What is Eureka Stockade?
[[Image:Eureka Flag.svg|thumb|200px|right|The Eureka Flag]] The '''Eureka Stockade''' is the name given to a [[rebellion]] by [[gold]] [[miner]]s at [[Ballarat, Victoria]], [[Australia]]. It took place at sunrise, on December 3, 1854. The miners came from England, Ireland, [[Scotland]], Wales, Canada, Italy, Hungary, France, [[Germany]], China and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://education.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/2227128/the-eureka-stockade |title=Eureka stockade Digibook -|website= ABC Education |access-date=6 Nov 2018}}</ref> The miners refused to pay a licence fee to look for gold. The miners said that the money for the licence was a tax, and that if they had to pay tax then they should be represented in the [[parliament]]. [[Irish people|Irish]] miner [[Peter Lalor]] became the leader of the miners. They built a [[fort]], or stockade, on Bakery Hill above the gold diggings on the Eureka gold lead. They were attacked by the [[British Army]]. More than 30 people were killed. The battle went for 20 minutes. ==Flag== [[Image:Theeurekaflag.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Eureka Flag in the Ballarat Art Gallery]] The miners made their own flag which was flown at the Eureka Stockade. The flag was torn down during the battle and taken away by one of the soldiers. It was given to the [[Ballarat Art Gallery]] in the 1890s. Pieces of the flag were sometimes given to important visitors to Ballarat. It is believed that [[Queen Elizabeth II]] has a small piece. In the 1973 the flag was restored and put on display at the Art Gallery.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/collection.aspx |title=Collection |work=artgalleryofballarat.com.au |accessdate=26 August 2010 |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221112201/http://www.artgalleryofballarat.com.au/collection.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The display was opened by the [[Prime Minister]] of Australia, [[Gough Whitlam]]. The flag has been put on the [[Victorian Heritage Register]] and was named an ico