Chinese labour indenture certificate between Ng Hong and J B Simpson issued in Sydney in 1851
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Title
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Chinese labour indenture certificate between Ng Hong and J B Simpson issued in Sydney in 1851
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Subject
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Foreign workers, Chinese
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New South Wales--History
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Chinese language
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White Australia policy
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Sydney (N.S.W.)
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Labor
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Category
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1. Settlement
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Creator
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Simpson, J B
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Current holder
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National Museum of Australia
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Date
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October 7, 1851
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Item number
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1985.0038.0001
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Access rights
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Digitised
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Country of origin
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Australia
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Language
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English
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Chinese
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Description from source
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H 234mm x W 197mm x D 1mm
Chinese Labour Indenture Certificate, dated: "Seventh day of October [..] eight hundred and fifty one". Handwritten and printed agreement on blue-grey paper. English written text on the facing, and Chinese on the reverse. The document records a contract of five years work in return for monetary advance and employment between Ng Hong and JB Simpson of Sydney.
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Physical format
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Certificates