John Alloo’s Chinese Restaurant, Main Road Ballaarat
John Alloo arrived in Australia during the 1840s - before the goldrush began. Proficient in English, he became a successful businessman in Ballarat, operating a restaurant, working as an interpreter and later, migrating to New Zealand where he ultimately rose to the ranks of Police District Constable.
Samuel Thomas Gill, artist & lithographer. 1855
Accession number: H11862
From the State Library of Victoria's Pictures Collection.
