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Title: Military arrives at Geelong en route to Eureka
Description: The Argus reported that the previous night a number of military had arrived at Geelong by steamer. At midnight, the armed men set off for Ballarat where dissatisfaction amongst the diggers was rapidly growing.
Date: 29 November 1854
Published Source: Australian National Dictionary Centre, The Gold Rushes and Australian English: a resource for researchers, teachers and students, Australian National University, 2005, http://www.anu.edu.au/andc/res/aus_words/gold/index.php. Details.
Rights: This material is provided by the Australian National Dictionary Centre, a joint project of the Australian National University and Oxford University Press Australia.

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