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| 1. 11-12-1848 **Tinko** //Bugrooperia// \\ | 1. 11-12-1848 **Tinko** //Bugrooperia// \\ |
| [Tinko and Eunti were hired from the ship //Nimrod// which suggests that they were among one of the early large groups of Chinese migrants who came from Amoy (Xiamen), docking in Sydney in October 1848, where about half of the 121 Chinese passengers disembarked. The intention was that they would work as indentured labourers on rural holdings for five years. Some remained in Sydney and others escaped the isolation of the bush and returned to town. A five-year indenture meant very little once gold was discovered, and the Chinese, like everyone else who caught gold fever, deserted their posts for the diggings.((Shirley Fitzgerald, //Chinese// in the Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/chinese#:~:text=The%20first%20large%20group%20arrived,more%20than%201500%20had%20arrived.)) TLM-P paid a £1.12.0 advance to the //Nimrod// presumably as part payment of Tinko's passage to Australia. Tinko was contracted for 5 years at the extraordinary low wage of £6 pa] \\ | [Tinko and Eunti were hired from the ship //Nimrod// which suggests that they were among one of the early large groups of Chinese migrants who came from Amoy (Xiamen), docking in Sydney in October 1848, where about half of the 121 Chinese passengers disembarked. The intention was that they would work as indentured labourers on rural holdings for five years. Some remained in Sydney and others escaped the isolation of the bush and returned to town. A five-year indenture meant very little once gold was discovered, and the Chinese, like everyone else who caught gold fever, deserted their posts for the diggings.((Shirley Fitzgerald, //Chinese// in the Dictionary of Sydney, 2008, https://dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/chinese#:~:text=The%20first%20large%20group%20arrived,more%20than%201500%20had%20arrived.)) TLM-P paid a £1.12.0 advance to the //Nimrod// presumably as part payment of Tinko's passage to Australia. Tinko was contracted for 5 years at the extraordinary low wage of £6 pa] \\ |
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| In later reminiscences, TLM-P referred to 'a chinaman (Tinko) on the station, a very fine fellow.'((Rosa Praed papers, 8370/Box 3, packet 3/1/1/.))\\ | |
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| footnote: Tinko is also to be found interpreting in a court case (see 15-11-1851) and on a charge of assault (see below), and remained with TLM-P at //Hawkwood// station until at least January 1856 even though his contract would have expired in December 1853.(see April 1854). TLM-P, Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, 1854-58, ML MSS 3117/7x CY Reel 1248.) | footnote: Tinko is also to be found interpreting in a court case (see 15-11-1851) and on a charge of assault (see below), and remained with TLM-P at //Hawkwood// station until at least January 1856 even though his contract would have expired in December 1853.(see April 1854). TLM-P, Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, 1854-58, ML MSS 3117/7x CY Reel 1248.) |
| 17-6-1852 Tinko Logan River Assault £20 sureties to keep peace for 12 months. | 17-6-1852 Tinko Logan River Assault £20 sureties to keep peace for 12 months. |
| April 1854 Tinko //Hawkwood// Footnote: It is not mentioned in what capacity Tinko was employed by TLM-P, nor the wages he was receiving although most of the other labourers duties and wage rate are listed. TLM-P, Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, Station, 1854-58, ML MSS 3117/7x.\\ | April 1854 Tinko //Hawkwood// Footnote: It is not mentioned in what capacity Tinko was employed by TLM-P, nor the wages he was receiving although most of the other labourers duties and wage rate are listed. TLM-P, Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, Station, 1854-58, ML MSS 3117/7x.\\ |
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| | I have found another reference to Tinko in a later reminiscence when TLM-P referred to 'a chinaman (Tinko) on the station, a very fine fellow.' Sadly there were no other details.((Rosa Praed papers, 8370/Box 3, packet 3/1/1/.))\\ |
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| 2. 11-12-48 **Eunti** //Bugrooperia// Footnote: Eunti and Tinko were "purchased" by TLM-P from the //Nimrod// for £21.4.0. [there is no use of 'purchased' in the ledger entry nor can I find the reference to a payment of £21.4.0. The entry is 'pr. Nimrod' and there was a payment of £1.12.0 for each man recorded as an advance to the //Nimrod// presumably as part payment of their passage to Australia. perhaps pr is an abbreviation of purchased but equally likely it is 'per Nimrod' "Bugrooperia Station, Logan River Queensland 1848-49, TLM-P ML MSS3117/6, Item 5. More information on Tinko and a number of other Chinese labourers is available in Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, Hawkwood, 1854-58, TLM-P ML MSS 3117/7x). \\ | 2. 11-12-48 **Eunti** //Bugrooperia// Footnote: Eunti and Tinko were "purchased" by TLM-P from the //Nimrod// for £21.4.0. [there is no use of 'purchased' in the ledger entry nor can I find the reference to a payment of £21.4.0. The entry is 'pr. Nimrod' and there was a payment of £1.12.0 for each man recorded as an advance to the //Nimrod// presumably as part payment of their passage to Australia. perhaps pr is an abbreviation of purchased but equally likely it is 'per Nimrod' "Bugrooperia Station, Logan River Queensland 1848-49, TLM-P ML MSS3117/6, Item 5. More information on Tinko and a number of other Chinese labourers is available in Ledger for Bromelton Station, Logan River, 1850-51 and Hawkwood Station, Hawkwood, 1854-58, TLM-P ML MSS 3117/7x). \\ |