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Victorian Goldfields | Warwick O'Neill |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. From Hope for the Future to Rebellion. How did it all go so wrong? When asked the question why did the Eureka miners take up arms it seems that the most simple and most common answer is because of the licence fee and the associated licence hunts. But this is a very simplistic answer. When you think about it, who has ever risked their lives in order to avoid paying a fee? All was going well for the Squatters as their riches c...

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March, 2016 |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. By Warwick O'Neill. For me the interest in the events in Ballarat between 1852 and 1854 is due primarily to the fact that this is where we start to see, for the first time, a divergence from the traditional European attitudes towards class and society and the beginning of a different way of thinking. Purchase ‘Flames of Rebellion’. Book Review – Flying Into the Mouth of Hell. Why Write Historical Fiction.

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Reviews | Warwick O'Neill |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers’ Favorite Flames of Rebellion …. Reviewed by Divine Zape for Readers’ Favorite. Patrick and his new found friends will discover very soon that all that glitters is not really gold as they have to work in harsh weather conditions and face the challenge of corrupt administrators. Who’ll find that gold and who’ll ultimately own it? 40 out of 5 stars. On 2 August 2016. Jul 15, 2016. I thorough...

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Peter Laylor | Flames of Rebellion |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Lalor’s older brother, Fintan also carried his father’s revolutionary blood, but had no love for the moral argument approach, frequently and publicly calling for a revolution to throw their English oppressors out of Ireland. Fintan was arrested for his revolutionary actions, however was released from prison due to ill health, and died shortly after his release. Lalor was appointed as Director of the Clunes mine in 1856, wher...

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June, 2016 |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Bloody Good Aussie Book – The Sundowners. By Warwick O'Neill. Ok, so time for a bit of a book review. I realise this is where most people go “boooring” and flick back to looking at videos of cats. Well don’t. Instead sit back, shut up and get a bit of bloody culture into ya! Wow, that escalated quickly. It’s a great read about great people in a great country. Get onto it. Purchase ‘Flames of Rebellion’.

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Charles Hotham | Flames of Rebellion |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Sketch portrait of Governor Hotham. Like La Trobe before him, tours of the gold regions had given Hotham the impression of men finding more gold than they did- successful miners were more visible than unsuccessful ones. One of Hotham’s first actions was to order twice-weekly licence searches. Most of Hotham’s advisers were against this decision. As was Commissioner Robert William Rede of Ballarat. The people of Melbourne agr...

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Photo gallery | Warwick O'Neill |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Miles Farmer, a true gentleman and wealth of knowledge on Aussies in the Boer War. Out and about in Germany. Typical. Straight to the bar. Video from the book launch, 9 April 2016. On the shelves at The Little Gnome, Wynnum. Researching for my next book. Purchase ‘Flames of Rebellion’. Book Review – Flying Into the Mouth of Hell. Why Write Historical Fiction. Lead By Example My Compatriots. Spinning Yarns and Tall Tales.

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Books | Warwick O'Neill |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Flames of Rebellion is my first book. I spent time researching the Victorian goldfields, and especially Eureka goldfield. On his release from gaol, all Patrick Flanagan wanted was a good woman, a family and a peaceful life. Then he heard the call that reverberated around the world. Gold! As the group struggle to make a living from the unforgiving earth, events move inexorably towards a fateful collision between the authoriti...

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Excerpt 3 |Flames of Rebellion |

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Flames of Rebellion Excerpts. S T Gill – Colony Artist. Women on the Goldfields. Hot tea ‘ere lads, someone was shouting. Put down ya pick, give ya cradles a rest and get some warmth into ya. Patrick was amazed. Some enterprising bugger had hit on to the perfect venture to make some extra coin in these hard times. He cursed himself for not coming up with the idea himself. Bring ya mugs boys, and form an orderly line. There’s plenty for everyone. Everyone was so engrossed in their conversations they didn’...