Lambing Flats Riots

Events

Burrangong is declared a gold field

November 27 1860

The first disturbances grew out of a demonetization organized by a white miners' vigilance committee

December 12 1860

A speech was given about how the genral state of NSW was poor

February 7 1861

Some Chinese started to come back, additional riots broke out and drove them away

February 21st 1861

A military detachment restored order at the flat

March 1861

The government decided to use major military forces to bring the Chinese back to the field

March 5 1861

Several thousand miners descended on the Chinese, they beat and robbed them

June 30 1861

1,000 miners attacked the police camp. One miner was killed and many where hurt

July 14 1861

The New South Wales government passed the Chinese immigration act

November 1861

The first news of a major incident at Lambing Flat broke in the Sydney media just prior to Christmas

December 18 1861