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Otago Daily Times

Descendants recount racist gold rush

Nicky Won (right) and her daughter Hannah Won’s ancestor Chow Chie was one of the first Chinese miners to arrive from Victoria in the 1860s to prospect for gold in Otago. PHOTOS: SAM HENDERSON Descendants of early miners are digging deep to uncover a dark history.

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