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The Lambing Flat riots flag. [citation needed] The Lambing Flat riots banner flag. [citation needed] The Lambing Flat riots were a series of violent anti-Chinese demonstrations that took place in the Burrangong region, in New South Wales, Australia. They occurred on the goldfields at Spring Creek, Stoney Creek, Back Creek, Wombat, Blackguard ...
Young cherishes its unique and colourful history today. During the Lambing Flat Festival in April there is a re-enactment of the "Roll Up" and reading of the Riot Act. [3] A painting of the Lambing Flat miners waving the "Roll Up" flag, along with the flag itself and other mining artefacts, are on display at the Lambing Flat Folk Museum. [1] [17]
Anti-Chinese violence continued into 1887, with arsonists targeting a number of Chinatowns across California, including those of Chico, Fresno, and San Jose. [2] As a result of anti-Chinese laws and violence in the 1880s, California's Chinese population declined by 37%. [2] The Chinese had been 8.7% of California's population as of the 1880 ...
Two parents have been arrested and charged with the murder of their 2-year-old in Northern California. Back in January, police went to the home of Amanda Royal, 24, and Riley Royal, 28 for a ...
Vinh Nguyen, 36, Betty Pham, 36, and their two children, ages 9 and 4, were found dead in their apartment on Tuesday, Dec. 17 Family of 4 Who Died in Apparent Murder-Suicide Identified by ...
Pages in category "Riots and civil disorder in California" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The children, described as juveniles, were caught in the rocks and debris that fell down a hillside around 9 a.m., downstream of the Shasta Dam, the office said in a news release. The bodies were ...
Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States was introduced in the United States that targeted Chinese migrants following the California gold rush and those coming to build the railway, including: Anti-Coolie Act of 1862; Page Act of 1875; Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882; Pigtail Ordinance