Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade

In 1854, a group of gold miners, led by Peter Lalor, built a wooden fort and took up guns against government troops. They believed they were fighting for justice and the right to vote, but the government saw the miners as troublemakers and rebels. The miners lost the battle, but eventually won the fight. The Eureka Stockade started a democratic movement that resulted in voting rights for all Australians.
Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade is a pivotal story in Australia’s history. This book brings this intriguing story alive with a highly visual presentation that will engage students.

It is part of a fascinating series for middle-upper primary that tells the stories of some momentous times in our history. The intriguing stories offer context and explain the significance of these events to Australia’s development as a nation. The approach promotes critical thinking and analysis with an emphasis on causes and effects, key personalities, and the long-term outcomes for Australian society.

Key features

a variety of text types eg profiles, viewpoints and debates, historical quotations, letters, newspaper articles quotations.
timelines, maps, annotated photographs and illustrations
text-boxes provide short snippets of information for clarity

Graphic-style presentation is employed alongside conventional presentation to convey details that text alone cannot convey, and to show different viewpoints simultaneously

Contents:
Stories from Australia’s history
Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade
The big picture
Key people
Trouble on the goldfields
Viewpoints
The Eureka rebellion
What happened next?
The effects of the Eureka Stockade
What do you think?
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Glossary
Index