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Little Annie M'Lean, daughter of Mr. Neil M'Lean of Milparinka,
recently had a narrow escape from drowning. She was in the
Chinamen's Gardens, and unobserved fell into one of the tanks.
When found she was lying face downwards in the water, and had
she remained in that position for a few seconds longer the result
must surely have been fatal. (Sturt Recorder, 5 December 1898:2)
During a visit to China in 1908 King (1911;199) noted the use of large
'hard-burned, glazed terra-cotta urns, having capacities ranging from 50Oto
1000 pounds' set into the ground for the storage of garbage and human
excreta adjacent to rural residences. The liquid manure which resulted was
transferred to the crops using pails and a long-handled dipper. It is
possible some of the tanks mentioned in the Sturt Recorder had a similar
function to the urns mentioned by King. A reference to 'the chows' in the
extensive newspaper coverage when Cornelius Cline was charged with
stealing Senior Constable Wood's heifer, certainly suggests the Chinese
provided a scavenging service to the town...
...On Thursday morning of last week, from information received, I in
company with Constable M'William visited and inspected Baker's
slaughter yard. About ten o'clock the same day Baker came to the
Police Station and delivered a slaughtering notice to me. After some
conversation I said to Baker "I believe you had my heifer in your
yard in Monday evening. What became of the hide and head of the
beast you killed on Monday last? He said 'the head is there if the
chows have not taken it, ...
(Sturt Recorder, 21 May 1897:4)
No further historical information regarding the Chinese at Milparinka has
been identified apart from a mention dating from 1911 in the Milparinka
police charge and summons book (NSWPD1). This is a record of charges
laid as follows by the police against Joseph L1ande Cox...
October 31 st
Joseph L1ande Cox - that on the 29th October 1911 at or near
Milparinka in the State of New South Wales maliciously did set fire
to a certain fence, the property of Tom Chong Toosey - remanded
until 14 November 1911 to enable the case to be heard by a
properly constructed bench but allowed George Cox £10.
November 4th
Joseph L1ande Cox - charges withdrawn. - but the charge replaced
with attempting to destroy by fire a certain wooden fence the
property of Tom Chong Toosey - remanded on the application of the
police until November 15th, 1911.
November 15th
(Above) - adjourned for Police Magistrate on 20th December. - who
wired he was prevented from leaving Broken Hill on account of the