Guide to the Papers of Kee Lim
MS 10653
National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record
Created: July 2022
Collection Summary
- Creator
- Lim, Kee
- Title
- Papers of Kee Lim
- Date Range
- 1911
- Collection Number
- MS 10653
- Extent
- 0.03 metres (1 folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- Special Collections (Manuscripts)
Introduction
Content Description
This collection comprises a miner's right and business license for Kee Lim, a Chinese immigrant or an Australian with Chinese heritage. The two pro forma documents, letterpress printed on recto with entries inscribed in ink and stamped "Tingha", dated "Jan. 16, 1911" and "Feb. 25, 1911" respectively. Each document is annotated on verso in traditional Chinese in calligraphy style with the same dates in both the Georgian and Chinese lunar calendars. The holder of the miner's right was Kee Lim, whose name was misspelled as Key [sic] Lim in the business license granted for gardening. Each document was valid for six months in 1911 and was a renewal of a previously expired version. The place of issue for both documents was Tingha, a small town near Inverall in NSW.
Conditions Governing Access
Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8661520).
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn8661520).
Preferred Citation
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Kee Lim, National Library of Australia, MS 10653, [class/series/file/item number(s)]'.
Item Descriptions
Class 1. Consignment received 2022, 1911
0.03 metres,This consignment comprises a miner's right and business license for Kee Lim, a Chinese immigrant or an Australian with Chinese heritage. The two pro forma documents, letterpress printed on recto with entries inscribed in ink and stamped "Tingha", dated "Jan. 16, 1911" and "Feb. 25, 1911" respectively. Each document is annotated on verso in traditional Chinese in calligraphy style with the same dates in both the Georgian and Chinese lunar calendars. The holder of the miner's right was Kee Lim, whose name was misspelled as Key [sic] Lim in the business license granted for gardening. Each document was valid for six months in 1911 and was a renewal of a previously expired version. The place of issue for both documents was Tingha, a small town near Inverall in NSW.