17th Oct 1854: An Acquittal Sparks a Riot: Ten Thousand Miners Burn the Eureka Hotel at Ballarat

Full dark history at the link:
https://darkstories.com.au/on-this-day-in-true-crime-history/october-17

Image: Burning of Bentleys Hotel during the Eureka Riot 1854

#EurekaStockade #ColonialUnrest

7th Oct 1854: The Suspicious Acquittal That Set a Ballarat Pub Ablaze and Lit the Fuse for the Eureka Stockade

Full dark history:
https://darkstories.com.au/on-this-day-in-true-crime-history/october-07

Image: Swearing allegiance to the Southern Cross flag.

#EurekaStockade #AustralianTrueCrime