Eureka Flag Being Reconstructed for December Event At Ballarat

Vic41 · Guru

Eureka Flag Being Reconstructed for December Event At Ballarat

rosa · Senior Member

a special part of history I think vic41

Vic41 · Guru

rosa wrote:
a special part of history I think vic41

Certainly is Rosa, most people these days associate the flag with the union movement, it is a nice flag. smile

SnowT · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
rosa wrote:
a special part of history I think vic41
Certainly is Rosa, most people these days associate the flag with the union movement, it is a nice flag.

Actually as in my younger years I was into Australian History and the gold rush era, I did a fair bit of reading and my thoughts on the Flag is Not regarding the unions, but the FIGHT against the Government and rights of the People to have a Say...

the Miners were fighting for their Right's not to be oppressed under a law that was Not Fair... Most miners Paid More money for their Licenses that what they found in Gold...

Juergen

Vic41 · Guru

Agree entirely Juergens, great story including the book Eureka Stockade by Raffaello Carboni and his involvement in the matter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raffaello_Carboni

Whether we like it or not, the flag is now used by the BLF as it's flag.

03_troopy · Guru

To me it stands for: The right to be treated fairly. The right not to be unjustly dictated to by the government, and Solidarity.

Boeing ... 9.5 months ... 2005-2006

bet it closes now.. lol

Vic41 · Guru

03_troopy wrote:
To me it stands for: The right to be treated fairly. The right not to be unjustly dictated to by the government, and Solidarity.

Boeing ... 9.5 months ... 2005-2006

bet it closes now.. lol

confuse confuse confuse Sorry Troopy, you lost me on the Boeing bit, what does that mean?

Agree with the first bit though! smile