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Bertha Whay & Carl Weicharde, courtesy of R. Ansell (private hands).
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Dorothy Margaret Shean and Harry Green, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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Fred Sheen & Maud Whay, 1900? - 1940?, courtesy of R. Ansell (private hands).
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George Tizzard and Ruby Whay, 1900? - 1940?, courtesy of R. Ansell (private hands).
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Gertrude Smith, aged 21, 1908, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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Gladys Whay & Pearl Hathaway (Whay), 18 March 1949, courtesy of R. Ansell (private hands).
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Joyce's wedding - Ernest (head off), Joyce Fay (white dress), Marina Fay (child), 7 year Harry Fay Jnr, 12 year Alan, 5 Winsome Fay, black hat Eileen Fay, Thelma Fay 1941, courtesy of M. Mar (private hands).
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Louis Shean and Merle Johnson on their wedding day., courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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Tommy Young - with pretend bride, left unknown & Amy Quay - later to become his wife - 1920’s, 1920s, courtesy of M. Mar (private hands).
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Rosalie Mc Cartney, friend, 18 March 1949, courtesy of R. Ansell (private hands).
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Archival Collections

Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History)

Lew-Boar family collection, RLB; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

Northern Territory Library

Darwina and William Fong collection, 1930s - 1970s, 0553; Northern Territory Library. Details

S. Millard (private hands)

Shirley Millard private collection, 1890s; S. Millard (private hands). Details

State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library

R. Brian W. Browning papers 1909-1945, pictorial material, c. 1921 - c. 1934, Pic Acc 3557; Photographs of people and events at Darwin, c1921-1934; State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library. Details

Published Resources

See also

'[photograph of Fang Jinyi and his wife]', Bulletin, 18 September, p. 8. Details
'[photograph and article on wedding of Fang Jinyi and Anne Fuller]', Chinese Australian Herald, 17 September 1897, p. 21. Details
'[photograph of wedding of Ye Yuezu and Li Yueming]', Tung Wah, 28 January 1922. Details
'[photograph of wedding of Luo Weixin and Ye Meigui]', Tung Wah, 17 February 1923, p. 21. Details
'[photograph of wedding banquet of Miu Huili and Sun Jinrong in Sydney]', Tung Wah, 13 Feburary 1926. Details
'[photograph of wedding of Ye Zuyi and Tsung Yung Lo]', Tung Wah, 13 July 1929, p. 21. Details
Hill, Ernestine, 'Driving around Darwin', Walkabout, 1 July 1936, pp. 40-41. Details
Rule, Pauline, 'A tale of three sisters: Australian-Chinese marriages in colonial Victoria', in Kee Pookong, Ho Chooi-hon, Paul Macgregor & Gary Presland (ed.), Chinese in Oceania, Association for the Study of the Chinese and their Descendants in Australasia and the Pacific Islands; Chinese Museum; Centre for Asia-Pacific Studies, Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne, 2002, pp. 65-76. Details

Images

Title: Bertha Whay & Carl Weickhardt
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - Victoria - Maryborough; Details

Title: Dorothy Margaret Shean and Harry Green
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia; Details

Title: Fred Sheen & Maud Whay
Type: Photograph
Date: 1900? - 1940?; Details

Title: George and Marion Tung Yep wedding portrait with bridal party
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: George Tizzard and Ruby Whay
Type: Photograph
Date: 1900? - 1940?
Place: Australia - Victoria - Maryborough; Details

Title: George Tung Yep's mother, Maggie Leong Hong, as a seventeen-year old bride when she arrived in Australia
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Gertrude Smith, aged 21, 1908
Type: Photograph
Date: 1908
Place: Australia - South Australia - Adelaide; Details

Title: Gladys Whay & Pearl Hathaway (Whay)
Type: Photograph
Date: 18 March 1949
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - St Patrick's Cathedral; Details

Title: Joyce (Fay) and Ernest Sue Fong's wedding group, 1941
Type: Photograph
Date: 1941; Details

Title: Louis Shean and Merle Johnson on their wedding day.
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia; Details

Title: Mock wedding photograph of Tommy Young with unidentified pretend bride (left) and Amy Quay
Type: Photograph
Date: 1920s; Details

Title: Rosalie Mc Cartney, friend
Type: Photograph
Date: 18 March 1949
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - St Patrick's Cathedral; Details

Title: Wedding of Charles Liu & Ida Pon
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding party of Clarence Ng and his bride
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1921 - c. 1934
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston); Details

Title: Wedding photograph depicting Doreen Chiew with her attendents, Roise Yuen and Elvie Chiew, 1952
Type: Photograph
Date: 1952
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Wedding photograph of Dorothy Lee Kong and Willie Yuen, depicted with Willi Yuen's mother, Gum Yuen, in Newcastle Street
Type: Photograph
Date: ?
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Clarence Ng and his unidentified bride
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1921 - c. 1934
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston); Details

