"Eureka" is a Greek word which translates to "I have found it".

Archimedes, while sitting in a bath, shouted ‘Eureka’ when he discovered the principle of Archimedes.

The Principle states that a body totally or partially immersed in fluid is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.

In Australia, the word Eureka has a particular resonance because of its association with the gold miners and the events of the Eureka Stockade.

On 3 December 1854, near the Victorian town of Ballarat, 30 miners were killed by soldiers as they struggled against the colonial authorities. The stand taken by the miners at the Eureka Stockade was in opposition to laws which enforced a penal licensing system.

A large number of miners were tried for treason but charges were dismissed by the courts and the miners freed. Laws governing mining were later changed and licensing fees reduced. The leader of the miners at the Eureka Stockade, Peter Lalor, was subsequently elected to the Victorian Parliament.

Since then, the Eureka Flag, which was first raised at the Stockade, has been adopted and flown by many groups struggling for a cause and is still used today due to its strong association with independence