Eureka Centre, Sovereign Hill, and Blood on the Southern Cross

The Fulbright group next visited Eureka Centre to learn about the famous miners’ stand that helped to spur democracy in Australia. The story is basically about unfair taxation without representation, and the miners decided to make a stand, but were brutally crushed by soldiers and police (it is more complicated that that, so Google it to find out more). The miners had a flag called the Southern Cross that is now used to show defiance or labor unity even today. We also toured an area called Sovereign Hill, which is a recreation of an old mining town. We did a really great gold mine tour during this time as well. Finally, for dinner that evening we returned to Sovereign Hill to have dinner in an old banquet hall and then watch the sound and light show called Blood on the Southern Cross. It really was a spectacular day learning about how the miners stood up to the unfair government actions.