皇家告示 : 嚴令謹慎火燭 Huang jia gao shi : yan ling jin shen huo zhu

Title	皇家告示 : 嚴令謹慎火燭 Huang jia gao shi : yan ling jin shen huo zhu
Subject	Australia--Emigration and immigration—History China--Emigration and immigration Foreign workers, Chinese Gold mines and mining Proclamations Victoria--History Chinese characters
Category	1. Settlement
Publisher	John Ferres, Government Printer
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Keywords	Gold miners Gold prospecting
Current holder	National Library of Australia
Date	1864
Link	https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-61347067 https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/catalog/4809688
Series number	CH Pic 418
Item number	4809688
Access rights	Digitised
Rights	Out of Copyright
Country of origin	Australia
Place	Melbourne
Language	Chinese
Description from source	1 broadside on linen ; 76 x 49 cm. Also Titled: Royal board : restriction order : careful with fire and candles A rare Chinese-language item relating to the Gold rush period in Victoria. A government proclamation warning Chinese merchants and diggers on the dangers of open fires. The proclamation announces the need for such a warning because of the increasing number of Chinese on the diggings.
Physical format	Books Pamphlets
Bibliographic citation	<p><a href="https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/XFW5TQBJ/">https://www.zotero.org/groups/4688363/oama/items/XFW5TQBJ/</a></p> <p> </p>