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	Ausflag - Eureka Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Eureka Flag is thought to have been designed by a Canadian gold miner by the name of "Lieutenant" Ross during the Eureka Stockade uprising in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1854.
		The flag above is considered to be the Eureka Flag (a number of variants seem to have existed), as it is the design of the flag torn down at the stockade by Police Constable John King on the morning of the miners' uprising - Sunday, 3 December 1854.
		Today, the Eureka flag is often used as a symbol of rebellion against authority by people at the extreme left and the extreme right of the political spectrum in Australia.
	www.ausflag.com.au /flags/eureka.html (502 words)

	Eureka Flag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eureka Flag was flown for the first time on Bakery Hill, Ballarat, Australia as a symbol of the resistance of the gold miners during the Eureka Stockade rebellion.
		During the battle of the Eureka Stockade on December 3, 1854, Henry Ross was mortally wounded near the flagpole and the Eureka flag was torn down, trampled, hacked with sabres and peppered with bullets.
		Although the flag is designed as a representation of the Southern Cross, a constellation located in southern skies and thus only visible to viewers in the southern hemisphere, the stars are arranged differently to the arrangement of stars in the constellation itself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eureka_Flag (817 words)

	BINDII'S
		Hastily devised as a symbol of resistance, the Eureka flag was flown for the first time at the meeting and secondly, a little known Irishman Peter Lalor (1827-1889) addressed the crowd.
		Early members of the labour movement sought inspiration in the stand taken by the diggers and striking shearers in Queensland during the 1890's flew the Eureka flag as a gesture of defiance towards police and government.
		During the attack on the Stockade, the Eureka flag was hauled down from a flagpole by Trooper John King and brought in triumph to the Government Camp.
	groups.msn.com /bindiis/eurekastockade.msnw (726 words)

	Books on the Radical Spirit of the Eureka Rebellion and Eureka Stockade of 1854
		Eureka Reminiscences suffers from the inevitable problem, that first hand accounts that are edited and filtered by a second party are subject to their credit.
		Eureka and its Flag' published in 1973 is a re-release of the 1963 booklet.
		Fox was told that it was not the original flag and spent the next 20 years digging up information that led to the publication of this booklet and the eventual public display of the Eureka Flag in 1973 at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery.
	www.takver.com /history/eurekabooks.htm (2719 words)

	Eureka Stockade & the military on the Goldfields
		The Eureka Flag is thought to have been designed by a Canadian gold miner by the name of "Lieutenant" Or "Captain" Ross during the Eureka Stockade uprising in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1854.
		The flag above is considered to be the "genuine design" of the Eureka Flag (a number of variants seem to have existed), as it is the design of the flag torn down at the stockade by Police Constable John King on the morning of the miners' uprising - Sunday, 3 December 1854.
		Men armed with rough pikes stood their ground in the face of trained troops with Enfield rifles and bayonets, but within ten minutes the Eureka flag had been torn down, tents were aflame and those diggers not dead, wounded or captured were fleeing the stockade.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-conflicts-periods/other/eureka.htm (1917 words)

	Eureka flag (Australia) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Among the conclusions of the study, it is stated that "The absence of the Eureka Flag from the centre (and its location elsewhere within Ballarat) adds to the perception that it is not a serious institution".
		The opposition to the proposal is because the Eureka Flag was originally used in an anti-government riot, and also because it is used by both the far-left and the far-right nowadays.
		The Eureka flag is a brilliant flag design, and for that reason has been taken up by many sorts of groups, some calling themselves nationalistic and some not, in the 150 years since the Eureka stockade.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/au_eurek.html (2050 words)

	Ballarat Fine Art Gallery - Eureka
		This flag, with its bold design of white on blue based on the constellation of the Southern Cross, was first flown in Ballarat during the ‘troubles’ of 1854, when the diggers made a concerted effort to resist the despotic and corrupt local arm of the colonial Government.
		The descendants of Trooper King formally deeded the Eureka Flag to the people of Ballarat in 2001 on the condition that it be kept in the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery where it can be provided with stable display conditions and security.
		During 2005 most of this material with the exception of the flag is traveling in the exhibition Eureka Revisited: the contest of memories.
	www.balgal.com /?id=eureka (611 words)

	Eureka Flag - Buy online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Eureka Flag also known as the flag of the Southern Cross or the Ballarat Reform League Flag was first flown at a “Monster Meeting” of miners on Bakery Hill, Ballarat on the 29th November 1854.
		The flag was flown from a flag staff eighty feet in length and “as straight as an arrow”.
		The miners at Eureka were not committed of treason, and although the Starry Banner is a rebel flag, and “sang the rebel chorus”, it is not perceived as disloyal to the crown but rather as a sign of triumph, of common rights succeeding over excessive force and unjust laws.
	www.a1flags.com.au /flag_australia_eureka.aspx (716 words)

