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WHAT DOES EUREKA STOCKADE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Eureka Stockade

Eureka Rebellion

The Eureka Rebellion of year 1854 was a historically significant organised rebellion of gold miners of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who revolted against the colonial authority of the United Kingdom. The Battle of the Eureka Stockade was fought between miners and the Colonial forces of Australia on 3 December 1854 at Eureka Lead and named for the stockade structure erected by miners during the conflict. Resulting in the deaths of at least 27 people, the majority of whom were rebels, it was the most significant conflict in the colonial history of Victoria. The event was the culmination of civillian disobedience in the Ballarat region during the Victorian gold rush with miners objecting to the expense of a Miner's Licence, taxation without representation and the actions of the government and its agents The local rebellion in Ballarat grew from a Ballarat Reform League movement and culminated in the erection by the rebels of a crude battlement and a swift and deadly siege by colonial forces.

Definition of Eureka Stockade in the English dictionary

The definition of Eureka Stockade in the dictionary is a violent incident in Ballarat, Australia, in 1854 between gold miners and the military, as a result of which the miners won their democratic rights in the state parliament.

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Translation of «Eureka Stockade» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EUREKA STOCKADE

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Translator English - Chinese

尤里卡栅栏
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eureka Stockade
570 millions of speakers

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Eureka Stockade
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरेका कठघरे
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أوريكا إصار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эврика Тюрьма
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eureka Stockade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরেকা স্টকয়েড
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Translator English - French

Eureka palissade
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Translator English - Malay

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - German

EurekaStockade
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Translator English - Japanese

ユーレカ砦
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Translator English - Korean

유레카 영창
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Translator English - Javanese

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Eureka trại giam
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Translator English - Tamil

யுரேகா ஸ்டேக்கேட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरेका स्टॉकआऊड
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Translator English - Turkish

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Italian

Eureka Stockade
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Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Еврика Тюрма
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Translator English - Romanian

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Greek

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Eureka Stockade
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Translator English - Swedish

Eurekapalissaden
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Eureka Stockade
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EUREKA STOCKADE»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EUREKA STOCKADE»

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Eureka Stockade: A Ferocious and Bloody Battle
This is the epic account of the battle for the Eureka Stockade, an iconic moment in Australian history. The original research in this book was used by Peter Fitzsimons whilst researching his Eureka book.
Gregory Blake, 2012
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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution
The Eureka Stockade... In 1854, Victorian miners fought a deadly battle under the flag of the Southern Cross at the Eureka Stockade. Though brief and doomed to fail, the battle is legend in both our history and in the Australian mind.
Peter FitzSimons, 2012
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Eureka: The Unfinished Revolution
Henry Lawson wrote poems about it, its symbolic flag is still raised, and even the nineteenth-century visitor Mark Twain called it: " a strike for liberty".
Peter FitzSimons, 2014
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Fly a Rebel Flag: The Eureka Stockade
When government troops stormed the Eureka Stockade, the battle lasted just twenty minutes, but it changed Australia forever.
Robyn Annear, 2007
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Eureka Stockade the Movie: Kristina Bumble Bee
149th Anniversary of the Eurkea Rebellion, behind the scenes limited edition programme written by Bellaawood CFI-007 and Vidicam Club.
Vidicam Club, 2004
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Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade
Shortlisted: 2010 APA Awards for Excellence in Educational Publishing - Primary Library BookIn 1854, a group of gold miners, led by Peter Lalor, built a wooden fort and took up guns against government troops.
Melanie Guile, 2010
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Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade: Stories from ...
This is a specially formatted fixed layout ebook that retains the look and feel of the print book.
Melanie Guile, 2010
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Turning Points in Australian History
31 The Eureka Stockade is thus regarded as a key moment in the move towards responsible government in Australia.32 Yet this is contestable, and some have contended that its main outcome was to bequeath an established and amorphous ...
Martin Crotty, David Andrew Roberts, 2009
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Stages of the Revolution: A Biography of the Eureka ...
Most Australians owe what they know of the Eureka Stockade to Raffaello Carboni, the Italian chronicler of the uprising.
Desmond O'Grady, 2004
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Chartism: Eureka Stockade, National Land Company, Newport ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EUREKA STOCKADE»

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Australia: Socialist Alliance adopts new progam, 'Towards a …
There were however, popular struggles such as the 1854 Eureka Stockade miners' struggle, which raised a number of political and democratic ... «Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal, Jun 15»
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Wallabies jersey? Not as bad as 'volcano vomit on a rag' but ...
... off Uluru at sundown, gold like the nuggets they were pulling out of Ballarat before the battle of the Eureka Stockade. GOLD-gold my friends. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
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Plenty of sympathy expected as Krispy Kreme's John McGuigan …
... next month promises more drama than the Rum Rebellion - or should that be the Eureka Stockade - as it highlights the plight of coal investors ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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Master coin sale worth cashing in on
$1000 The master coin for the Eureka Stockade series is the only surviving example with the official mint mark deleted. $60,000 The 2012 ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
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The spirit of Eureka at Gallipoli
However by noon that day another commanding officer – the grandson of Peter Lalor of Eureka Stockade fame was also dead. Joseph Lalor ... «Eureka Street, Apr 15»
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Ballarat locals on #MelWatch as Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson …
The Victorian city of Ballarat has seen its fair share of tourists over the years as the home of the Eureka Stockade, but today a famous face ... «9news.com.au, Apr 15»
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Eureka, They Missed It: The Latest Immigrant Is The Youngest …
... husband's newspaper, the Ballarat Times after he was arrested and jailed for sedition following the Eureka Stockade on December 3rd 1854. «New Matilda, Apr 15»
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Eureka moment solves another murder
Tonight, tensions are stirred when police break up students celebrating the Eureka Stockade anniversary. Emotions spill over at the local pub. «The Australian, Mar 15»
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Step back to Eureka Stockade
FIERY: Sunday's re-enactment of the Eureka Stockade marks the ... three days, and culminating in the Eureka Stockade engagement on the ... «Lakes Mail, Dec 14»
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Why is it so important?
The Australian government website describes the Eureka Stockade as a “key event in the development of Australian democracy and Australian ... «Herald Sun, Dec 14»

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