2. Chinamans Well

The first of a great many myths and misconceptions relating to Chinese Australian history. This is one of a mystery beehive shaped and stone capped well is associated with the famous walk from Robe in South Australia as Chinese gold seekers evaded the Victoria Poll tax in the 1850s. This is an episode you can find in Every Requisite for a Campaign upon the Goldfields, a Chidestudy Press book - Click here for a description and contents See also the recently published: Williams, M., 2025, Constructing the Exotic: The Myth of Chinaman’s Well, Journal of the Historical Society of South Australia, No. 52, 2025, pp.69-79. Please check out the publications at - https://chidestudypresscom.wordpress.com/the-bookstore/  In this case the related publication is: Every Request for a Campaign Upon the Goldfields. Feel free to ask questions at: [email protected]