Anniversary Commemorations and the National Significance of Eureka
There are strongly held views by a large number of people that Eureka, the armed conflict that occurred on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, was a significant event in the development of democracy in Australia. This article looks at the commemorations held for the 50th, 100th and 150th anniversaries...
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University of Western Australia
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| description | There are strongly held views by a large number of people that Eureka, the armed conflict that occurred on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, was a significant event in the development of democracy in Australia. This article looks at the commemorations held for the 50th, 100th and 150th anniversaries of Eureka, comparing those held in Victora with those in other states of Australia, in order to assess the extent to which the commemorations indicate a national significance of this event. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d78bcb891354b6ca972359bf0174f452022-12-21T22:39:49ZengUniversity of Western AustraliaLimina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies1833-34192008-06-0114None3849Anniversary Commemorations and the National Significance of EurekaEmily Fitzgerald0University of MelbourneThere are strongly held views by a large number of people that Eureka, the armed conflict that occurred on the Ballarat goldfields in 1854, was a significant event in the development of democracy in Australia. This article looks at the commemorations held for the 50th, 100th and 150th anniversaries of Eureka, comparing those held in Victora with those in other states of Australia, in order to assess the extent to which the commemorations indicate a national significance of this event.https://www.archive.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/186594/Fitzgerald.pdfaustralian history, eureka, commemoration, nationalism, significance |
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| title | Anniversary Commemorations and the National Significance of Eureka |
| title_full | Anniversary Commemorations and the National Significance of Eureka |
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| title_short | Anniversary Commemorations and the National Significance of Eureka |
| title_sort | anniversary commemorations and the national significance of eureka |
| topic | australian history, eureka, commemoration, nationalism, significance |
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