Me too freda. The National will be fun.
My great-great grandfather, two of his sons and several members of our extended family (my great-grandfather was too young at the time) all signed the miners' petition that was part of the lead-up to Eureka. It's on display at Ballarat too - or was last I heard. Little bit of trivia about that petition - the signatures from the miners at Beechworth were stolen along with a shipment of gold. They were being transported by coach and it was held up by bushrangers. The mail including the signatures was never found. Joy