Bendigo marks 167th anniversary of the Red Ribbon Rebellion

Tom O'Callaghan
Updated August 28 2020 - 9:14pm, first published 2:30pm
A primary school student takes part in a reenactment of a Red Ribbon Rebellion march. The annual event was cancelled in 2020 because of coronavirus.
A primary school student takes part in a reenactment of a Red Ribbon Rebellion march. The annual event was cancelled in 2020 because of coronavirus.

THE miners involved in a seminal moment in Western democracy's history were likely most interested in lower taxes, a Bendigo historian and author says.

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Tom O'Callaghan

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