Reference Websites
Australian Stories: The Eureka Stockade (2010)
This website created by the Australian Government provides:
- background information to the Eureka Stockade
- details of the Eureka Stockade and its legacy
- a copy of a Social Order Notice
- a photo of the original Eureka Flag
- a painting of the Eureka Stockade
- links to further information
The Eureka Stockade: Primary sources (2006)
This website created by the State Library of Victoria provides you with useful:
- articles from The Argus (newspaper) reporting on the events surrounding the Eureka Stockade
- a timeline of the events of the Eureka Stockade
Ergo: Eureka Stockade (2011)
This website is also created by the State library of Victoria and it provides you with an overview of the Eureka Stockade and links to:
- information about Peter Lalor
- a relevant poster from 1854
- a photo of Peter Lalor’s pistol from the Stockade
- a painting illustrating the oath taken by miners at the Eureka stockade
National Treasures: Eureka Flag (2006-2012)
This website is created by the National Film and Sound Achieve Australia and provides you with:
- a video called the Eureka Flag which was an episode from the series Australia’s Heritage – National Treasures with Chris Taylor, produced in 2009
- some facts about the Eureka Flag
- a map of where the Eureka Stockade took place
- a quiz about the Eureka Flag
Peter Lalor (2006-2012)
This website created by the Australian Dictionary of Biography (as an initiative of the National Centre of Biography at the Australian National University) provides you with:
- a portrait of Peter Lalor by Ludwig Becker
- a life summary of Peter Lalor
- an article by Ian Turner (1974) called 'Lalor, Peter (1827–1889)' which was first published in 1974 in the Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 5.
Dictionary
Your Dictionary: Kids Dictionary (1996-2012)
A miner using a pan while searching for gold.
Image used under Creative Commons.
This online dictionary is easy to use and was designed for children to use. You may find it useful to:
- find a definition
- to find the correct spelling of a word
- find out how to pronounce a word
- use as thesaurus
- or to check for alternate spellings
Reference List
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