![]() ![]() ![]() So, when you throw a murderer into the mix, it’s almost like pouring fuel on a fire that’s ready to ignite. Screenwriters wanted to demonstrate the tinderbox environment of racial relations between white gold-diggers, Chinese gold-diggers and the First Nations people in the gold-mining town, Ballarat, in Victoria’s west. Series co-writer Benjamin Law told SBS Chinese the story of New Gold Mountain begins with the discovery of a white woman’s body outside a camp for Chinese miners. ‘One of the most expensive dramas Australia has made’ The four-part SBS drama series New Gold Mountain focuses on this historically significant period in time. The gold rush era of the 1850s brought together three groups – the Europeans, Chinese and Indigenous Australians – where there were accounts of conflict. However, many would face discrimination and hostility from their European counterparts. The Chinese brought mining techniques and a distinct way of life from the East to an ancient island continent. Ten of thousands of Chinese gold miners flocked to Victorian goldfields, which they referred to as New Gold Mountain, in search of gold and wealth to create a better life for themselves.
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