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Phil May, A Purely Australian View, The Bulletin, Vol. 7 No. 376 (16 Apr 1887, p.3) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-692715439
A Purely Australian ViewCustoms Officer (to Chinaman, just arrived): “Now, John, hand over tour poll tax!
Chinaman (showing his Hong-Kong naturalisation certificate): “No savee poll-tax. You lookee my paper. Me Blitish citizen.”
Chorus of ignorant native Australians: “A British citizen why he’s just as yellow as the other beggars.”
