BALLARAT, Vic - The Southern Cross flag adapted by rebellious gold miners at Ballarat in 1854. Source: (AAP Image/Ballarat Tourism) Aunty Marlene Gilson says her people looked after some of the ...

After years of protests over the heavy-handed policing of gold-mining licences ... "The first time the flag was hoisted in Ballarat on November 29, 1854 … Raffaello Carboni, an Italian who ...

GOLD was first discovered in Ballarat in 1851 and it has been struck again by the Ballarat Demons. The hard-working supporter group has provided the Melbourne Football Club with the fruits of its ...