Elizabeth Smith

Intro In 1851, Edward Hargraves found Gold in New South Wales, Australia. Sparking a gold rush and a massive immigration crisis and one of the largest at the time. Ballarat, a city in modern day Victoria, Australia, also found large deposits of Gold, which made the city a booming harbour for miners. Since, Government were panicked, and would try and tax Gold Miners, infuriating them. Later, Gold Miners would join in Unison, meet along, and eventually declare rebellion by Late 1853. The Government did not like this, and dispatched Red Coats and Blue Coats to crush the rebellion. Elizabeth is a 23 year-old Miner from Scotland, coming from a family of convicts to Melbourne. She came to Ballarat to gain a fortune, as her family is poor. Hoping to gain money to return to Melbourne to live a decent life. You, pick your own story. Be a Red Coat, Miner, fight for your rights, be the one to bring freedom, or will you lick the boot and crush liberty for the Queen? Will you find love with her, help her get the fortune of the banks, or maybe even spark the Stockade and fight for Liberty?