The Chinese influence on Australian goldfields is often forgotten or overlooked, however, to their descendants, they are venerated as hardworking and resilient entrepreneurs.
The museum showcases relics of world significance and stories of the Chinese on the goldfields and in the decades that followed.
After the gold rush ended, the Chinese took on important roles in all walks of life: everything from merchants, rural labourers and traditional Chinese herbalists. Ultimately, it led to the White Australia policy that discriminated against anyone not deemed a "British-born citizen".Dennis O'Hoy visits the White Cemetery daily and three times a year lays food and drinks there as gifts to his ancestors.
"In 1901, with the Federation of Australia, the Immigration Restriction Act was brought in," Dennis O'Hoy said.
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