Photograph of the Roll Up flag from the Anti-Chinese riots at Lambing Flat, 1861 / by Young Historical Society, 1988

PXB 708

fonds

1988

Graphic Materials, Photographs, Textual Records

902131

1 photograph - 11.8 x 11.5 cm - colour
1 item of textual material (brochure) - colour ; 22 x 36 cm; foldered to 22 x 9 cm. - printed

Gold was discovered at Lambing Flat, near Young, N.S.W, in 1860. Within 12 months the area had some 20,000 miners, amongst them some 2,000 Chinese. The Chinese were resented by the miners and in January 1861 riots began with the Chinese being driven from the fields. The "Roll Up, No Chinese" flag was carried by the miners during the riots. The original flag measures 6' x 6' and is held by the Lambing Flat Folk Museum at Young.
(Source: Lambing Flat Folk Museum brochure, 1988).

1. Lambing Flat Folk Museum brochure, 1988

2. Colour photograph of the "Roll Up, No Chinese" flag.

Copyright status:: In copyright - created after 1955
Approval for reproduction required: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Young Historical Society

Pic.Acc. Upgrade Project - Information transferred from Pic.Acc.6569 as part of the eRecords Project 2012-13

'Roll Up/Roll Up/No Chinese'

Condition good