Feature History - Eureka Stockade 

When Banjo Paterson wrote, "The flag the Australian dies to save is the flag of the Southern Cross", he was talking about the Eureka Flag.

You should cover the rum rebellion to keep up with the Australian theme!

Being from the states I find the frontier history of Australia really fascinating. It's one of the only other nations that shares some similarities with the wild west and frontier years of the US.

Man I haven't seen you around since the summer of 84

huh whats with the british and not knowing who shoot first

Very nicely presented. As someone who writes long form histories of Victoria (and is 'trying' to learn how to RU-vid), I'd like to add that the manhood suffrage Feature History mentioned means that Victoria was the first place in the world to give every man a vote. At the same time we were the first place in the world to introduce a completely secret ballot.

Didn't realise how close we came to an Australian revolution!

DO FIRST BALKAN WAR please papa love your vids

Do a video on the Chaco War. If you don’t know what that is, it was a bloody war between Bolivia and Paraguay in 1933-34. Not a lot of people know it even happened.

Love Feature History, and Australian history to boot. You are pretty much the only person that does anything interesting about our home country. Also like that you don't exaggerate the Eureka Stockade as this great battle, and not what it was, which was really a big workers riot. In addition for who took the first shot, my father had the theory. Due to his time in the army (even though its most certainly from a different time) he came to the conclusion that the Soldiers did not shoot first since they just have to sit there and wait, while the Diggers had everything to lose.

Wow nice video Feature History, can't wait to see more video like this :) We're your fans from Indonesia :D

I loved it! More Australia would be awesome, or other mini 'revolutions'

The Eureka Stockade is fascinating, and there are heaps of awesome stories from that time (1840-1870). In around 1850 a gold nugget (the "welcome nugget") was found, weighing around 70 kg or 150 lb, this was one of many finds at the time, and really kicked off the rush. The largest one was found after Eureka in 1869, "welcome stranger" is a contender for the largest gold nugget ever found in the world at 78kg or 172 lb. Dozens of ships were reportedly stuck in Melbourne as their crews abandoned them to go search for gold. Thousands of people were flooding into Victoria, but actually getting labour for your business was next to impossible. This pissed of the squatters, (rich early Australian land owners) who relied on cheap labour for their vast properties, they owned the political landscape, and wanted the diggers broken, and back at work. In defense of the government, providing services for hundreds of thousands more people would have beggared a new colony even if those people were productive, but there was no revenue stream coming out of the goldfields, profits were private from the mine to the old continent. The goldfields were a black hole of money for the colony, which was galling considering how much reported value was being extracted. Alot of the best of the Victorian population, men and women, were looking for gold, and immigrants were more or less self selecting for the strong willed, the enterprising and the bold. To put it mildly, this is not conducive to the govermental style of the British empire at that point in time. The local Australian police could not retain competent staff, and were forced to hire men otherwise incapable of mining for gold, many of those they got were vindictive or corrupt, and held grudges against the diggers. Eventually the redcoats were called in. Bugger the British.

British:That was a close one lads,let’s hope that nothing hopes to threaten our rule over Australia Ned Kelly:Hold my beer.

Dear Feature History Guy, I would like to thank you for the videos you make. They have helped me immensely in school and on AP exams. For example, last year, I took AP Euro, and just because your video on it was so entertaining, I watched it at least ten times, while in class we barely went over it. Lo and behold, on the AP Exam, the DBQ was on the Thirty Years' War. It is because of your amusing, informative videos that I was able to get a 5 on that exam. Thank you so much, and keep making more great content!

Proud to have another person from my own state here on RU-vid. This event was actually pretty big in the early days of the state so thanks for showing it to me, a Victorian

G E N E R A L K E N O B I

So an Australian version of the California gold rush and Nevada silver rush?

I remember learning about the Eureka Stockade in my World History class but had forgotten all about it until now.

I forgot I was a subscriber to this channel

It is comparable to the rebellions of 1837-1838 in Canada which really helped to form an early Canadian identity. Although failures, they helped push Britain to allow for responsible government and political reform. Unlike in Australia many Canadian rebels were indeed prosecuted. Ironically 100 Canadian rebels were sent to Australian prison colonies. It is unlikely, but I wonder if any Canadian prisoners in Australia would have supported the Eureka Rebellion less than 20 years later.

2:30 DO YA HAVE A MOINING LOICENCE M8?

Man I’m surprised to see Australian history for once that isn’t a meme

How could Australians mine upside down? Everything would fall on them.

Thank you for covering some true blue Aussie history mate.

History repeating its self in a sense amongst victoria

Growing up in Ballarat we learnt way too much about all this, every year for almost a decade we would be taken to Sovereign Hill and the Museum Of Australian Democracy At Eureka to learn something "new" about it. This video however was one of the best things I have seen on the subject, and reminded me, beyond the constant learning about it, about what I loved about my towns history.

Brilliant video, can’t believe I’m only just watching this now! Thank you for helping me understand my identity as an Australian citizen.

Glad to see your simple style for the videos back. Missed them.

