The Point of Divergence for the United States of Australia timeline can be pinpointed as 3rd December 1854. In our timeline, that was the day of the Eureka Stockade battle, where police stormed a stockade formed by mine workers as part of a protest against the exorbitant fees they were forced to pay, plus a hefty dose of racism thrown in directed against Chinese workers. In the real timeline, the battle ended with the miners either being killed or scarpering away, but the carnage was fierce. It also left a marked legacy as one of our first national trials-by-fire (we weren't a nation at the time, of course). Over the years, Eureka has come to be regarded favourably and even warmly by Australians, who see it as the first battle for freedom. In this timeline, it was something a bit more sp