	The Eureka Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Eureka Flag is thought to have been designed by a Canadian goldminer, "Lieutenant" (or sometimes, "Captain") Ross and constructed by miners' wives.
		The Eureka Flag was first hoisted by the miners at this uprising, and has come to represent a symbol of rebellion against authority and is closely associated with the struggle for democracy.
		Hastily devised as a symbol of rebellion, the Eureka Flag was hoisted and Peter Lalor (a little-known Irishman) addressed the crowd, calling on them to "swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend rights and liberties".
	users.bigpond.net.au /catacomb/library/bookshelf/aus/eurflag.html (583 words)

	Anne Beggs Sunter \| Contested Memories of Eureka : Museum Interpretations of the Eureka Stockade \| Labour History, 85 \| ...
		Eureka has always had special significance for the Labour movement, and the symbolism of the Eureka flag — the flag of the Ballarat Reform League — has become almost synonymous with the Trade Union movement.
		It also encouraged the formation of the Eureka Stockade Memorial Trust, whose aim was 'to be a catalyst for the promotion of the Australian spirit' and to raise funds for 'a Eureka education and interpretation centre of national significance dedicated to the ideals of Australian democracy and peaceful democratic reform'.
		Around this time, too, the flag issue was reignited, when Premier Kennett declared that the Eureka flag should be moved to the new centre because it would become 'a tourist icon and you ought to be able to come and pay homage to the flag on technically the site'.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/lab/85/sunter.html (8722 words)

	The Eureka Reporter - Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A Nelson flag is due to arrive in April either with Matheson or with Lynda Pozel and Jack Hopkins, Eureka residents who are currently in Nelson.
		Madaras said she wasn’t sure if the flag was meant to be a gift, but the board gave authorization to accept the flag, even if Nelson does expect payment for it.
		Eureka does have one flag, a rather weather-worn one at the fire department that is not really in any condition to be flown, City Clerk Kathleen Franco Simmons said.
	www.eurekareporter.com /ArticleDisplay.aspx?ArticleID=9467 (694 words)

	Paddy Gorman Eureka Flag Still Flying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Legacy of Eureka While the legacy of Eureka rightly belongs to all Australians, it is at the sharp end of workers struggles that it is at its most prominent.
		As they set up their Picket Line outside the mine, they were presented with a Eureka flag by a group of miners who had staged a world record 55-day stay down strike at the nearby Preston coal mine in 1983.
		From Eureka in 1854 to Melbourne in 2005 and right throughout Australia, the Southern Cross is still the rallying emblem for all those who refuse to be cowered and who take their stand to demand justice and a Fair Go.
	users.bigpond.net.au /patbruce/gorman.htm (2249 words)

	Arts Victoria - News - Media Releases
		The Eureka flag will fly over the South Pole as part of the 150th anniversary of the uprising at Ballarat if a group of Melbourne women succeed in trekking 1200 kilometres to the South Pole in November and December.
		Arts and Women's Affairs Minister Mary Delahunty presented a Eureka flag to the three women today to raise at the South Pole at the end of their journey of 60 to 70 days.
		She said Eureka story was about justice and a "fair go" and the emergence of democratic traditions.
	www.arts.vic.gov.au /arts/news/media/26Eureka.htm (344 words)

	Eureka rebellion - Fighting against the odds, and losing
		When the culprits were arrested and imprisoned, the situation on the goldfields became explosive and expanded to cover general discontent over unequal laws and unequal rights.
		Rather than cower away in fear of meeting the same fate, men and women throughout the land kept waving the Eureka flag as if the Diggers had achieved a heroic victory.
		The Eureka Flag continued to be waved as the true Australian flag and was later incorporated into the logos of the union and republican movement.
	www.convictcreations.com /history/eureka.htm (1339 words)

	The Guardian
		For us, the Eureka miners' rebellion is not a far off historical clash that occurred 150 years ago and is frozen in time; it is alive in our struggles today.
		As we commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade on December 3 1854, it is fitting to recall the events that led to this uprising and the benefits that flowed to all Australians as a result of it.
		It is the courage and commitment of the diggers at Eureka that we salute.
	www.cpa.org.au /garchve04/1208eureka2.html (2715 words)

	Ballarat Fine Art Gallery - Unknown, Australia - The Eureka flag
		The most complete summary of the history and legends associated with the ‘Eureka flag’ can be found in the catalogue of the Eureka Revisited Exhibition which was held in 2004 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.
		The flag was duly posted to the Gallery but many continued to believe it was a replica or ‘bunting’ until the flag itself was compared with a significant fragment that had with certainty been cut off on the 3rd December 1854 – the day the rebellion was suppressed.
		The Eureka Flag was conserved and placed on display in the 1970s before being formally gifted by the King family in 2002.
	www.balgal.com /?id=unknownaustraliathee (238 words)

