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15 years ago
The caption in this photo says Black, Chinese and White laborers in a gold mine in South Africa between 1890-1923. No named mine so can't upload it to a mine.

But it's an interesting facet of history because cheap Chinese labour was not deliberately introduced to the Rand until after the war causing political mayhem so 1890 may be a little early. That's not to say of course that some Chinese labourers may have been there earlier but I'm doubtful. Anyway I think it quite an interesting photo because to a certain extent it sums it up in one photo.

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Cornish Pixie
15 years ago
This photo almost certainly dates from after the Boer War. Coolie labour (1,000 strong) did not arrive in SA until June 1904 and were put to work at the Comet and Cason Mines. By November of that year the Chamber of Mines reported Chinese labour on the Rand to be about 10,894. No way of knowing what mine it was unfortunately, but it's a great photo.
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