Castlemaine Chinese miners merchants Residence Tax

Item

Title
Castlemaine Chinese miners merchants Residence Tax
Subject
Petitions
Mining camps
Foreign workers, Chinese
Victoria--History
Equality before the law
Category
1. Settlement
Keywords
Tax
Commerce
Creator
Legislative Assembly
Current holder
Public Record Office Victoria
Date
October 18, 1859
Access rights
Digitised
Country of origin
Saint Helena
Place
Castlemaine
Language 
English
Chinese
Physical format
Petitions
Abstract 
Against the Chinese Residence Tax. Mentions "equitably governing all classes… without distinction of … colour, or nationality"