Story: Chinese
The goldfields of Southland and Otago were well worked over by the late 19th century, but some Chinese still made a meagre living from them, as this photograph shows. The two unnamed Chinese working with pick and shovel are watched by Presbyterian minister George McNeur, seated.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, McNeur Collection (PAColl-5135)
Reference: 1/2-019144; F
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