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| Website Name | Eureka on Trial |
| Website Address | http://eureka.imagineering.com.au/ |
| Organisation | Public Record Office Victoria |
| Description |
This site presents around ninety documents that trace not only the events of late December 1854, but also the lead-up to and the aftermath of the battle at Eureka. The documents have been organised into 9 'focuses', which concentrate on different aspects of the Eureka story in detail: Hotham's Narrative, State of the Goldfields, Murder of James Scobie, Burning of Bentley's Hotel, Escalating Tensions, Eureka Stockade, Perspectives, The State Trials, and Aftermath. |
| City |
Melbourne |
| State |
Victoria (More websites in the same location)
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| Country |
Australia |
| Category | Archives and Libraries; archives; archives - specialist: History; australian history (More websites in same category) |
| Audience | Researcher (More websites with the same audience) |
| Index Frequency |
Monthly |
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