Post by NZBC on Aug 24, 2011 18:41:28 GMT 12
Chinese Language Records in PROV wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Chinese_Language_Records_at_PROV Official Documents Printed in Chinese
The existence of Chinese language records produced by the Victorian government of this period indicates that the government recognized the need for effective communication with its Chinese residents.
The Victorian colonial government employed interpreters to translate between Chinese and English speakers and to provide official documents printed in Chinese.
W H Foster, the Chinese Protector in Ballarat from late 1855 to 1861 made sure to have government notices and regulations printed in Chinese in Ballarat’s bilingual Chinese-English newspaper, copies of which have been digitized by the Central Highlands Regional Library Corporation
This printed poster of Mining Statute no 480, translated into Chinese and printed by the Victorian Government Printer, is one of these official documents that can still be found in the archives.
The existence of Chinese language records produced by the Victorian government of this period indicates that the government recognized the need for effective communication with its Chinese residents.
The Victorian colonial government employed interpreters to translate between Chinese and English speakers and to provide official documents printed in Chinese.
W H Foster, the Chinese Protector in Ballarat from late 1855 to 1861 made sure to have government notices and regulations printed in Chinese in Ballarat’s bilingual Chinese-English newspaper, copies of which have been digitized by the Central Highlands Regional Library Corporation
This printed poster of Mining Statute no 480, translated into Chinese and printed by the Victorian Government Printer, is one of these official documents that can still be found in the archives.