Lambing Flat
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Lambing Flat was the original name of the Australian gold rush town now known as Young in New South Wales, historically notable for its 1861 anti-Chinese riots.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lambing Flat canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former place name
ⓘ
gold rush town ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| followedBy | agricultural development around Young ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedLocalGovernmentArea | Hilltops Council ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | Lambing Flat Chinese Tribute Garden ⓘ |
| hasConflictCause |
anti-Chinese prejudice
ⓘ
competition over gold claims ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLegacy |
subject of Australian historical studies
ⓘ
symbol of anti-Chinese sentiment in colonial Australia ⓘ |
| hasCurrentName | Young ⓘ |
| hasDemographicIssue | tension between European and Chinese miners ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
gold mining
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicConflictType |
anti-Chinese violence
ⓘ
racial riots ⓘ |
| hasEventDate | 30 June 1861 ⓘ |
| hasFormerNameOf | Young goldfields ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentResponse | deployment of colonial troops ⓘ |
| hasHeritageTheme |
history of racism in Australia
ⓘ
multicultural history of New South Wales ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | major New South Wales goldfield in early 1860s ⓘ |
| hasLawEnforcementAction | arrest of riot leaders ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeConsequence | Chinese Immigration Regulation Act 1861 (NSW) ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Lambing Flat Riots memorial ⓘ |
| hasMiningActivity | alluvial gold mining ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | named after lambing of sheep on local pastoral runs ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
expulsion of many Chinese miners
ⓘ
stricter regulation of Chinese immigration to New South Wales ⓘ |
| hasPopulationType |
Chinese miners
ⓘ
European miners ⓘ gold miners ⓘ |
| hasRegionType | rural area ⓘ |
| hasResource | gold ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Australian gold rushes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anti-Chinese riots
ⓘ
gold rush ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
South West Slopes ⓘ
surface form:
South-West Slopes region
|
| locatedInJurisdiction | Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1861 anti-Chinese riots
ⓘ
Lambing Flat riots ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Young, New South Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian goldfields ⓘ |
| precededBy | pastoral sheep runs ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1861 ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | permanent township of Young ⓘ |
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