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<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 497344" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>I'm a bit doubtful about that history - the gold they produced would have been measured in hundreds of tonnes. They were not operating as individuals but were sent here by Chinese businessmen to mine on contract to them. They were 22% of the Victorian population at one stage. And they mined a lot!</p><p></p><p>Also, did they actually take much back, or simply sell to gold buyers on the goldfields?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 497344, member: 4386"] I'm a bit doubtful about that history - the gold they produced would have been measured in hundreds of tonnes. They were not operating as individuals but were sent here by Chinese businessmen to mine on contract to them. They were 22% of the Victorian population at one stage. And they mined a lot! Also, did they actually take much back, or simply sell to gold buyers on the goldfields? [/QUOTE]
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