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The banner is displayed in Lambing Flat, now known as Young. 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.
Blackguard Gully is a heritage-listed former Chinese mining camp and now reserve at Whiteman Avenue, Young, New South Wales, Australia.It was part of the Lambing Flat or Burragorang goldfields, and was a primary location of the anti-Chinese Lambing Flat riots of 1861.
Banner from 1860 and 1861 anti-Chinese rebellion on the Lambing Flat goldfields. 1815 – Captain James Kelly sets out on circumnavigation of Tasmania, during which important observations are made on the resources of the west coast. 1860 – Initial riots on the Lambing Flat goldfields near present day Young, New South Wales.
Riots occurred on the goldfields at Spring Creek, Stoney Creek, Back Creek, Wombat, Blackguard Gully, Tipperary Gully, and Lambing Flat (now Young, New South Wales), in 1860–1861. [citation needed] There was ten months of unrest at Burrangong involving disputes against Chinese miners, where they were often driven off their 'digs'.
13 May – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales. [11]30 June – Lambing Flat riots of Lambing Flat (Young), New South Wales [12] 6 July – Robert Palin is hanged in Western Australia following the use of Ordinance 17 Victoria Number 7 to secure the capital punishment of a convict for a crime not normally punishable by death.
The wife of a Conservative councillor is also due in court on Monday charged with encouraging attacks on hotels housing asylum seekers.
The "Lambing Flat" Post Office opened on 1 March 1861 and was renamed "Young" in 1863. [2] Young is marketed as the Cherry Capital of Australia and every year hosts the National Cherry Festival. [3] Young is situated on the Olympic Highway and is approximately two hours' drive from the Canberra area. It is in a valley, with surrounding hills.
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