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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 ...
Page 339
... Chinese were sufficiently " rational " to provide themselves with " Shamshaw " a spirit made from Rice therefore more more intoxicating than refreshing " rational " . - - They also brought with them Chinese " Knick - nacks " , silks ...
... Chinese were sufficiently " rational " to provide themselves with " Shamshaw " a spirit made from Rice therefore more more intoxicating than refreshing " rational " . - - They also brought with them Chinese " Knick - nacks " , silks ...
Page 434
... Chinese began arriving on the Burrangong goldfield in New South Wales , and friction developed between them and the Europeans over the right to work certain areas of land . The frugal habits of the Chinese and their ability to find gold ...
... Chinese began arriving on the Burrangong goldfield in New South Wales , and friction developed between them and the Europeans over the right to work certain areas of land . The frugal habits of the Chinese and their ability to find gold ...
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