- Born
- c. 1836
Taishan (formally Sunning), Guangdong Province, China - Died
- 1892
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - Occupation
- cook, hotelkeeper, merchant, miner and storekeeper
- Alternative Names
- Hang Gong, Lee (also used)
- Lee Hang Gong (also used)
- Lee Hong Gong (also used)
- Summary
Chin Yam Yan and Lee Hang Gong were business partners.
Related Subjects
Associated with
Children
Family
Family member
Grandchild
Wife
Archival Collections
Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History)
- Selina Hassan collection, SH; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details
Published Resources
Books
- Rolls, Eric, Sojourners: The Epic Story of China's Centuries-old Relationship with Australia; Flowers and the Wide Sea, University of Queensland Press, St Lucia, Queensland, 1992. Details
Book Sections
- Macgregor, Paul, 'Dreams of Jade and Gold', in Epstein, Anna (ed.), The Australian Family: Images and Essays, Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 25-35. Details
Edited Books
- Carment, David (ed.), Northern Territory Dictionary of Biography, vol. 1-3, Northern Territory University Press, 1990-1996. Details
Journal Articles
- Denny, Elizabeth, 'Mud, sludge and town water', Provenance: The Journal of Public Record Office Victoria, no. 11, 2012. Also available at http://prov.vic.gov.au/publications/provenance/mud-sludge-and-town-water. Details
Newspaper Articles
- 'Chinese migrant set up a shop', Hepburn Advocate, 18 November 1998. Details
Online Resources
- Lee, Valerie, 'Lee Hang Gong/Sarah Bowman family history research: A progress report', Journal of Chinese Australia, no. 1, May, http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/jca/issue01/05Lee.html. Details
Images
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- Title
- Lee Hang Gong
- Type
- Painting
- Details
See also
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- Title
- Wedding of Leslie Lee and his bride Amy, around 1940s
- Type
- Photograph
- Date
- 1940s
- Details
Sources used to compile this entry: Lee, Valerie, 'Lee Hang Gong/Sarah Bowman family history research: A progress report', Journal of Chinese Australia, no. 1, May, http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/jca/issue01/05Lee.html.
Created: 24 May 2004, Last modified: 20 May 2007
