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Sojourners Or A New Diaspora? Economic Implications Of The Movement Of Chinese Miners To The South‐West Pacific Goldfields

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Chinese gold seekers were the largest non‐British group on the goldfields of Australasia and constituted the largest nationality on some diggings. In considering the movement of Chinese miners to and throughout the goldfields colonies of the southwest Pacific, this articles argues there existed a more complex pattern of migration than that suggested by the sojourner model of arrival, brief stay and departure. It examines the links between migration patterns and economic activity, and argues that economic history perspectives complement the insights offered by recent social and cultural history in the field.

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  • Keir Reeves, 2010. "Sojourners Or A New Diaspora? Economic Implications Of The Movement Of Chinese Miners To The South‐West Pacific Goldfields," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 50(2), pages 178-192, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ozechr:v:50:y:2010:i:2:p:178-192
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2010.00300.x
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    1. Peter Gibson, 2021. "Made in Chinatown: Chinese Furniture Factories in Australia, 1880–1930," Australian Economic History Review, Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(1), pages 102-108, March.

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