Tambaroora - Data

CHINESE archaeology

	CHINESE PIG OVEN
Maps: ^(Note)	Google Map ⁽⁴⁾ 001 - Lidar Map ^(#)

CHINESE BUSINESSES

	CHINESE BUSINESSES
	Map of Area ⁽³⁷¹⁾
B-01 General Store	Location: This General Store was located at B-01 on the map at Lot 2 Section 1 Mudgee Road ⁽²⁹⁰⁾ This was situated in Chinatown Owner/Occupier: Unknown Image: Yes
B-04 General Store and Garden	Location: The General Store and Garden were located on the left and right side of Dirt Hole Road. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ This Store and Garden could have been located anywhere along the length of Dirt Holes Road Owner/Occupier: Yock Mun Sung
B-02 Hairdresser	Location: The Barber Shop was located on Lot 11 Section 3 on Mudgee Road ⁽¹¹³⁾ This business shared a building with C.E. Wright, Druggist and Chemist Owner/Occupier: On Gay Image: Yes
B-03 Medicinal Store	Location: This Medicinal Store was located on Lot 2 Section 4 on Mudgee Road ⁽⁸⁾ This Store was attached to the Royal Hotel Owner/Occupier: Unknown Image: Yes
Watch Maker	Location: This business was located on Mudgee Road ⁽¹⁰⁸⁾ Owner/Occupier: Ah Chun

CHINESE CEMETERY

	CHINESE CEMETERY
	Read the Narrative on this Cemetery Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾

