Colonial Australia, 1841-1874 |
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Page 311
... China , which was true . There had been an unsuccessful attempt to drive the Chinese off the Bendigo goldfield in July 1854 , but the authorities had taken prompt action to prevent it . However , the ' Mongol hordes ' landing in ...
... China , which was true . There had been an unsuccessful attempt to drive the Chinese off the Bendigo goldfield in July 1854 , but the authorities had taken prompt action to prevent it . However , the ' Mongol hordes ' landing in ...
Page 338
... Chinese passengers at Adelaide , or at Robe , on Guichen Bay in South Australia , whence the Chinese set out overland in long columns for the Victorian goldfields . In the first six months of 1857 about 15,000 Chinese landed in South ...
... Chinese passengers at Adelaide , or at Robe , on Guichen Bay in South Australia , whence the Chinese set out overland in long columns for the Victorian goldfields . In the first six months of 1857 about 15,000 Chinese landed in South ...
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... Chinese camp , situated on the spot and within the area allocated to them by the Commissioner in accordance with the regulations previously made , and apparently agreed to by the diggers . This was at once attacked and carried , the Chinese ...
... Chinese camp , situated on the spot and within the area allocated to them by the Commissioner in accordance with the regulations previously made , and apparently agreed to by the diggers . This was at once attacked and carried , the Chinese ...
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