In true Aussie fashion undone by a hard Saturday night...

A Feature History In my notifications? A H , Y E S

Thanks dude, this channel is great, love all the videos you make.

I live Just down the road from where the eureka stockade went down, so much history in ballarat

Big ups from the boys in Queensland. Great video and good to see some aussie history on the channel.

Always one of my favorite topics in Australian history.

Very important for Aussies to remember this... right now! Our country is under tyrannical rule.....

BENDIGO !!?!?!?? I NEED TO GET ME CUUUBE MORRTY !!!!!!!!

Really interesting to know about the Eureka flag. Never knew its origin. Thanks. More Aussie history videos please! Some Kiwi ones might be good too. Sure our brothers across the ditch would enjoy those too.

Born and raised in Sydney Australia And I love our history

Learning something i never heard about. Cool ;) Best regards from France 😊

About time we got a new video.

I live in Australia. We're learning about this in class. Good job on making this fun and easy to understand. Keep it up!! :)

Another great story about Australia and Australians. I as an American love Australia, keep up the great work and great videos.

That was brilliant! Excellently done video, Keep up the goods!!

Thanks, this made school easier

HUZAAAA fully animated video again. loving it.

That transition to the promotional part at the end, smooth move

Since you asked - love videos about Australian history. If RU-vid had existed when we were in primary school maybe I’d have loved it then too

This was fascinating

My man I have been here for so long and your videos just keep getting better and better. I have to ask what do you use to make your videos? Keep up the good work its nice to see your channel grow

Awesome video on Australian history, I love it. I'm not Australian but I feel a kinship, you should do a video on the Pemmican War in which my 5th great-grandfather was a Lieutenant. Love your videos bro.

If you want something like this go to sovereign hill in Victoria, Ballarat. I went there for school camp and the real story is amazing! Victoria always has good story’s.

I really liked this video! I would welcome more non-war related videos, as I’m sure they will be high quality like the rest of your channel.

Aussie history, a rare, yet great sight to see

Nice to see another video.

Great video! Good to see some Australian history. Greetings from Adelaide 😉

Awesome video. Well done!

Badabing! Hope you're well, FH! Good to hear from you.

Nice, another video.

Oi Bruv, ya got ya miners loicence?

"The Queen's forces approached the stockade at 3:00 am on December 3rd" I don't need to know anything else. You wake me up at 3 am in December and shots will surely be fired.

Great to here more about my states history

Another key player in the Stokade was "Long Legged" Vern. On the day that the miners swore the oath, he managed to convince a large majority of the rebels to burn their licences, resulting in hundreds of arrests. Sources within the Stokade claim that he didnt burn his own. When the troops attacked, he ran off into the bush, and was never seen again.

Hoi4 Centralist Australia Flag

great work. keep it up!

Thank you I loved this!! Could we have more vic or Melbourne history? Also hi from Fitzroy north 😊🌿

thats the cleanest aussie accent. you should do battle of gallipoli my aussie brother

Loved the video!

Fuck yeah. Was wondering when my favourite history channel was gonna up,lad another video. Coo-e mate. Coo-e

Great to see a new video and about Australia. As a North American I've studies more about Australian history than most, which doesn't say much more than I know that Australia was not just a penal colony (history education standards are dismal). All joking aside though I have read some stuff about this incident and am always glad to hear more especially from those more directly connected. Can't wait for your crossovers with the new WW2 channel.

OMG FEATURE HISTORY LIVES IN MY STATE!!!!

Great job!

Great video!! Really helped. Very informative :)

Makes me proud to be an Australian

I WANT MORE AUSSIE HISTORY!!!!

Wow, good episode!

Great Vid. Had never heard of this before. When will we see a video on the Crimean War?

Currently Studying for my humanities Test in year 9. :)

Oh, you're talking about Northern California for once? That's great! We so often get overshadowed by San Francisco and Los... oh, you're talking about the gold rush in AUSTRALIA, then? Okay, then, never mind...

Ok this is epic

I love the Flag. It’s the best flag of an Independent Australia.

Nice to see a video about Australian history that isn’t about the emu war

Good stuff!

Hey nice forgot you existed your back sweet

Aussie content? You’re an absolute fucking legend

0:39 i broke down laughing “Crack open a VB or for the students i dont know a Pop Top”

The Eureka Stockade, the rebellion that was crushed, and everyone acquitted, and then the rebels got everything they wanted. Funny how that worked out.

Victorian? Yeah, that explains it.

Cool a new upload.

I have Learned a lot about this in history

Solid Video thank you

Do the New Zealand wars- Fan from NZ

FINALLY!

4th Generation Ballarat born here. Come visit Ballarat, it's a lovely little city with a bog history.

At about this time we introduced the secret ballot. It's our gift to the world. As is Aussie Rules.

Sits back and cracks a cold one with the boys.

Looking forward to your 5 second video on SA history.

could you cover some canadian history?? and i liked your videos keep the good work going

Can you do the Jackobite rebellions and taming of the highlands

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