Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia

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  Cecil [?] Lew Ton, aged 18 in Young Chinese League, c. 1936, courtesy of S. Millard (private hands).
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  Chinese Athletic Association, c. 1922 - c. 1923, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  A dance function (possibly Chinese Progress Association dance) in Melbourne, circa 1920s., courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Frances Lew Ton, Agnes Lee and Marjorie Hughes, Brighton beach, c1935, c. 16 February 1935, courtesy of S. Millard (private hands).
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  Group photo, Carlton, near Trades Hall, 1920s, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Procession with Chinese Dragon, 1960s, by Unknown creator (see disclaimer), courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Left to Right Philip Lew Boar and William Lew Boar (War Effort Charity). Publicity Shot, c. 1939 - c. 1945, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Young Chinese League Clubhouse, late 1940's, c. 1945 - c. 1949, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Young Chinese League (YCL) Debutante Group. 7.9.1954, 7 September 1954, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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  Probably Young Chinese League Ball, 1957?, by Unknown creator (see disclaimer), courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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Melbourne, Victoria

Summary

The Young Chinese League was created from an amalgamation of Chinese Progress Association and the Chinese Athletics Association.

Related Subjects

Previous and Subsequent Entities

  Chinese Athletic Association
  Chinese Progress Association (Melbourne)
        Young Chinese League

Associated with

• Quon (Charles Senior) family

Controlled Events

• Young Chinese League debutante balls

Member

• Anguey, Aubrey
• Chinn, Frank (Tung Foo) (1897 - c. 1986)
• Chong, Gilbert
• Chong, Jeffrey
• Chong, Norman
• Mew, Harold
• Moy, Lionel
• Quon, Charles Junior (1907 - )
• Quon, Dennis
• Quon, Norman Leslie (c. 1916 - 1961)
• Wing Young

Related Concepts

• Chinese societies in Australia in the 18th and early 19th centuries
• Young Chinese League football teams

Related Families

• Chinn Family

Related People

• Gooey, Earl (Toy)
• Gooey, Fong (Edward)
• Kuramato, Alan
• Lee, Maurice
• Pang, Winsome
• Wing Young, Tommy

Related Places

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

Archival Collections

Chinese Museum

• Frank Chinn collection, FC; Chinese Museum [ Details... ].
• Young Chinese League Debutante sets, 1938 - 1988; Chinese Museum [ Details... ].

S. Millard (private hands)

• Shirley Millard private collection, 1890s; S. Millard (private hands) [ Details... ].

Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

• 'Y.C.L. Debutantes', The Sun, 6 September 1950, p. 7. [ Details... ]
• 'Y.C.L Dragon at Moomba', The Sun, 13 March 1956, p. 25. [ Details... ]
• 'International Deb Set including two YCL members', The Sun, 17 May 1957, p. 9. [ Details... ]
• 'Y.C.L. Dragon at Moomba', The Sun, 1 March 1958, p. 22. [ Details... ]
• 'Y.C.L. Debs', The Age, 7 September 1960. [ Details... ]
• 'Y.C.L. New Lion', The Sun, 5 October 1960, p. 2. [ Details... ]
• 'Y.C.L. dragon', The Sun, 13 March 1979, p. 3. [ Details... ]

See also

• 'Chinese girls graduate as models (includes YCL members)', The Sun, 5 April 1960. [ Details... ]
• 'Gail Chung and Reaney Wong, Y.C.L. members', The Sun, 13 February 1964, p. 1. [ Details... ]

Images

Title

Cecil [?] Lew Ton, aged 18 in Young Chinese League

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1936

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Chinese Athletic Association

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1922 - c. 1923

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Dance function (possibly Chinese Progress Association dance) in Melbourne, circa 1920s

Type

Photograph

Date

1920s

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Frances Lew Ton, Agnes Lee and Marjorie Hughes, Brighton beach, c1935

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 16 February 1935

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Brighton

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Group photo, Carlton, near Trades Hall

Type

Photograph

Date

1920s

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Carlton

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Procession with Chinese Dragon

Type

Photograph

Date

1960s

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne?

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Publicity photograph taken of Philip and William Lew Boar as part of a war effort charity

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1939 - c. 1945

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Little Bourke Street

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Young Chinese League [?] group in Moomba parade

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1955

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Young Chinese League at Clubhouse, late 1940's

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1945 - c. 1949

Place

Australia - Victoria?

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Young Chinese League debutant group (7 September 1954)

Type

Photograph

Date

7 September 1954

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Title

Young Chinese League debutante ball 1957

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1957

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - St Kilda - St Kilda Town Hall

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Young Chinese League football team

Type

Photograph

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Young Chinese League football team in the 1950s

Type

Photograph

Date

1950s

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Young Chinese League Members, South Melbourne Beach, 1960's

Type

Photograph

Date

1960s

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Young Chinese League sports team

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1947

Place

Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

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Young Chinese League women's netball team, late 1940's

Type

Photograph

Date

c. 1945 - c. 1949

Place

Australia - Victoria?

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

Created: 14 May 2003, Last modified: 22 September 2005

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