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Chinese labour indenture certificate between Ng Hong and J B Simpson issued in Sydney in 1851

SubjectForeign workers, Chinese
New South Wales–History
Chinese language
White Australia policy
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Labor
Category1. Settlement
CreatorSimpson, J B
Current HolderNational Museum of Australia
Date1851-10-07
Item Number1985.0038.0001
Access RightsDigitised
Country Of OriginAustralia
PlaceSydney
Language English
Chinese
Description From SourceH 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.
Physical FormatCertificates
Bibliographic Citationhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/FH5EXR9B/
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