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Cheong, Joshua (1873 - 1928)

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    Fr James Cheong with his family, c. 1906, courtesy of St Peter's Eastern Hill Church archive.
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Born
1873
Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
1928
Occupation
advertising representative, musican and storekeeper
Summary

Joshua Cheong was one of the sons of Cheok Hong Cheong and Choy Ying Wong. He was educated at Scotch College (in Victoria Parade) and/or Melbourne Grammar School. As a young man he was an organist with the Chinese mission in Victoria and while in secondary school he worked at Coles Great Book Arcade under E.W. Cole. He had various jobs as an adult. In 1904 He worked for On Cheong & Co, which included a business trip to Fiji. He later worked as an advertising representative for The Chinese Times and for a while at a Croydon orchard.

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Conference Papers

  • Welch, Ian, 'Cheok Hong Cheong: Victim or Victor? [unpublished paper]', in Workshop on the Chinese in Australian and New Zealand History, University of New South Wales, 11-13 February. Details

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Title
Fr James Cheong with his family
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1906 - c. 1928
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Title
Mr Joshua Cheong, organist
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 2 September 1899
Place
Australia - Victoria
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Sources used to compile this entry: Welch, Ian, 'Alien Son: A Life of Cheok Hong Cheong', PhD thesis, Australian National University, 2004. Also available at http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20051108.111252.

Created: 10 May 2001, Last modified: 1 November 2005