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    Charles Wah Sing, 1880s, courtesy of A. Kemp (private).
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    George and Elsie Tueon seated with their daughter Betty, granddaughter Maree and great grandson Ben and great granddaughter Tameika, 1976
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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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    Maa Mon Chinn and eldest son Harry (Tung Chow) Chinn, circa 1888, c. 1888, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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    Mary Wah Sing (nee Bunton), 1880s, courtesy of A. Kemp (private).
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    Wedding of Lim On in Launceston Tasmania, around 1900. Seated boy is William (Bor Nam) Ah Moy, later called Bill Moy., c. 1900, courtesy of Chinese Museum.
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Archival Collections

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

  • General picture collection; Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery [ Details... ].

Published Resources

Books

  • Miller, G. and Miller, S., Of Rascals and Rusty Relics: An Introduction to North-East Tasmania, OBM, Hobart, 1979. [ Details... ]
  • Scott, Joan, Celestial Sojourn: The Chinese on the Tinfields of North East Tasmania, St Helens History Room Association, St Helens, 1997. [ Details... ]
  • Smith, Teresa H., The North-eastern centenary, 1874-1974, Government Printer, Hobart, Tasmania, 1974?. [ Details... ]

Book Sections

  • Gaughwin, Denise, 'Chinese settlement sites in north east Tasmania: An archaeological view', in P. Macgregor (ed.), Histories of the Chinese in Australasia and the South Pacific, Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, 1995, pp. 230-245. [ Details... ]
  • Walden, Sue, 'The tinfields of North East Tasmania - A regional variation?', in P. Macgregor (ed.), Histories of the Chinese in Australasia and the South Pacific, Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, 1995, pp. 177-190. [ Details... ]

Newspaper Articles

  • ''The Mercury' goes to a Chinese christening dinner', The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), 20 January, p. 16. [ Details... ]
  • Hodgkinson, Dennis, 'Tasmania provided welcome gateway for Chinese', The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), 8 Feburary 1986. [ Details... ]
  • Roberts, Mark, 'Hostile welcome for Chinese men', Examiner Express, 23 August 1980. [ Details... ]
  • Winter, Wilfred, 'Burnie's Chinese', 31 January 1976, p. 14. [ Details... ]

Reports

  • Vivian, Helen, Tasmania's Chinese heritage: An historical record of Chinese sites in North Eastern Tasmania, Unpublished report for Australian Heritage Comission and the Queen Victoria Museum, Launceston, 1985. [ Details... ]

Theses

  • Alcock, Jacquelyn, 'The middle people: A history of the Launceston Chinese community', BA (hons) Thesis, Department of History and Classics, University of Tasmania, 1998. [ Details... ]
  • Easteal, B.V, 'The Chinese in Tasmania, 1870-1909', BA (hons) Thesis, University of Tasmania. [ Details... ]

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Images

Title
Ah Moy and family
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1900
Place
Australia - Tasmania
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Charles Wah Sing
Type
Photograph
Date
1880s
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Launceston
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Title
Chung Gon family eating a Chinese-style christening banquet 1
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Chung Gon family eating a Chinese-style christening banquet 2
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Chung Gon family gather around as Mrs Edward Chung Gon helps her son Edward James Joseph (Kwok-weng) Chung Gon cut his christening cake
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Edward James Joseph Chung Gon being held by his mother with guests looking on
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Edward, Gladys and daughter Mei-Ling Chung Gon dine with James Chung Gon
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Title
George and Elsie Tueon seated with their daughter Betty, granddaughter Maree and great grandson Ben and great granddaughter Tameika
Type
Photograph
Date
1976
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Flinders Island
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Title
Gladys and Mei-Ling Chung Gon in the garden
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Gladys Chung Gon preparing a meal
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Gladys Chung Gon sewing a dress for her daughter Mei-Ling
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Title
James Chung Gon holding Edward James Joseph Chung Gon
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Kit Kap, a tin miner, at Bradshaws Creek, Tasmania
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1914
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Bradshaws Creek
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Title
Lula Kow Yonn and her younger children
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1913
Place
Australia - Tasmania
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Lula Kow Yonn with Tutoy Chinn, Tue Gee Chinn and Len Heng
Type
Painting
Date
c. 1891
Place
Australia - Tasmania
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Maa Mon Chinn and eldest son Harry (Tung Chow) Chinn
Type
Painting
Date
c. 1888
Place
Australia - Tasmania
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Title
Mary Wah Sing (nee Bunton)
Type
Photograph
Date
1880s
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Launceston
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Title
Mei-ling Chung Gon bathing in bathroom wash basin
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Title
Mei-Ling in her nursery
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 25 July 1942
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Sandy Bay
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Title
Mrs Edward Chung Gon and her daughter Mei-ling holding Edward James Joseph Chung Gon
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 20 January 1944
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Hobart
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Title
Three men outside Garibaldi temple
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1914 - c. 1918
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Garibaldi
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View of two houses, Scottsdale, Tasmania
Type
Photograph
Date
22 September 1910
Place
Australia - Tasmania - Scottsdale
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Title
Wedding of Lim On in Launceston Tasmania, around 1900
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1900
Place
Australia - Tasmania
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Created: 19 March 2004, Last modified: 7 November 2005