The Great Shearers’ Strike of 1891 was a major confrontation between Queensland graziers and their shearing hands.

Anti-chinese cartoon on the cover of Queensland Punch and Figaro, 14 July 1888. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 61315

Chinese translation of the Gold Fields Regulations and Gold Fields Act, 1873. Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Collection of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland image 18224

With the commencement of the Queensland gold-rushes in the 1860s, large numbers of Chinese miners and businesses arrived, and competition with Europeans led to rising tensions.

Native Police Barracks and Reserve, Mary River, 1860

Mary River, QLD
Australia
1 January 1860
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Location

Mary River, QLD
Australia

Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Native Police Barracks and Reserve, Mary River, 1860. (SUR/A1/1860/725) Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Native Police paddock, near Murrays Lagoon, Rockhampton

Murrays Lagoon Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Location

Murrays Lagoon Rockhampton, QLD
Australia

Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Map tracing showing Native Police paddock, near Murrays Lagoon, Rockhampton. (EXE/E5/17) Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Native Police Barracks, near Bowen, 1863

Bowen, QLD
Australia
1 January 1863
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Location

Bowen, QLD
Australia

Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Map tracing showing Reserve for Native Police Barracks, near Bowen applied for by Lieut Marbow, 1863. (COL/A46/1863/2655) Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Native Police Camp, Rockhampton, 1861

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia
1 January 1861
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Location

Rockhampton, QLD
Australia

Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Mud map of showing Native Police camp and W.H. Wiseman’s allotment, Yeppen Yeppen Lagoon, Rockhampton, 1861. (COL/A24/62/30) Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Native Police reserve, near Laura, 1884

Laura, QLD
Australia
1 January 1884
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Location

Laura, QLD
Australia

Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards

Mud map of Native Police reserve, near Laura, 1884. (A41598) Queensland State Archives. Image by Jonathan Richards. Map shows natural features to be used as fences.

The Moving Frontier, 1860-98

1 January 2009
29 September 2010
29 September 2010

Copyright © Jonathan Richards, 2009

The Moving Frontier, shown by Native Police camp openings, 1860-98. Native Police Camps 1860-69, 1870-79, 1880-89, 1890-98. Maps by Jonathan Richards, 2009

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