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Bow Leong Society
The Bow Leong Society Hall was erected in Main Road, Ballarat East, 1904.
- A new hall, built by the Chinese Bow Leong Society, was opened in Main-road on Sunday with much feasting and jingling of musical instruments.[1]
- CHINESE SOCIETY HALL
- ANOTHER INAUGURAL DINNER. VARIOUS PROMINENT CITIZENS ENTERTAINED.
- There was a representative gathering at the hall of the Bow Leong Woy Society, Main street, last evening, when a dinner was given by the society in honor of the opening of the hall. Mayor W-D. M'Kee, of Ballarat East, occupied the chair, and among those present wore Cr R. Pearse (Mayorof th City). Crs I. R. Pearce., J. R. Elsworth, J. M Kline, J. Ritchie, A. Levy, J. A. M.‘Neil. H. George (Ballarat East. and J. P. Murray (City), Messrs A. Fraser (town clerk, W. Robert son, S. Matthews, E. W. ightwick, T. C. Smith, D. Atkinson (superintendent Benevolent Asylum). W. Gale. F.B. Wilson, T. C. Carlyon, E. Benjey, F. Straker, M. Fanning. C. Morrison, T. J. Montague, J. Sang. Dr Le Moy (herba list), Rev. Tong Way. Messrs Po Shi, Wee Tow, Li Chung, Ah Lepp, Wai Lee, and Ah Boon (committee), besides about a score of the members of the Bow Leong Way Society. Apologies were received from the Hon. D. Horn, M.L.C., Cr J. N. Dunn, and Messrs J. M. Bickett for one of the guests, to take up the position, he had no hesitation in doing so when asked by the committee of the society if he would preside at the evening’s gathering. They explained this rather extraordinary request by stat ing that their president not being sufficiently acquainted with the English lan guage, could not efficiently carry out the duties. He had been asked to explain briefly the objects of the society, but all be could say was that he believed it was solely a charitable institution. They were a branch of a reform society which hud been founded some years ago. and one point in their programme was to copy and assimilate western ideas os ranch as was possible to he in keeping with their own country. There was a strong tendency among the Chinese in the states and colonies towards reform, and the re form party was making rapid strides in China. He (the mayor) believed that if it pleased Providence to remove the Downger Empress it would he a great block removed out of the path of the party, for he was led to understand that she was the greatest stumbling block in the reform movement in the East. It was, he thought, the policy of the young Emperor to assist and recognise the efforts of the party. Quite recently the Ballarat branch of the society had returned to their native land & number of their indigent countrymen. All present knew that it was the greatest desire of a Chinaman to have his bones laid to rest in his native land, and when they thought of this they would see how much the Bow Leong Woy Society's efforts would be appreciated. The toast of “The King’' was honored with much enthusiasm, at the instance of the chairman. Mayor Pearse proposed the health of the “Emperor of China-” In doing so, he expressed the hope that in years to come China would become part of the British Empire. Mayor M’Kee then proposed the toast of the “Bow Leong Woy Society.” In doing so he remarked that he had been informed that the picture at the bottom of the room was that of Confucius, and wherever that picture was, nothing of an offensive character, such as gambling, was allowed. The society was one whose object was to assist all deserving charit able institutions. The responses to this toast were made by Messrs J. Sang, Po Shi, and the Rev. Tong Way. Mr Joseph Sang proposed the toast of the “City and Town Councils’ and a response was made by Cr John Murray, who, as usual, interspersed his remarks with dilatations from Burns and short proverbs. Crs I. Pearce and J. R. Elsworth also made brief responses. Music was then called for, and Cr I. Pearce suggested the the band should play the “Country Girl.” in response to which they gave “Ring the Bell, "Watch man” and “Tim Finnegan,” which brought forth rounds of applause. The toast of the chairman concluded the proceedings, and afterwards several of the guests were entertained to a Chi nese concert by the band.[2]
