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Title: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: abcsydney on Tuesday 19 April 11 19:50 BST (UK)

Hello,

Is there any written history about chinese goldminers in Ballarat Vic, c1870's to 1900?

Is there any wtitten history on chinese goldminers at Mt Egerton or history  on Mt Egerton Vic?

Also interested in the history of chinese in Main Road, Ballarat c1870's to 1900.

Is there any source material that is available on chinese in Ballarat or district?

Does anyone know where the rate notices for Mt Egerton 1870's to 1880's are archived/located at Ballarat?

Regards,
abcsydney
Sydney, NSW

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: alison2763 on Tuesday 19 April 11 23:37 BST (UK)

Don't know about Ballarat but there is a really good Museum in Bendigo that focuses on the Chinese Miners  ;)
http://www.goldendragonmuseum.org/

Ballarat chinese
http://chinese-heritage.tripod.com/Chinese%20in%20Ballarat.htm

A bit more:
http://chia.chinesemuseum.com.au/biogs/CH00018b.htm

And some more :
http://www.ausemade.com.au/vic/destination/b/ballarat/ballarat-chinese.htm

regards
Alison

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: Billyblue on Wednesday 20 April 11 02:13 BST (UK)

Helen Doxford Harris specialised in Victorian goldfields research and wrote books about it.
But there are others, too.

abc if you go to www.qfhs.org.au, click on Services, down to Library Reference Section catalogue search, put in goldfields for first search and Victoria for second search and you'll see a few references on the subject.
It's possible/probable that SAG in Sydney have these too, or your local library may be able to get them on inter-library loan for you?

Dawn M

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: Rufous Treecreeper on Wednesday 20 April 11 03:56 BST (UK)

The Ballarat Library has the Australiana Research Room which may be of help

http://swft.chrl.ent.sirsidynix.net.au/client/chrl/rw

Click on 'History' and then on the page that opens on 'Australiana Research Room (Ballarat)'.

One of their staff came to my local library and gave a family history talk.  She was very helpful and did some follow up checking of records back at the Reseach Room for me (no charge).

Mo

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: BatUser on Friday 22 April 11 08:11 BST (UK)

Hi

The Ballarat & District Genealogy Society work in with the Ballarat Library and have a lot of information on their site.
There was someone from the society who was doing research on the chinese in the area.
http://www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/index.html

batuser

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: iamgjc on Friday 22 April 11 10:27 BST (UK)

I might be wrong but I recall that the Victorian government of the time did not allow Chinese (or non-white) immigration. The Chinese had to land in South Australia and walk the hundreds of kilometres to the Ballarat and Bendigo goldfields.

Title: Re: Chinese goldminers at Ballarat & district
Post by: abcsydney on Sunday 01 May 11 03:56 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone for your replies & useful suggestions

Regards,
abxsydney