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the vicinity of the town even though the Chinese gardeners present may
have lived in a communal manner.
I paid particular attention to the Chinese at Wilcannia in an attempt to
suggest the immediate origins of the Chinese at Milparinka. My research
identified the names of several Chinese residents of Wilcannia, and of
some Chinese living on pastoral properties. but failed to establish any
positive links between the Chinese residents in Wilcannia and those at
Milparinka.
3.2.1 Names and Occupations
Archival resources (WBC1 and WBC2) have provided the names and
occupations of some Chinese living at Wilcannia during the 1870s. I do not
claim this to be an exhaustive list of all Chinese in the town, but suggest it
is a reasonable representation of the occupations followed by them.
As stated elsewhere John John was the proprietor of a barber's shop in
Wilcannia in 1875. and was earlier in partnership as a gardener with
Tommy, a 'Chinaman Gardener' at Barber Creek. (The name of the creek
is probably a coincidence.)
The same sources suggest a number of other Chinese were resident in
Wilcannia in 1874-76, whose names were as follows:
Charlie Bow, a Chinaman labourer.
[Charlie Bow is in all probability the same man as mentioned in a
number of references to the Chinese at Milparinka some years later,
but no positive link has been established.]
Samuel War, a baker, who may also have moved to Milparinka, as
a Sam War is mentioned in association with the latter town.
Ah Sam and Ah Sue, gardeners.
Ah Chee and Ah Sang,labourers.
Jimmy Ah Vin, Chinaman Cook.
Samuel Hook, a Chinaman at Momba Station.
Ah Lipp. another Chinaman at Momba Station.
Jimmy Johnson, Chinaman labourer at Wilcannia.
In addition to the above. D.Hagens and Company. Woolscourers at
Wilcannia employed several Chinamen - Ah Long. Ah Sing, Lo Hung (?),
Sam Gill, Ah King. Ah Poon and Ah Stay - and paid wages to them with
cheques drawn on their Wilcannia bank account. Lo Hung may have been
Hung Loy whose name appears in association with Milparinka.
Jimmy War, a Chinese gardener at Wilcannia in 1875-76, accumulated
over a hundred pounds in his account on two occasions, before
withdrawing the balance of £83/3/9 on June 26. 1876. I have been unable
to confirm a relationship between he and either Sam War or War Tong
whose names are associated with Milparinka.