DocArchive (2004): The Irish at Eureka - Rebels or Riff Raff?

The Eureka affair of 1854 has been described as everything from a tax whinge to the birthplace of Australian democracy. Some 30 people died in the half-hour battle, most of them goldminers who had sworn to defend their rights and liberties. (First Broadcast 2004)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.