Story: Irish
Initially Irish immigrants tended to congregate in certain occupations – single women as domestic servants, single men as miners. These miners are working on the Tunnel claim near Charleston on the West Coast, in the 1890s. Charleston was a strong Irish community throughout the second half of the 19th century.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Mrs Dyson Collection (PAColl-2077)
Reference: 1/4-14988; F
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