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Issue Details: First known date: 1879... 1879 Foiled
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Set on the Inglewood diggings in the early 1870s, a Chinese informant alerts the police to the likely theft of copper plates from one of the large mining companies. He expects a reward as promised but the police end up tussling with each other in the darkness - so both parties end up with nothing and the Chinese thieves secure their plates. Solid. Makes reference to the debate over Chinese labour, mining, etc. (PB)

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Australian Journal vol. 14 no. 165 February 1879 Z1026043 1879 periodical issue 1879 pg. 290-292
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