SBS's ambitious Gold Rush murder mystery New Gold Mountain brings an important part of Australian history to the screen, with a steely Chinese cowboy as the protagonist.

Stories about Chinese miners during Australia’s famous gold rush of the 1850s are often told from a Western perspective. The SBS drama series New Gold Mountain flips the script by shining a ...

A history of Chinese labor and immigration in the United States, South Africa and Australia, ... The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics. By Mae Ngai . Norton. 464 pages.

Set in Ballarat, it’s the story of the Australian gold rush in the 1850s from the perspective of Chinese miners, many of whom are said to have walked to the Victorian goldfields from Robe in ...

Mining remains as a cornerstone of Australia’s GDP and export earnings, but current global challenges such as trade disputes ...

“The gold rush is such a powerful and classic Australian story, and in many ways that moment was the origin story of multiculturalism in this country,” said Corrie Chen, the show’s director.

From the 1850s gold rush to World War I hero sniper Billy Sing, the children of Chinese fathers and white mothers in Australia experienced both acceptance and rejection. Some undoubtedly thrived.

Chinese make a gold rush for $1.3bn Super Pit stake. Half of Australia’s most famous gold mine will fall into Chinese hands after a $1.3bn-plus bid.

Gold diggers-turned-goal kickers: How Australia’s Chinese community has excelled in footy since Gold Rush Aussie Rules football is one of the most distinctively Australian phenomena, and the ...

The Australian company, Provectus, and its Chinese partner established the facility with around 150 beds earlier this year. Mr Lian said that although his son lived nearby, moving in with him was ...

In 1871, a Chinese immigrant named Chung Sun came to California with $600, hoping to establish a tea plantation. But shortly after his arrival in Los Angeles, a mob of hundreds stormed the city ...