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Peter Lalor was a tall, thin bearded man with brown hair and brown eyes. He was calming, peaceful, wise and kind. He was also persuasive and intelligent.  

As a result of this widespread show of strength, the Governor was forced, within a few months of that December dawn, to abolish the monthly licence fees and give the diggers the right to vote. He also opened up some of the land to small farmers. The old corrupt rule of the gold commissioners was abolished, and diggers were allowed to elect the members of the courts that set conditions on the goldfields. By the end of 1855, Sir Charles Hotham had been forced to back down so far that he resigned as Governor. And on the last day of that year, he caught a chill and died.