David Rovics song for eureka stockade.mp4

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Uploaded by on Mar 1, 2011

The Eureka Flag! Every Australian should look deeply in themselves and ask what it means to them. It means a lot of things to different people, but as to me its about standing up for what's right. "Evil prevails when good men fail to act"

At the meeting on Bakery Hill an oath of allegiance was sworn: "We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties"

The stockade itself was a ramshackle affair hastily constructed over the following days from timber and overturned carts. The structure was never meant to be a military stockade or fortress. In the words of Lalor: "it was nothing more than an enclosure to keep our own men together, and was never erected with an eye to military defence" Peter Lalor had already outlined a plan whereby, "if the government forces came to attack us, we should meet them on the Gravel Pits, and if compelled, we should retreat by the heights to the old Canadian Gully, and there make our final stand".

(this song is written by David Rovic and in no way shape or form do I claim ownership or rights to this song. I am merely re-posting it as I find it inspiring.)

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  • Thanks for uploading, We need to get a bit of that spirit back, Government is strangling our way of life by regulating it away! This carbon tax is going to be the nail in the coffin and must be stopped!

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  • Great song! Another Eureka descendant here - love the "They took an oath"

  • Bloody Ignoramus!!! the carbon tax might just save your damn lungs! Sixth Generation miner here! Ballaraat , Beechworth and Gippsland Fields , and still proudly mining! open your mind and you will see! Long Live the miners ( ancestors were at the stockade)

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