In this scene, diggers methodically search for gold using various devices and techniques The chinese on the goldfields were generally miners, shopkeepers or gardeners Chinese miners are using a sluice box and puddling mill to search for gold, while another miner, at left, has a massage, for relief after physically demanding work.
demetriaobilor
The chinese miners often worked in organised groups of 30 to 100 men under the direction of a leader, which resulted in their gold digging efforts being very successful
Conflict between the chinese and europeans on the goldfields stemmed from the european miners’ resentment of these successes.
Between 1857 and 1863, more than 17,000 chinese migrants walked from the seaside town of robe, home to about 200 residents, to ballarat. Fleeing violence, famine and poverty in their homeland chinese goldseekers sought fortune for their families in the place they called ‘new gold mountain’ Chinese gold miners were discriminated against and often shunned by europeans Despite this they carved out lives in this strange new land
The chinese took many roads to the goldfields They left markers, gardens, wells and place names. Museum of chinese australian history, working to preserve and present chinese culture and australian history to recognise and celebrate the identity of chinese australians. Chinese miners the discovery of mineral resources in different parts of australia attracted a large number of chinese labourers.