CHINESE CRIMES

	CHINESE CRIMES
Name:	Offence
YOU	1863 - Convicted of receiving Stolen Property

CHINESE DAMS, RESERVOIRS & WATER RACES

	CHINESE DAMS, RESERVOIRS & WATER RACES
	Map of Area ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-01	Canton Waterhole Golden Gully Close to and just to the north east of the Canton Line, it appears to occupy the area that was once the large dam for the Golden Gully an Tambaroora Sluicing Co. in 1912. Detail shown on Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-02	Sluice Race Tambaroora Creek Di Young located on Tambaroora Creek which also formed Di Young's Sluice Race on the east side of Red Hill. Detail on Gold Lease Application 10 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-03	Water Race Tambaroora Creek One Hoy Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-04	Dam Poormans Gully Ah Hie 1869 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-05	Dam and Race Tambaroora Creek Ah Tong, Ah Lucy, Ah Hie, Sin You, Ah Choi, Applied for a Dam and Race for sluicing purposes at Tambaroora Creek situated on the right hand side of the road going to the Big Engine. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-06	Water Race Tambaroora Creek Hock Nee Goon Wa 10 Feb 1870, applied for one race 100yds and a tail race 50yds long, for mining purposes. The races are situated near the old Chinese Church, Tambaroora. Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-07	Water Races Poormans Gully & Tambaroora Creek Ah Cow, Ah Yee, Sin Mow, Sin Chewey, 16 Nov 1870, applied for three water races, 1. was 300 yds long, 2. was 300 yds long and 3. a tail race 400 yds long for sluicing purposes at Poormans Gully and Tambaroora Creek. On the 23 Nov they applied for a Dam in the same Location. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-08	Water Races Tambaroora Creek Con Young, Ah Sue, 20 Jan 1871, applied for two water races, 1. was 90 yds long and 2. a tail race 40 yds long for sluicing purposes near Mr. Walpoles residence at Tambaroora Creek. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-09	Dam and Race Tambaroora Creek Tay Lee, Ah Ye, Ah Ton, Ah Chong, Ah Toy, Sin You, Ah Choey, 28 Jan 1871, applied for a Water Race and Dam for sluicing purposes on Tambaroora Creek, the Water Race was 600 yds long with a Dam, in connection with their Claim. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-10	Water Races Tambaroora Creek Bung War, Chung Young, 13 Feb 1871, applied for a Dam for domestic purposes in Poormans Gully. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-11	Dam and Water Race Dirt Hole Creek Ah Loy, 13 Feb 1871, applied for a Dam and Water Race. The Dam was to be in the Creek and the Water Race was be be 200 yds long and to be used for puddling for mining purposes. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ The actual Site is unknown and could be anywhere along the Creek.
W-12	Dam and Race Hayes Flat, Tambaroora Ah Fun, Ah Fat, Ah Yeuu, Ah Why, 28 Mar 1871, applied for a Dam of 1/4 acre for sluicing purposes. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ The exact Location on Hayes Flat is unknown.
W-13	Dam Tambaroora Creek Ah Sup, 17 May 1871, applied for a 1/4 acre Dam. The Dam was to be for sluicing. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ The actual Site is unknown and could be anywhere along the Creek.
W-14	Dam 1/4 acre Hayes Flat, Tambaroora Sun Zuy, Ah Puck, Sung Mow, Ah Wau, 23 May 1871, applied for a Dam of 1/4 acre for sluicing purposes on Hayes Flat Tambaroora. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-15	Dam 1/4 acre Chui Choy & Party Golden Gully 13 Jun 1871 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact Location is unknown.
W-16	Dam 1/2 acre Poormans Gully, Tambaroora Ah Ku, Ah Kee, Ueeong Mong, Ah Sen, Ah Ten, 28 May 1871, applied for a Dam of 1/4 acre for sluicing purposes in Poormans Gully Tambaroora. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact Location is unknown.
W-17	Dam 25yds wide Near Hodges Paddock, Tambaroora Ah Zee, Ah Sing, Ah Linn, 19 Aug 1871, applied for a Dam 25yds wide for sluicing purposes near Hodges Paddock, Tambaroora. The Dam is on Three Mens Ground Reg. No.185. The dam was constructed 3 months previously. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact Location is unknown but this might be the stone wall dam.
W-18	Dam 1 acre in the Creek opposite the Public School Goon Wa (143), Ah Teu (257), 9 Nov 1871, applied for a Dam for sluicing purposes in the Creek opposite the Public School, Tambaroora. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-19	Dam 30yds x 15 yds Wah Yet Moonlight Gully 11 Dec 1871, applied for a Dam near his established garden. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-20	Dam Ah Sing Red Hill 20 Jan 1872, applied for a Dam and a Garden (G-04) ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-21	Dam Coe Pack Red Hill 28 Mar 1872, applied for a Dam (W-21), it was held by him for 7 years previous. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown
W-22	Dam Ah Chong Near Hodges Paddock, Tambaroora Creek 19 May 1873, applied for a Dam (W-22), 40 yds wide, and constructed by him. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown
W-23	Dam, Water Race & River Claim Toy Lee & Party Tambaroora Creek Aug 1873, applied for a Dam, Water Race & River Claim (W-23), for sluicing purposes at Tambaroora Creek. The claim had been held and worked by the Party for years previous. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown
W-24	Dam 1 acre Paling Yards Creek Ah Sow, Ah Lay, Ah Fow, and Cow Foy, 29 Oct 1873, applied for a Dam for sluicing purposes. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
W-25	Dam 1 acre Ah Yik Tambaroora Creek Applied for a Dam for garden purposes ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown
W-26	Dam Ah Sine Ah Dow Dirt Hole Creek 17 Mar 1887, applied for a Dam for sluicing purposes ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown
W-27	Reservoir Ah Hoon Golden Gully, Tambaroora 14 Jun 1893, applied for a Reservoir 30 yds square for domestic purposes near Golden Gully, Tambaroora ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ Exact position unknown

CHINESE ENTERTAINMENT

27^th Feb 1864	Chinese Travelling Theatre or Circus Comes to Town

27^th Feb 1864

Chinese Travelling Theatre or Circus Comes to Town

CHINESE GARDENS

	CHINESE GARDENS
	Map of Area ⁽³⁷¹⁾
G-01	Garden located on Tambaroora Creek west of the township, this garden occupied an area identified as being in the vicinity of District Lot 96 prior to being purchased by John HODGE in 1870. ⁽⁵¹⁶⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
G-02	Garden originally located on District Lot 50 in Moonlight Gully, south west of the township, this garden occupied an area of approximately 2 acres, the lot was originally applied for by Thomas Cox in 1867 as an Improved Purchase but was forfeited possibly due to non compliance of the conditions of the sale. ⁽²⁹³⁾ Cox transferred the land and improvements which consisted of a Hut of two rooms, a Garden of about two acres and two dams to Wah Yet on the 9 Nov 1871.⁽⁵⁸⁶⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
G-03	Di Young Garden located on Tambaroora Creek, identified on Gold Lease Application 10 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
G-04	Garden Ah Sing Red Hill Applied for a Garden and a Dam (W-20) Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
G-05	Garden located on Tambaroora Creek, Red Hill, identified on Gold Mining Application GL 1046 of 1876 ⁽⁵⁴¹⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾

CHINESE INTERPRETERS

	CHINESE INTERPRETERS
17^th Dec 1859	Candidates for Chinese Interpreter Three persons were nominated: W. SENGCHAI, Alexander ACHAI, and ASSAMPO

