The abolishment of the miners licence was one of the many reasons for the beginning of the Eureka Stockade. The miners licence brought grief, pain and hardship for the miners as many were unable to pay for a licence at such quick demand, and therefore almost lost their right to dig for gold and provide for any family either with them or overseas at home. The miners licence was a way for the government to tax the miners for digging on the land, if they did not find any gold and the licence couldn’t be paid for the licence would have to be paid in other ways such as coarse enduring labour. This was a continuing struggle for the miners as they knew there were other ways to be treated than with agony and cruelty. The fight for the abolishment of
