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22: 116: 121: 537: 111: 595:, a representative of the British Government. In particular the miners requested reform of license fees applicable to miners on the gold fields. The Bendigo Petition built on the earlier demands enunciated by miners at the 768: 627:
To direct that new arrivals or invalids be allowed on registering their names at the Commissioners Office fifteen clear days residence on the Goldfields before the license be enforced.
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To afford greater facility to Diggers and others resident on the Goldfields who wish to engage in Agricultural Pursuits for investing their earnings in small allotments of land.
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To direct that the Penalty of Five Pounds for no possession of License be reduced to One pound.
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Most of the petition's demands, including the reduction in the licence fee, were rejected.
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To direct that the sending of an Armed Force to enforce the License Tax be discontinued.
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To direct that Monthly or Quarterly Licenses be issued at the option of the applicants.
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To direct that the License Fee be reduced to 10 Shillings a Month.
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Eureka Rebellion
Eureka Flag
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Timeline
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Siege
Origins
Australian gold rushes
Chartism
Revolutions of 1848
Thomas Hiscock
Victorian gold rush
The Eureka Rebellion
Anti-Gold Licence Association
Ballarat Reform League
Bendigo Petition
British army in the Eureka Rebellion
Charles La Trobe
Charles Pasley (engineer)
Edward Thonen
Eureka Flag
Eureka Stockade (fortification)

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