Lease, market garden Knoxville

Certificate of land owned by William Philipp Hill in Knoxville (now Glenunga) leased to Chinese market gardeners.

Certificate of land leased by Chinese market gardeners in Knoxville

Image Courtesy of: City of Burnside

In a book named “The Paddocks Beneath: A History of Burnside from the Beginning”, page 147 mentions William Hill leasing his land in Knoxville (now Glenunga) to Chinese market gardeners. The photo is the certificate of this piece of land.

In the late 1800s, Chinese migrants moved into the area below Waterfall Terrace in Waterfall Gully – page 192. 
Source: information provided by City of Burnside Historical Cultural Officer via email dated 12 Dec 2023.

Certificate of land leased by Chinese market gardeners in Knoxville.

Image Courtesy of: City of Burnside