Eureka! Australia’s golden opportunity.
Eureka’s more Australian than Australia bloody day
Was it the 24th or some days earlier on the shores of
Botany Bay?
On Victorian gold fields, Ballarat in eighteen fifty four
Rebellion led to massacre Australians can’t ignore.
Free men chained to logs, treated like dogs, “Joe’s” unpaid
licence regime
From many lands, united hands shared a great Australian
dream.
At Eureka Stockade a multi-cultural melting pot was forged
Their sacrifice the highest price, two dozen shot and
gored.
The vote, fair tax, pay for MP’s, crown land not just for
squatters
These rights hard won have we forgot, we’re not bludging
Aussie rotters!
Australians all should feel ashamed, Bastille and US
honoured
When December 3 rd. on calendar’s, Eureka’s name’s not on
it!
Unions surrender our Southern Cross flag and hold your
bloody riot
We’ll take what’s ours just go ahead, let’s see you blokes
deny it!
Eureka day, a holiday the whole digger’s movement deserves
To remind our well paid politicians it’s us they bloody
serve!
If politicians won’t gazette it, then it isn’t theirs to
give
But ours to take and celebrate as long as freedom lives!
For in this land so strong and free some heroes are
remembered
While Eureka’s men are sad forgot on ground and cot
dismembered.
1854, Guerrilla war? Dawn attack on Sunday morning!
Surprise attack to break the back of rebel movement
dawning.
Sun rise it did as Melbourne cheered, false charges all
acquitted
Hotham replaced, a Governor disgraced, his wrongs were all
admitted!
But Eureka’s works unfinished, think of future generations
Better government that all can share, takes work and
perspiration
Australian’s Southern cross flag flying free. Symbol of
democracy
Eureka! Welcome stranger, now for our golden opportunity.
Greg Secomb © 30-3-2009
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