CHINESE MINING

	CHINESE MINING
	Map of Area ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-01	Claim Sin Kin Claim Tambaroora Creek Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-03	Hong Kong Line Between Newmans Gully and Red Hill, the Hong Kong Line runs approximately in a NE to SW direction across Tambaroora Creek down thru Lots 51, 52, 71 and 72 before changing direction to the SE and entering an un-named gully. It was reported as joining Wythes (Whites) Line at Knight and Partys lease. The Line was named after the departure Port from which the Chinese came to Australia. 1872 saw the name change to the Ajax Line when a Mr. McEachern started the Ajax Gold Mining Company and renamed the Line in favour of the new Company. Image: Ajax (Hong Kong), Denmark and Whites Line Shaft Layout - West Tambaroora Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-04	Canton Line located in Golden Gully this Line was one of the very few where the Chinese undertook to reef mine. Some of these undertakings proved very rewarding for those who undertook the risks. Named after the province in which the vast majority of the Chinese came from. Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-05	Claim Hoy Kee Tambaroora Creek Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-06	Gold Lease 1208 Ah Gay Golden Gully, Tambaroora Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-07	Gold Lease 1208 Wah Yet Golden Gully, Tambaroora Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-08	Tailings Mound South Side of Red Hill These mounds have been methodically stacked Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
MA-09	Tailings Mound Golden Gully These mounds have been methodically stacked Image: Yes Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾

CHINESE NAMES

	CHINESE NAMES
	A list of names found in various documents

CHINESE OCCUPIED AREAS

	CHINESE OCCUPIED AREAS
	Map of Area ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-01	Chinatown This settlement was to eventually become the hub of the Chinese presence in Tambaroora circa 1872. See also OA-11 and OA-03 for details on the first Chinese settlements. Location: 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾ In and around Section 1 on the northern boundary of the town. Section One was first located on the east side of Mudgee Road as shown on the 1877 Map, some time after 1877 it was re-located to the west side of the road as seen on the 1892 Map. Section One in the 1892 map partially covers Chinatown. As can be seen in this Allocation of New Lot Numbers and Deposited Plan Number for Section 1, a new DP was issued in 2006 which covered this Section, it changed Lot numbers and combined some of the Lots, Lot 1 became Lot 7022, Lot 2 did not change and was not included in the new DP, Lots 3 and 4 were combined to make Lot 7023 and the unnumbered Lots in the western portion of the Section were allocated Lot 7021. Images: of Chinatown in 1872 and late 1890's
OA-02	Hut and Garden located close to and just to the north of the Canton Line, circa 1911. Detail shown on Gold Lease Application 264 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-03	Camp Hong Kong Line There was also a settlement 1.6kms due west of the township, mostly likely in the vicinity of the Hong Kong Line, its era is not yet established. ⁽⁵³⁶⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-04	Di Young Hut, Garden and Water Race located on Tambaroora Creek which also formed Di Young's Water Race on the east side of Red Hill. Identified on Gold Lease Application 10 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-06	Vegetable Garden George Ah Chung located on part of the former Commissioners Camp/Police Reserve. As noted on Gold Lease Application 226 The application was anotated as "G. Ah Chung died 26-8-10 land not now cultivated". Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-07	Reserved Area Sin Kin Situated in the vicinity north west of Chinatown, identified on Gold Lease Application 275 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-08	Camp Detail of a Chinese Camp noted on Gold Lease Application 983, located close to and just to the north west of the Canton Line, circa 1874. Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-10	Hut One Hoy located on Tambaroora Creek, identified on Gold Lease Application 10 Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-11	First Settlement See Notes on the First Settlement
OA-12	Hut Ah Lea Tambaroora Creek near Paling Yard. ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-13	Hut Co Ting Golden Gully, actual site is unknown ⁽⁵³⁸⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-14	Hut Chinese Camp Golden Gully, near northern town boundary of Bald Hills (Hill End) ⁽⁵⁶²⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-15	Hut Chinese Camp Golden Gully, near southern town boundary of Tambaroora ⁽⁵⁶²⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾
OA-16	Mining Chinese Camp Tambaroora Creek, west bank, the area has been extensively dug up by relic and bottle collectors, races and dams are still evident. ⁽⁵⁹⁵⁾ Location: ^(Note) 1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾

CHINESE JOSS HOUSE

	CHINESE JOSS HOUSE
Notes:	Read the Narrative on this Church
Location: ^(Note)	1922 Map ⁽³⁷¹⁾