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From: "Rebecca Linn" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-CHINESE] CHINESE ANCESTRY
Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 11:14:16 -0400
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I agree with you Trish.

I'm tracing my Chinese ancestors in South Australia. It's quite a
frustrating search as my great grandfather had such a common name (Ta re
Lin). It's like finding someone called 'Jones' or 'Smith.' All I know
about Ta Re is that he didn't arrive in Victoria for the gold rush, there
are rumours that he was a people sImuggler or involved in people smuggling
(thus may not be in official records). I've searched through the microfish
in the State Library in South Australia looking at ship records of arrival
into Pt Adelaide/Pt Lincoln but no luch there. Do you know of anyone doing
a study on the Chinese in SA or any published works?

Regards

Rebecca Linn



On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 4:20 AM, Trish J <> wrote:

> Hi Joy,
> Sorry no I do not have a copy of that book, you might find it at the
> library.
> It is a very interesting book.
> I am happy that you were able to find someone in the book for a
> researcher.
> The Chinese in Australia is very interesting, and in South Australia,
> especially, there is a lot that the local people are not aware of in regard
> to the Chinese back in the 1837 erra. Most people here think every Chinese
> person came to the gold fields, and that is not the case.
> TRISH J
>
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> Date: Fri, 2 May 2008 16:03:22 +1000
> From: "Joy Moloney" <>
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> Hi Trish
>
> I don't have Chinese ancestry, the history of the chinese in Aust is
> just an
> interest of mine - one of the many.
> Do you have a copy of Red Tape, Gold Scissors etc? It looks interesting
> so I
> was thinking I might buy it. Thank you for mentioning it.
>
> I did find Ah Foo for a man in Melbourne in my book so that made me
> feel a
> little better.
>
> Kind regards
> Joy in lovely sunny Wagga Wagga NSW
>
>
> Regards from TRISH J [Sunny South Australia]
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