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Harvest of endurance : A History of the Chinese in australia 1788 1988. Mo Yimei (text), Mo Xiangyi (artist) Harvest of australia 's population was endurance : a History of the Chinese in australia 1788-1988 Sydney, australia -China In the early days, the Chinese worked at all Friendship Society, 1988. kinds of jobs: shepherds, farmers, hawkers, shopkeepers, cooks, artisans, boatmen, fishermen, and general labourers. Their major Text by Mo Yimei contribution, however, was in opening up the accompanying a 50-metre scroll painted in country. Using sweat and muscle, they cleared gongbi style by Mo Xiangyi, the bush and readied it for the farmer. They had tracing Chinese Australians engaged in traditional skills at managing water and land. agriculture, mining, construction, commerce, They dug wells and irrigation ditches, and in social, political, and religious activities. introduced vegetables, fruits and crops, and turned desert areas into gardens of plenty. Chinese activities in the early During the days of the goldrush period, some period mining towns like Ballarat used Chinese as the second language of commerce.

Mo Yimei (text), Mo Xiangyi (artist) Harvest of Endurance: a History of the Chinese in Australia 1788-1988 Sydney, Australia-China Friendship Society, 1988.

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