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Sports and Agricultural Grounds, Sydney, New South Wales - Summary
The Diamond Jubilee charity carnival was held in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Anniversary at the Sydney Agricultural Grounds. An estimated 20,000 people attended. The Chinese procession played a prominent part in the displays. Costumes were brought from Bendigo and other Victorian towns. The 'sports' also included Chinese bands, bicycle races, athletics and dragon dance. Lord Hampden was the guest of honour and was greeted on arrival with an address by the Lin Yik Tong society, which was read by Quong Tart and translated for the Chinese audience by Sun Johnson. This event was well received by the whole community.
Related Subjects
Archival Collections
State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library
- Quong Tart and family papers (1831-1940), ML MSS 5094; State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library. Details
Published Resources
Books
- Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors [Chinese language version.], 1996. Details
- Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors: The Story of Sydney's Chinese, State Library of NSW Press, Sydney, 1996. Details
- Lydon, Jane, Many Inventions: The Chinese in the Rocks 1890-1930, Monash Publications in History, Clayton, 1999. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'The Chinese gala on the Agricultural Society's Ground [with 3 x photographs]', Sydney Mail, 2 October. Details
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- Chinese procession at Sports Agricultural Grounds - Sydney, NSW
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- Chinese procession at Sports Agricultural Grounds - Sydney, NSW
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- Chinese procession at the Agricultural Ground, Sydney
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See also
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- Chinese procession at Sports Agricultural Grounds - Sydney, NSW
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- April 1897
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- Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
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- Mabel Wong (15 years old) dressed for procession in Sydney
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- c. 1899
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- Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
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- Mabel Wong (15 years) and unknown man dressed for procession in Sydney
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- c. 1899
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- Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
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Sources used to compile this entry: Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors [Chinese language version.], 1996; Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors: The Story of Sydney's Chinese, State Library of NSW Press, Sydney, 1996; Lydon, Jane, Many Inventions: The Chinese in the Rocks 1890-1930, Monash Publications in History, Clayton, 1999; Quong Tart and family papers (1831-1940), ML MSS 5094; State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library.
Created: 19 May 2003, Last modified: 11 November 2005
