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Guests seated at Basil's birthday party, J. Chung Leong, NovemberR 18, 1922., 18 November 1922, by Thornton Studio, Ballarat, courtesy of Museum Victoria.
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J. Chung Leong in car outside 'J. Chung Leong Chinese Herbalist', c. 1920, by Owen's Studio, courtesy of Museum Victoria.
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Born: c. 1869
China
Died: c. 1957
China
Occupation: herbalist
Summary: James Chung Leong was a herbalist in Ballarat at the turn of the 20th century. He married Olive Bainbridge from Arrarat, Victoria and had two children: Basil and Glora. Basil had seven sons and five daughters.

Children

Chung Leong, Basil

Related People

Youie, Peter Poon (1881 - 1949)

Published Resources

Book Sections

Loh, Morag, 'A country practice: Thomas Chong - herbalist of Bairnsdale, Victoria; his place, his peers', in P. Macgregor (ed.), Histories of the Chinese in Australasia and the South Pacific, Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, 1995, pp. 15-28. Details

Images

Title: Guests (some appear Chinese) seated at birthday party
Type: Photograph
Date: 18 November 1922
Place: Australia - Victoria - Ballarat; Details

See also

Title: J. Chung Leong, Chinese herbalist, in his car, outside his premises
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1920
Place: Australia - Victoria - Ballarat; Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Loh, Morag, 'A country practice: Thomas Chong - herbalist of Bairnsdale, Victoria; his place, his peers', in P. Macgregor (ed.), Histories of the Chinese in Australasia and the South Pacific, Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, 1995, pp. 15-28.

Created: 26 March 2003, Last modified: 29 April 2008