Title: Wedding portrait of James and Lin Leewood, c. 1901
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1901
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of May Chiew (nee Leewood), Lafayett Studios, Perth, 1922
Type: Photograph
Date: 1922
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Yuen family pose for a photograph at the wedding of Doreen Chiew, 1952
Type: Photograph
Date: 1952
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

See also

Title: Anne Fuller (Australian wife of Fang Jinyi)
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 17 September 1897
Place: Australia - New South Wales?; Details

Title: Bertha Hing and Robert Anguey's wedding party
Type: Photograph
Date: 1905
Place: Australia - Victoria; Details

Title: Chinese-style wedding in Cavenagh Street
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1 July 1936
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street; Details

Title: Chinese-style wedding proceding past 'Tree of Knowledge' banyan tree
Type: Photograph
Date: 1931
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street; Details

Title: Dolly Nomchong wearing her mother's wedding dress
Type: Photograph
Date: 1910?; Details

Title: Donald S. Wong and Mary Lee on their wedding day with Justice of the Peace who performed marriage ceremony
Type: Photograph
Date: 11 April 1937
Place: China - Shanghai; Details

Title: Dorothy 'Biddy' (Tue Foang) Chinn with children of her friend
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Dorothy Chinn and Mrs Amy Moo Tong Young playing Chinese instruments
Type: Photograph
Control: N45-152; Details

Title: Dorris ('Dorrie') Chung Gon, her father Joseph Chung Gon and friend
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: F.S. Goon
Type: Photograph
Date: - 1911
Place: Australia - Victoria - Ballarat; Details

Title: Family of part Chinese Mr Jin Gong Fon in Launceston
Type: Photograph
Date: 1890s - 1910s
Place: Australia - Tasmania - Launceston; Details

Title: Fang Jinyi, Chinese missionary
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 17 September 1897
Place: Australia - New South Wales?; Details

Title: Florence (nee Sam) Chong in her wedding dress
Type: Photograph
Date: 1916
Place: Australia - Victoria; Details

Title: Frank and Norma Tock with brides maids and grooms on their wedding
Type: Photograph
Date: 1920s - 1930s
Place: Hong Kong - Kowloon; Details

Title: Fred Sheen and Maud Whay's wedding portrait
Type: Photograph
Date: 1900? - 1940?; Details

Title: George and Elsie Tueon on their wedding day with Betty Tueon
Type: Photograph
Date: 3 August 1949
Place: Australia - Tasmania - Launceston; Details

Title: George Fooke and Ruby Appoo wedding party
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 11 August 1908
Place: Australia - Victoria - Bendigo (Sandhurst); Details

Title: Gertrude Smith (1888-1979) in her wedding dress
Type: Illustration
Place: Australia - South Australia - Adelaide; Details

Title: Grace and Stanley Young with Stanley's mother, Grace Mew Long at the time of their wedding
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1927; Details

Title: Group wedding portrait of Henry and Connie (nee Hampson?) Fox
Type: Photograph
Place: Hong Kong; Details

Title: Harry Fay and Ruby Wong Chee, Shekki, China, 1916
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1916
Place: China - Guangdong - Zhongshan (Xiangshan or Heongshan); Details

Title: Henry and Lily May (nee Ah Poo) Fine Chong in their going-away clothes
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 24 June 1896
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Henry Fine Chong and Lily May Ah Poo in their wedding clothes
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 24 June 1896
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Joe Mah and Jessie Wong’s wedding photograph
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1937; Details

Title: Joyce Lee?
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Lucy (nee Yet Loong) Lee wedding portrait
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1930
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)?; Details

Title: May Chiew (nee Leewood) in her wedding dress
Type: Photograph
Date: 1922
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Mick (Tung Tarn) Chinn and wife
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Ming Balintong's wedding in Melbourne to Ann Hutchins
Type: Photograph
Date: 10 June 1972
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Mrs Harry Fay, Mrs Alice Tarngar, Mrs Gladys O'Young
Type: Photograph
Date: 1930s
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Gunnedah; Details

Title: Nellie Lew-Boar and Daisy Kong at wedding of Janie O'Hoy
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1955
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - St Kilda - Chapel Street; Details

Title: Pan Ah Shin and Catherine Martin
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1857 - 1890s
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Pon Pack Quon (1871-1922), elder brother of Daniel Poon Num, possibly taken on the day of his wedding in 1904 to Emily Bawden
Type: Photograph
Date: 1904
Place: Australia - South Australia - Adelaide; Details

Title: Portrait of Ruby (nee Wong Chee) and Harry Fay, c1916
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1916
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Inverell; Details

Title: Portrait of the wedding reception of Florence Sam and Thomas Chong in the Masonic Hall, Melbourne
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1916
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Portrait of wedding party. Fred Ah Yee (groomsman), Mavis Young (bride), groom (?), bride's sister, bride's father. Flower girl unknown.
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1925
Place: Australia; Details

Title: Ray Chin and Olive Dan wedding portrait
Type: Photograph
Date: 6 September 1947
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston); Details

Title: Reverend Hoban and F.S. Goon
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1911
Place: Australia - Victoria - Ballarat; Details

