A Documentary History of Australia: Colonial Australia, 1875-1900Nelson, 1980 - Australia |
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... Chinese began to land at Cooktown in 1875 on their way to the new Eldorado , there was very strong resentment and a good deal of violence . It was feared that Cooktown would become a second Canton , and that the Chinese would introduce ...
... Chinese began to land at Cooktown in 1875 on their way to the new Eldorado , there was very strong resentment and a good deal of violence . It was feared that Cooktown would become a second Canton , and that the Chinese would introduce ...
Page 254
... CHINESE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA ' During the late 1880s there was an increase in Chinese immigration into Australia accompanied by a mounting public antipathy that was quite out of proportion to the statistical threat posed by the Chinese ...
... CHINESE INVASION OF AUSTRALIA ' During the late 1880s there was an increase in Chinese immigration into Australia accompanied by a mounting public antipathy that was quite out of proportion to the statistical threat posed by the Chinese ...
Page 255
... Chinese and coolie immigration , and there was a very large protest meeting in Sydney on 3 May 1888. On 4-5 May 1888 , Chinese immigrants were prevented from landing from two ships . It was claimed that ' the rights and liberties ' of ...
... Chinese and coolie immigration , and there was a very large protest meeting in Sydney on 3 May 1888. On 4-5 May 1888 , Chinese immigrants were prevented from landing from two ships . It was claimed that ' the rights and liberties ' of ...
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