- Born
- 1846?
- Died
- c. 1937
- Alternative Names
- Mew Chip
- New Chip
- Summary
Photographic evidence suggests that 'Mew Chip' and 'New Chip' are the same person. Mew Chip lived in Tambaroora. It is believed he arrived in Australia in 1855. NSW Births, deaths and marriages indicate he died in 1937 aged 91 years in Lidcombe in a 'hosp & home'. However it has also been suggested he died in 1936 aged 104.
Related Subjects
Published Resources
Books
- Drinkwater, Malcolm, Hill End Gold, Malcolm Drinkwater, 1982. Details
- Hodge, Harry, The Hill End Story: A History of the Hill End-Tambaroora Goldfield Book 1, Third edn, Hill End Publications, Toorak, Vic, 1986. Details
Images
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- Title
- Mew Chip seated by a wall
- Type
- Photograph
- Date
- - c. 1936
- Place
- Australia - New South Wales - Hill End
- Details
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- Title
- New Chip standing beside a car
- Type
- Photograph
- Place
- Australia - New South Wales - Hill End
- Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Drinkwater, Malcolm, Hill End Gold, Malcolm Drinkwater, 1982; NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages.
Created: 3 May 2006, Last modified: 18 May 2006