Title: Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Unidentifed bride with four other women
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Unidentified Sydney Chinese couple
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Violet (nee Tock) and Lam Chik Shang's wedding
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 12 August 1928
Place: Hong Kong; Details

Title: Violet Tock and Lam Chik Shang's wedding
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 12 August 1928
Place: Hong Kong; Details

Title: Wedding banquet of Miu Huili and Sun Jinrong, Sydney
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 13 February 1926
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding group at the marriage of Thomas and Florence Chong in 1916
Type: Photograph
Date: 1916
Place: Australia - Victoria; Details

Title: Wedding of Albert (Albie) Quay and Joyce Fong in Geraldton
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Geraldton; Details

Title: Wedding of Alberta Evelyn Mahlook (known as 'Bert') and Tommy Shin
Type: Photograph
Date: 1919
Place: Australia - Victoria - Wangaratta; Details

Title: Wedding of Alice Tock and William Gee with bridal party
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 22 April 1918
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Wedding of Dorothy (daughter of Mr and Mrs Davey Young) to William Ng with wedding party
Type: Photograph
Date: 1930
Place: China - Shanghai; Details

Title: Wedding of Edward Chung Gon and Gladys Sym Choon, in 1939
Type: Photograph
Date: 1939
Place: Australia - South Australia - Adelaide; Details

Title: Wedding of Frank Shum Goon and Ada Mahlook, pre 1911
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1910
Place: Australia - Victoria - Wangaratta; Details

Title: Wedding of friends of Frank (Tung Foo) Chinn from NSW in Sydney
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding of Leslie Lee and his bride Amy, around 1940s
Type: Photograph
Date: 1940s; Details

Title: Wedding of Lim On in Launceston Tasmania, around 1900
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1900
Place: Australia - Tasmania; Details

Title: Wedding of Luo Weixin and Ye Meigui
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 17 February 1923
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding of Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn, and husband Harry Wong
Type: Photograph
Place: Hong Kong; Details

Title: Wedding of Sam Chung Gon and Queenie in Sydney
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding of Victor Ma and Jacqueline Cremin
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding of Wellington Lee (son of Jack Lee) with bride Irene
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding of Wing Chinn and wife
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding of Wing Chinn and wife
Type: Photograph
Place: Hong Kong?; Details

Title: Wedding of Ye Yuezu and Li Yueming with bridal party
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 28 January 1922
Place: Australia - New South Wales?; Details

Title: Wedding party of Heather Shung and Hector Kenn, Narrandera, 1947
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1947
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Narrandera; Details

Title: Wedding photograph of James Leewood and Lucy Jong
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1901
Place: Australia - Western Australia - Perth; Details

Title: Wedding photograph of Susie Coon Toe (Lew Boar) and Hon Louey and party
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne?; Details

Title: Wedding photograph of Violet Ah Gee (nee Lee Wah) with husband and descendants of James and Mary Victoria Lee Wah
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1915
Place: Australia - Victoria - Maryborough?; Details

Title: Wedding photograph of Violet Geechoun and Charles Quon Senior
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1905; Details

Title: Wedding portrait Lydia E. Chi and Judges Kay
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1902
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Bill Moy (Bor Nam) and Ethel Tong with Charles Moy and Rose Moy
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 26 February 1927
Place: Australia - Victoria - Bendigo (Sandhurst); Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Cedric Wong Hee and Edna ('Gee') Ah Gee Kong
Type: Photograph
Date: 1940s
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Cedric Wong Hee and Edna Ah Gee Kong ('Gee')
Type: Photograph
Date: 1940s
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Eloise Sam and Robert Ah Yee, 1919
Type: Photograph
Date: 1919
Place: Australia - Victoria?; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Francis George Mills and Queenie Ellen Sing with two unidentified groomsmen and one bridesmaid
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1919
Place: Australia - Queensland; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of friends of Harry (Tung Chow) Chinn
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Harry (Tung Chow) Chinn and Florence Winch
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1915
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Sydney; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Mary Ah Yee marrying Charles Marsh, 1931
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1931
Place: Australia - Victoria?; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Merv and Frances Shung with bridal party
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - New South Wales - Narrandera; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Mr Lew Fatt in Melbourne
Type: Photograph
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Norman Wong Hee and Dolly Chang (half Chinese)
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1955
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Peter Louey, friend of Frank (Tung Foo) Chinn
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Ruby (Tue Gnoak) Chinn and Harry Wong in Hong Kong
Type: Photograph
Date: 1930s
Place: Hong Kong; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Sylvia Chew and Roy Lee Dow
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of the Loueys
Type: Photograph; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Thomas Daniells and Iris Kay
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1933
Place: Australia - Queensland - Warwick; Details

Title: Wedding portrait of Tutoy Chinn and Charles Wong Hee
Type: Photograph
Date: 28 September 1904
Place: Australia - Tasmania - Launceston; Details

Title: Women crossing Cavenagh street under umbrellas
Type: Photograph
Date: c. 1930 - 1 October 1942
Place: Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street; Details

Created: 11 September 2004, Last modified: 19 July 2005