2020 marks the 166th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. The battle was fought between rebels and the colonial forces of Australia on 3 December 1854 at Eureka Lead and named after a stockade structure built by miners in the lead-up to the conflict. Gregory Blake, historian and author of Eureka: a Ferocious and Bloody Battle spoke to the Two Murrays about an historic event which many hail as the start of Australian democracy. 

2020 marks the 166th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. The battle was fought between rebels and the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_forces_of_Australia" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_forces_of_Australia&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606627210818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEz2YiFZfe6tS_QIk7fEOjg9EMkNw">colonial forces of Australia</a>&nbsp;on 3 December 1854 at&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka,_Victoria" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka,_Victoria&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606627210818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEBJUFVn1y2CYB_j6O39mHEq8cKzA">Eureka Lead</a>&nbsp;and named after a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockade" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockade&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1606627210818000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFW1Cpaggo-5bpAZzrQJICSxjPLcg">stockade</a>&nbsp;structure built by miners in the lead-up to the conflict. Gregory Blake, historian and author of&nbsp;Eureka: a Ferocious&nbsp;and Bloody Battle&nbsp;spoke to the Two Murrays about an historic event which&nbsp;many hail as the start of Australian democracy.&nbsp;

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