Language, A Key to Survival: Cantonese-English Phrasebooks in Australia

Title of Collection: Language, A Key to Survival: Cantonese-English Phrasebooks in Australia
Subject: Chinese language; Australia--Emigration and immigration—History; Gold mines and mining--History; International trade; Foreign workers, Chinese
Category: 1. Settlement; 2. National boundaries
Language: Chinese; English
Description from source: This web story explores how Chinese from the gold rush period onwards have used phrasebooks to help them find their way in Australia.
Start date: 1857
Current holder: Victorian Collections
Link: https://victoriancollections.net.au/stories/language-a-key-to-survival-cantonese-english-phrasebooks-in
Access rights: Digitised
Physical format: Books; Photographs
Keywords: Gold miners; Education