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In short:

The Eureka Rebellion was a battle fought between gold miners and government soldiers at Ballarat in 1854.

While the miners were defeated quickly, they won favour with the public and eventually earned more rights, including the right to vote.

What's next?

The 170th anniversary will take place [on the 3rd of December] and Ballarat locals are watching to see if it is again misappropriated by far-right groups.

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[–] Salvo@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Ironically the Rhyming Slang term refers to the Union side of the First US Civil War, but is more often applied to the Secessionists.

I also prefer using the term than “Columbophiles” because Seppos don’t identify as “Columbian” because there is another country called Columbia.

They don’t identify as “Septic Tanks” either but the rest of the world identifies them along that line.