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  Lula Kow Yonn and her younger children, around 1913, in Tasmania, c. 1913, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Lula Kow Yonn with Tutoy Chinn, Tue Gee Chinn and Len Heng, c. 1891, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Lula Kow Yonn with youngest daughter Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn and youngest son Arthur (Tung Chin) Chinn in Weldborough, Tasmania., c. 1910, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Members of the Chinn family, c. 1903, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Dorothy 'Biddy' (Tue Foang) Chinn with children of her friend, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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Born

1870
See Yup, Guangdong, China

Died

14 July 1951

Alternative Names

• Chinn, Lula
• Lula, Mak
• Mak, Lula

Summary

Lula Kow Yonn (aka Lula Mak or Lula Chinn), mother of Frank Chinn, wife of Maa Mon Chinn. She came to Tasmania from Guangdong (probably See Yup district) in 1886. Around 1920 she moved to Melbourne with her family.

Related Subjects

Children

• Chinn, Albert 'Moses' (Tung Yot) (1890s - )
• Chinn, Arthur Tung Chin (Chinny) (1908 - )
• Chinn, Dorothy Tue Foang (Biddy) (1890s - )
• Chinn, Frank (Tung Foo) (1897 - c. 1986)
• Chinn, Harry (Tung Chow) (c. 1887 - )
• Chinn, Mick (Tung Tarn) (1890s - )
• Chinn, Reginald (Tung Hee) (c. 1890 - )
• Chinn, Ruby (Tue Gnoak) (c. 1903 - c. 1944)
• Chinn, Tue Gee (1890 - )
• Chinn, Tutoy (1888 - 1922)
• Chinn, Vance (Tung Gow) (c. 1906 - )

Employee

• Len, Heng (fl. 1886 - )

Husband

• Chinn, Maa Mon (c. 1845 - 1923)

Related Places

• 102-106 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne (Victoria)

Archival Collections

Chinese Museum

• Frank Chinn collection, FC; Chinese Museum [ Details... ].

Images

Title

Lula Kow Yonn and her younger children

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1913

Place

Australia - Tasmania

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Title

Lula Kow Yonn with Tutoy Chinn, Tue Gee Chinn and Len Heng

Type

Painting

Date

c. 1891

Place

Australia - Tasmania

Details

Title

Lula Kow Yonn with youngest children Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn and Arthur (Tung Chin) Chinn

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1910

Place

Australia - Tasmania - Weldborough

Details

Title

Members of the Chinn family

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1903

Place

Australia - Tasmania - Weldborough

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See also

Title

Dorothy 'Biddy' (Tue Foang) Chinn with children of her friend

Type

Photograph

Details

Title

Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn

Type

Photograph

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Sources used to compile this entry: Museum of Chinese Australian History collection.

Created: 13 February 2003, Last modified: 13 March 2008

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