A minor classic of the gold-rush era: written by Stoney as a companion to his Residence in Tasmania, this important and valuable addition to the sparse contemporary literature of Eureka is written from the military viewpoint and is, in that sense, unique. His understandably one-sided account of the Eureka affray attempts to justify the soldiers' less than glorious role. It is also one of the significant descriptions of gold-rush Victoria and its value extends well beyond the treatment of Eureka. (Hordern House Catalogue).