	HINCH.net - The Official Derryn Hinch Website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The word Eureka is back in the news 150 years after troops stormed the stockade and more than thirty men died.
		And now Eureka and the Eureka flag and the 150th anniversary celebrations are causing some controversy because Prime Minister Howard will not attend any of the month long celebrations in Ballarat.
		The Government has approved special-issue Eureka coins and stamps launched by historian Geoffrey Blainey and a Eureka flag will be flown at the entrance to the Senate and in the office of Ballarat Labor MP Catherine King.
	www.hinch.net /says_archive04/Nov04/19-11-04.htm (371 words)

	flagsonline.net Eureka Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Eureka flag was used by the gold miners at the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat, Victoria.
		The Eureka Flag is important because of its early use of the Southern Cross, but not the Union Jack.
		The Eureka flag continues to be used as a symbol of nationalism, having been revived by a wide variety of activists.
	www.flagsonline.net /Australia/eureka.htm (169 words)

	Eureka! Has Australia found its 'defining moment'? \| csmonitor.com
		Australia's flag - the British Union Jack in the corner of a field of dark blue, surrounded by six stars - is indeed a lingering reminder of the country's status as a former British colony.
		"Eureka was primarily a struggle for democratic rights against arbitrary colonial rule which ultimately won for the miners political representation on the gold fields and eventually the franchise within the colony of Victoria," they write in their book, published this year.
		The Eureka flag, which will be flown as part of celebrations, is a blue flag with a white cross emblazoned with five stars representing the Southern Cross constellation.
	www.csmonitor.com /2004/1203/p25s01-woap.html (1260 words)

	004.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		During the attack on the stockade, the Eureka flag was hauled down from a flag pole by Trooper John King and bought in triumph to the Government Camp.
		King showed the flag to all those who were curious, allowing small pieces to be cut off as souvenirs.
		The flag remained in the King family after his death and was eventually presented to the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery in 1895.
	amol.org.au /eureka/gallery2/005.htm (294 words)

	Reclaiming the radical spirit of Eureka in 2004 - the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Rebellion
		No proud blue and white Eureka flag was flown from the top of City Hall in Ballarat, although it was the 150th celebration of a moment that continues to have enormous relevance to many people.
		When the march reached the Eureka site, details were given of the women's sewing circle who put together the Southern Cross flag, and the more recent sewing circle that prepared many of the banners for commemorating the event.
		Some of the Eureka descendants were also critical of the appointment, while others welcomed and supported Hicks as raising important issues of civil liberties and justice in the tradition of the Eureka rebellion.
	www.takver.com /history/eureka2004.htm (6028 words)

	Aussie Aussie Aussie
		The flag was designed to be an eye-catching rallying symbol for the Aboriginal people and a symbol of their race and identity.
		There is no flag in Europe, or in the civilised world half so beautiful, and Bakery Hill, as being the place where the Australian ensign was first hoisted, will be recorded in the deathless and inevitable pages of history.
		The original Eureka Flag (Ballarat Fine Art Museum)The flag, representative of the Southern Cross which also appears on the official flag of Australia, was designed by Captain Henry Ross, one of Eureka's miners and a Canadian expatriate.
	members.tripod.com /diesel_doll/id18.html (742 words)

	Baron Alder: Too many causes draped in banner of historic importance \| History Articles \| The Australian
		But private member's bills seeking recognition for the flag under the Flags Act were introduced into the parliament earlier this year with the hope that the flag would be flown at Parliament House each year on the anniversary of the Eureka Stockade.
		The Eureka flag was adopted by diggers on the Victorian goldfields in 1854 as a symbol of their struggle against oppressive laws made by a cabinet of aristocratic incompetents enforced by a government of artillery.
		Certainly, having regard to the popular significance of the Eureka Stockade as the birthplace of a specifically Australian identity, it is not surprising that in the '70s Australian neo-Nazis adopted the Eureka flag "as the symbol of our nation", just as they had adopted "the swastika flag as the symbol our white race".
	www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,11557842-28078,00.html (935 words)

	R.D. Walshe \| He Found and Raised Eureka's Trampled Flag: a Tribute to Len Fox \| Labour History, 86 \| The History ...
		Among the achievements of Len's fruitful life was the winning of his 60-year battle to have the flag of the Eureka Stockade, first, authenticated and, second, recognised as the symbol that most dramatically captures the spirit of Australian struggle for an independent republic.
		Len's interest in the flag was aroused in the Depression years of the late 1930s when a group of artists told him they had discovered a flag locked away in the Ballarat Art gallery that might be the one flown by the diggers over the stockade they erected on the Eureka digging.
		There is no flag in Europe, or in the civilised world half so beautiful, and Bakery Hill, as being the place where the Australian ensign was first hoisted, will be recorded in the deathless and indelible pages of history.
	www.historycooperative.org /journals/lab/86/walshe.html (1001 words)

	Eureka Flag - Australia
		This flag was first used by gold miners at a town meeting held in November 1854 and subsequently flown as they came to fight for justice in the rebellion of the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.
		The Eureka Flag was also described as The Southern Cross and is thought to resemble that constellation.
		The password at the Eureka Stockade on the night of 2-3 December 1854 was...
	www.johnston-independent.com /eureka_flag.htm (952 words)

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