Chinese labour indenture certificate between Ng Hong and J B Simpson issued in Sydney in 1851

Subject	Foreign workers, Chinese
	New South Wales--History
	Chinese language
	White Australia policy
	Sydney (N.S.W.)
	Labor
Category	1. Settlement
Creator	Simpson, J B
Current Holder	National Museum of Australia
Date	1851-10-07
Item Number	1985.0038.0001
Access Rights	Digitised
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Sydney
Language	English
Language	Chinese
Description From Source	H 234mm x W 197mm x D 1mm Chinese Labour Indenture Certificate, dated: "Seventh day of October [..] eight hundred and fifty one". Handwritten and printed agreement on blue-grey paper. English written text on the facing, and Chinese on the reverse. The document records a contract of five years work in return for monetary advance and employment between Ng Hong and JB Simpson of Sydney.
Physical Format	Certificates
Bibliographic Citation	https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/FH5EXR9B/