Title Peter Lalor and the Eureka Stockade / Melanie Guile with graphic pages illustrated by Chris Burns

Published South Yarra, Vic. : Macmillan Library, 2010

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Pla		AVAILABLE
MELB CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Pla		AVAILABLE
W'BOOL CRC	994 Sfahis Gui/Pla		AVAILABLE

Description 32 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, colour maps, portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm regular print Series Stories from Australia's history Guile, Melanie, 1949- Stories from Australia's history Stories from Australia's history Summary In 1854, a group of miners, led by Peter Lalor, built a wooden fort and took up guns against government troops. They were fighting for justice and the right to vote. They lost the battle, but the Eureka Stockade started a democratic movement that resulted in voting rights for the common man. Ages 8-12 Analysis juvenile Nonfiction Notes Includes index Bibliography Webliography Audience For primary school age Subject Lalor, Peter, 1827-1889. Eureka Stockade, Ballarat, Vic., 1854 -- Juvenile literature Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- Ballarat (Vic.) -- History -- Juvenile literature. Children's literature. SUBJECT Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004544 -- Juvenile literature. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001674 Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004544 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1851-1891 -- Juvenile literature Eureka Stockade (Ballarat, Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86004544 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- 1851-1891 Author Burns, Chris, illustrator ISBN 1420269062 (hbk) 9781420269062 (hbk)

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