Eureka Stockade

24. Eureka Stockade

patterns: reported event: time, location, catalyst, action, consequence.

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text:

On 3rd December 1854 Australia had its first and last armed uprising. This was on the goldfields at Ballarat, where the miners revolted against a licence fee of 30 shillings every month. They demanded representative government and the abolition of the fee. When the police charged the miner's stockade, thirty men were killed in fifteen minutes and their leader, Peter Lalor, lost his arm. Everyone in Victoria was so angry with the police that Peter Lalor was set free and a parliament was soon established. Many people think that the Eureka flag should be Australia's national flag.

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response:

1. When was Australia's first and last armed uprising?

2. Where did it happen?

3. Why did it happen?

4. What happened exactly?

5. Make a question using the words Peter Lalor.

6. What was an outcome of the Eureka Stockade?

7. Describe the present Australian national flag.

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creation exercise:

Prepare a short description of some historical event from your country and be ready to explain it to the class. Your account should answer at least the following questions:

<> What is the name of the event? <> When did it happen?

<> Where did it happen? <> Why did it happen?

<> Who were the main actors?

<> What was the outcome of the event?

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