Eureka Stockade

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On 3 December 1854, well-armed British soldiers and police stormed a crude wooden stockade that had been built by defiant miners fighting for their rights. The battle lasted just twenty minutes but it changed Australia forever. Some say the Eureka Stockade marks the birth of democracy in Australia.

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Marion Littlejohns brief, but thorough and incisive take on this historic incident gives a fresh view of the Eureka Stockade an absorbing, insightful account which provides an inclusive overview of all the relevant factors associated with this seminal mini-revolution in Australias colonial past. Recommended. * Magpies *

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For as long as Marion Littlejohn can remember history has been a passion of hers. She grew up on stories of war time adventures and was one of the first students to enrol at La Trobe University, graduating with a Diploma in Education and a major in History. Marion has taught History, English and Art to secondary students in Melbourne, Darwin, Dimboola and Rochester. In 1995 she made the move from the classroom to the museum world and began working as an Education Officer at the Sovereign Hill outdoor museum in Ballarat. Our Stories: Eureka Stockade is her first Walker title.