Castlemaine Mining District – Chinese Protectors

Castlemaine Mining District – Chinese Protectors

Contents:Blue Book  People  Organisations  Places  Roles  Research Notes   Reference
Districts:Headquarters  Ararat  Avoca  Ballarat  Beechworth  Castlemaine  Maryborough  Sandhurst
Bodies:Castlemaine:  Gold Commission  Gold Wardens  Chinese Protectorate
Explanations:
Columns:R [Role]; D is whether the role is Resident [R] or Visiting [V].
PM (Police Magistrate), GC (Gold Commissioner 1851-1855), GW (Gold Warden 1855-1929), CCL (Commissioner of Crown Lands), and CP (Chinese Protector) show the Golden Colony roles that each person held at the same time.
Roles: = Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.
Abbreviations: BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.
Appointments: = Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.
Assignments:The location or district the person was assigned to. A number in the OP column (Other Places) means that they also sat at that many other locations of Courts of Petty Sessions. The number of other locations changed from time to time as courts were created, abolished, or reassigned.
Sources (S, S1, S2): = Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.
Other Symbols: = External link.
Dates:Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.
Unconfirmed:All text in magenta is unconfirmed.
Search/Filter:Select from the drop-down boxes. The selection(s) will display below the box. Selections can be added to. Click on the selection(s) to clear them.
The Search box can also be used as a filter. For example, type Edward to see anyone with the name Edward.
Click here to show Explanations
Click here to hide Explanations

Chinese Protectors (Protectors of the Chinese)

References

Notes

Notes
01⇑ According to BB1860, Hamilton was appointed PM at Smythe's Creek on 1859-05-02, but paid as CP until 1860-06-30. However, the Mount Alexander Mail reported on 1860-12-59 that Hamilton had not acted as CP at Castlemaine since his appointment as PM and was not replaced.
02⇑ According to BB1860, Hamilton was appointed PM at Smythe's Creek on 1859-05-02, but paid as CP until 1860-06-30. However, the Mount Alexander Mail reported on 1860-12-59 that Hamilton had not acted as CP at Castlemaine since his appointment as PM and was not replaced.

Sources

Updates

2025-01-10Page created.