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The Economics And Organisation Of Chinese Mining In Colonial Australia

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This article describes Chinese mining in colonial Australia using the examples of gold mining in southern New South Wales (NSW) and the Northern Territory as well as tin mining in northern NSW. Chinese miners were often more successful than their European counterparts. One reason for this success was the effective use that the Chinese made of large cooperative groups, a particularly efficient way to work a mining claim. Earlier studies of Chinese mining in Australia chiefly chronicled the racism and violence experienced by the Chinese and underestimated their significant economic contribution. Reasserting their economic importance challenges an exclusive focus on race.

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  • Barry McGowan, 2005. "The Economics And Organisation Of Chinese Mining In Colonial Australia," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 45(2), pages 119-138, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ozechr:v:45:y:2005:i:2:p:119-138
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2005.00131.x
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    1. Keir Reeves, 2010. "Sojourners Or A New Diaspora? Economic Implications Of The Movement Of Chinese Miners To The South‐West Pacific Goldfields," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 50(2), pages 178-192, July.
    2. Peter Gibson, 2020. "The Market Gardens of Dark Dragon Ridge, New South Wales, Australia, 1876–1930," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(3), pages 372-393, November.

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