December 3, 1854 was a defining moment in Australian ... which came to be known as Eureka Stockade. The outmatched miners were quickly defeated — with at least 22 miners and five soldiers ...

1. ‘Swearing allegiance to the Southern Cross’ The Eureka Stockade, sketched by a Canadian artist and digger, Charles Doudiet, December 1, 1854. Credit: Wikimedia/ Ball “He received a letter ...