- Another contingent of 24 aged Chinese paupers was despatched on Friday by' the Bow Leong Society for Hong Kong, en route to Canton. The Bow Leong Society is a charitable organisation, working in this instance in conjunction with the manage ment of the benevolent asylum, where the old Mongolians have been obtaining rations for sixty years. Mr. D. Atkinson, superin tendent of the asylum, rounded up the 24 Chinese in the camp in the early morn ing, and, placing them in three waggon ettes, he escorted them to the railway sta tion. Some of tlie old fellows had lived in the camp at Golden Point tor over forty years, and they left their wretched hovels with regret.[3]
- The town council of Ballarat East, in its capacity as local Board of Public Health, has decided not to allow any more huts to be erected in the Chinese camp at Golden Point. The hovels vacated by 30 aged Chinese who were deported to their native land last week by the Bow Leong Society are to be pulled down. More than 100 decrepit Chinese have been sent back to China from Ballarat during the past eighteen months, and the Benevolent Asylum has consequently benefited by the exo-dus, as the whole of them were recipients of outdoor relief at the institution. The 30 Chineses who were recently sent away to Hong Kong were each presented with two sovereigns and a bag of rice.<ref<The Age, 4 July 1906.</ref>
Chinese born residents
Ah Goon, Clunes
Ah Too, died at White Flat
Rev. John Tong-Way
Archie Ah Wah (also Archie Waugh)
Rev. John Tong-Way
John A. Wunhym killed in action during World War One
Chinese Apothecary
Chinese Doctor
Dr Wing Fat
Chinese Gardeners
- ROBBERIES AT BALLARAT.
- Chinese Victimised.
- BALLARAT, Friday. — Five Chinese gardeners who live near the Sunnyside Woollen Mills reported to the police on Friday that their huts had been broken into, and that property had been stolen from them. George Gay lost clothing valued at £4; Ah Gen, a gold band ring and articles of clothing worth £4; Lee Way, a waistcoat; Harry Kim, some Chinese coins, and Goo Way, a watch and other articles valued at £2 15/.[4]
Chinese Hawker
Chinese Herbalists
Archie Ah Wah (also Archie Waugh)
George Den <1923>
Harry Den <1923>
W.C. Gipp <1923>
F.S. Goon <1909-1923>
J. Chung Leong <1923>
Loie Suey <1923>
Sam War <1923>
Young George Li (<1935)
Chinese Interpreter
Chinese Miners
Chinese Restauranters
Chinese and Australian Rules Football in Ballarat
The first Chinese Australian Rules football game in Ballarat took place on 26 August 1892. It was a game between Market Gardeners and Chinese Miners.[5]
Many Chinese footballers in Ballarat played for Golden Point Football Club, including Steven Tung, Jamie Tung, Daniel Tung, William Wun Hym. Members of this team were known as the Rice Eaters. Clarence R. Lepp captained the team in 1922, One of the last Rice Eaters was Bill Moy who played 75 games in the back pocket.[6]
James Henry Lepp was the first Chinese-Australian Australian Rules umpire.[7]
In 2024 at White Flat Oval in Central Ballarat, the women's football team is the Dragons.[8]
Opium Sellers
Chinese Storekeepers
Australian Born with Chinese Ancestry
Jim Louey ?? Australian Born??
Ballarat Chinese Association
See Ballarat Chinese Association
Kuomintang
The Ballarat Chinese Nationalist Society was named Kuomintang. In 1934 J. Chung Leong was president of the society.[9]
Also See
The English and Chinese Advertiser
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- ↑ The Age, 22 FEbruary 1904.
- ↑ Ballarat Star, 2 Mar 1904.
- ↑ The Age, 25 February 1905.
- ↑ The Age, 16 June 1928.
- ↑ Melanie Whelan, Unearthing all-but-buried heritage, Ballarat Courier, so November 2023.
- ↑ Melanie Whelan, Unearthing all-but-buried heritage, Ballarat Courier, so November 2023.
- ↑ Melanie Whelan, Unearthing all-but-buried heritage, Ballarat Courier, so November 2023.
- ↑ Melanie Whelan, Unearthing all-but-buried heritage, Ballarat Courier, so November 2023.
- ↑ The Age, 08 January 1934.