They worked harder and longer, and put up with more primitive conditions, starting to out-compete the Europeans.
the chinese arrived at the australian gold fields in 1853
to get there share in gold
in 1853
Everyone was jealous of them because they found more gold.
You need a license to mine for gold You can either get gold in the river or underground Chinese people have to pay more
You needed a miners licence so that the government knows you've paid to be on the gold fields. The Chinese had to pay way more though.
They worked harder and longer, and put up with more primitive conditions, starting to out-compete the Europeans.
Buying tools and preparing to hit the gold fields in California, in 1849.
It means "travelers to Gold Mountain." Gold Mountain, or "Gam Saan," was the name given to the western US (and Canadian) gold fields by Chinese laborers in the 1840s-1850s.
Gold Fields's population is 2,010.
The population of Gold Fields is 49,715.
Some of the reasons why the Europeans did not like the Chinese was because of their difference in culture and appearance. The Europeans dispised the Chinese's pony tails and their clothing. The Europeans were jeoulous of the Chinese men's hard work, and they believed that maybe one day the Chinese men will