Eureka Stockade: Richard Butler

Eureka: the scene of one of Australia's most colourful episodes - the miners' riot which became a legend and a symbol of the Australian character. Here is the spirit of Australia's wild gold-mining past bringing to life the Eureka drama and the chief players: the digger leader Peter Lalor and his faithful love Alicia Dunne the corrupt magistrate John D'Ewes and all the determined men and women who had a part in the violent confrontation that marked Australia's first step from a colony to a nation. Illustrated. A noel based on the screenplay of the 1984 television mini-series.