happened to start the Stockade.....5
Other Reasons the Stockade began........6
What is the Eureka Stockade?...............7
The main people Involved.....................9
Timeline Of Lalor’s Life .......................10
Primary sources...................................11
Glossary...............................................12
Index...................................................13
Bibliography........................................14
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3. Early Life
On the 5th of February, 1827, Peter Lalor was born
in Ireland. Peter Lalor was tall, strong, neat and
respectful, he was well educated at a college called
Carlow College and transferred to Trinity College.
Peter Lalor later became a politician and had a long
political career. Then one day a miner was
murdered, Lalor led this stockade and they won.
Unfortunately, Peter Lalor died in 1889 but always
will be remembered.
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4. LIFE ON THE
GOLDFIELDS
LIfe on the Australian Goldfields was very difficult and
strict. Many people had come from other countries to
Australia to find gold in the goldfields of Ballarat. The
first governor was strict and had many rules. Miners had
to show their licenses at any time and if they couldn’t,
they were beaten and arrested. The licenses were very
very expensive and many miners didn’t find enough gold
to pay for them.
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5. What Happened To Start the
Stockade?
A miner was killed by a man called Bentley
who was let off because he was friends with
the magistrate. The miners were really
furious about this. So, Lalor and the miners
fought against the government. They wanted
Bentley to be sentenced and put in jail but he
was allowed to go free. .
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6. OTHER REASONS THE STOCKADE
BEGAN
Peter Lalor started the eureka stockade
because he wanted to be treated fairly . The
licenses were too expensive and also wanted
the right to vote. he believed it would be
fairer if there were people in parliament
also on the side of miners .
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7. The Eureka Stockade was a battle that
happened between miners and the
government. Lalor, with a group of other
miners built a fort and organised weapons.
they waited for the government and then a
battle began. 25 diggers and 6 troopers lost
their lives.
what is the
eureka
stockade?
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8. WHAT DIFFICULTIES DID HE HAVE
Peter Lalor had a tough life, he had to fight for he and the
miners wanted. Lalor also had to experience his friend
James Scobie being murdered. Lalor also lost an arm in
battle against the magistrate and soldiers. Thanks to his
friends, he escaped with one arm on a truck and the
diggers were arrested and beaten. Troopers also unfairly
attacked and killed innocent bystanders. So Lalor and
the miners tried to overthrow the government but 13
miners were charged and arrested. The government was
incensed.
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9. The Main People
The main people involved in the eureka stockade were the
two English governors of Victoria . The first was Charles
Joseph La Trobe, he was governor for 15 years, he was well
educated and hated violence . La Trobe couldn’t control the
rough miners. Diggers hated La Trobe because he brought
the licenses. They were unpopular because the licenses
were too expensive and often miners didn’t find enough
gold to pay for them. La Trobe had peace until Sir Charles
Hotham took over. Sir Charles Hotham was a money
manager and was a hard working governor. He was clever,
strict and stubborn. In 1854 Hotham wanted to join the
Crimean War , but he was rejected. It was during Hotham’s
time that the stockade occurred .9
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10. 1827, February 5th Peter Fintan Lalor was born
1854, October 7th James Scobie was murdered
1854, November 29th
Lalor and miners burnt down the Eureka Hotel for
revenge of James scobie’s death
1854, December 3rd Miners burnt down Eureka Hotel
1855, Febuary
The miners were found not guilty for the Eureka Hotel
fire
1889, Febuary 9 Peter Lalor died in Richmond
THE TIMELINE OF PETER’S
LIFE
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11. Primary Sources
Catharine Bentley’s
letter in James Bentley’s
defence
Real Eureka
Southern Cross
flag
Miner’s poem
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12. Glossary
Bystander: a person not included
Crimean War: a war between Great
Britain,France,Turkey and Sardinia
Incensed: to make angry
Magistrate: a public officer
empowered to administer the law
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13. Index
Ballarat 4
Carlow College 3
Escape 8
Governors 9
Licences 6
Murder 3
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14. Bibliography
Guile, M (2010);Stories from Australia history
peter lalor; Macmillan publishers;Australia
Peter Lalor ergo;3rd of july(2014);ergo.slv.vic.au/
peter-lalor
Eureka Stockade ergo; 29th of june(2014);ergo.slv.vic.au/
peter-lalor
Peter lalor wikipedia;1st of
July(2014);wikipedia.org/peter _lalor
Lalor, Peter;24th of June(2014);egold.net.au/peter
lalor
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