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Title
Unidentified Chinese miner testing for wash, Great Britain Mine, Emmaville, 1899
Date
c. 1899
Place
Australia - New South Wales - Emmaville
Interpretive description

Photograph reproduced in 'Golden Threads' has been cropped.

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    Title
    photograph (1), Chinese miner testing for wash, Great Britain Mine, Emmaville, 1899, taken by Robert Newby Kirk
    Date
    c. 1899
    Type
    catalogue record
    Creator
    Kirk, Robert Newby
    Control
    ID 377
    Source

    Golden Threads, People and Collections Database, Golden Threads project, http://hosting.collectionsaustralia.net/goldenthreads/collections/. Details

    From the album presented by photographer and mining agent, Robert Newby Kirk to the mine's manager, Sandy McGillivray, (See GT 10430)

  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese miner testing wash, Great Britain Mine, Emmaville, 1899
    Description

    The posed photograph is part of an album created as a gift for the manager of the Great Britain tin mine, which operated from 1872 until 1921.

    Date
    c. 1899
    Type
    Published photograph
    Creator
    Kirk, Robert Newby
    Control
    p.13
    Source

    Wilton, Janis, Golden Threads: The Chinese in Regional New South Wales 1850-1950, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW, 2004. Details

    Original photograph held in private collection

  3. Click to view this catalogue record + digital image
    Title
    An unidentified Chinese miner testing wash for tin, Great Britain Mine, Emmaville, 1899
    Description

    This photograph was one of twelve taken by photographer and mining agent, Robert Newby Kirk who was the Sydney representative for the Great Britain Mining Company. It was presented to the mine’s manager, Sandy McGillivray, following Kirk’s visit to Emmaville. By 1899 tin mining in the Emmaville district had passed its peak and the number of Chinese had dropped from around 1200 to 200. The posed photograph was a conscious commemoration of the Chinese role in tin mining.

    Date
    1899
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Source

    'Gold and tin', in Golden Threads Exhibition website, http://hosting.collectionsaustralia.net/goldenthreads/exhibition/goldtin.asp. Details

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