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| ‘Ballarat, Dec. 3rd, 6 a.m. Alas! the fears of disturbance to-day, as expressed in my letter of yesterday, have been but too truly realised! This holy morning has been ushered in with a scene of carnage and death! From what I can learn, the whole strength of the camp... was marched up to Eureka, where some of the Volunteers had thrown up a barricade; this place was attacked and carried by the military. From the contradictory statements made I cannot as yet say, how the attack was conducted, nor the number of killed and wounded on either side. When hurried out of bed, about half an hour ago... I found the military and troopers returning to the Camp, with a large number of prisoners, and some wounded and dead soldiers. One or more riderless horses were seen galloping up to the Camp some time before. The ‘Australian Flag’, used at the late meeting, was carried past in triumph.’ The age (Melbourne), 5 Dec 1854. |
ImageTitle Plan of attack of the Eureka Stockade, 3rd December, 1854Artist S.D.S. Huyghue Description William Bramwell Withers, The history of Ballarat from the first pastoral settlement to the present time. Ballarat, Ballarat Star, 1870. |
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