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Post by NZBC on Jun 20, 2007 20:59:21 GMT 12
www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/ The Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation Project celebrates the contribution of Australia's Chinese communities to the early founding and subsequent development of Australia. It focuses on the private, community and public life of Australia's Chinese communities before and after Federation in 1901. Project outcomes include the recovery and presentation of historical materials and indexes concerning Chinese Australians, translation of Chinese-language historical documents, a world-wide web site, a travelling exhibition, and publications.
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Post by NZBC on Jun 20, 2007 21:00:25 GMT 12
The Tung Wah Times: A window into Chinese community history
From this page it is possible to browse or search an index of the Tung Wah newspapers (1898-1936). The Tung Wah newspaper index was compiled by Dr Liu Luxin.
The Tung Wah News (1898-1902) and theTung Wah Times (1902-1936) are among the most important publications in the history of Australia's Chinese communities. For many years, the newspapers were an important community centre for the Chinese in Australia. They served as the head office of the Australian Chinese Empire Reform Association and other community organisations, including the NSW Chinese Merchants' Society. They also provided a venue for many community functions - including protest rallies, and celebrations of the birthdays of Confucius and the Chinese Emperor - and served as a bridge linking communities with their motherland. The high-quality editorial and comments on many social and political affairs reflected the views of Chinese communities in Australia. The Tung Wah newpapers also provide rich resources for the study of Chinese communities in Australia, for researching events in China, and for tracing the history of other Chinese communities around the world.
The names of people, organisations and places in the index have been translated into mandarin pinyin. Copies of the Tung Wah Times and Tung Wah News can be found at the National Library of Australia and in the Mitchell Library in the State Library of New South Wales.
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