Eureka Stockade
Spectacular account of the infamous Eureka Stockade, and the events leading up to it.
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Genre: History
Director: Harry Watt
Actors: Chips Rafferty, Gordon Jackson, Grant Taylor, Jack Lambert, Jane Barrett, John Fernside, Peter Finch, Peter Illing, Ralph Truman, Sydney Loder
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