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Lee, Selina

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    Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie in Darwin 1920s, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Chin Pak Cheong & friends, 1930s, courtesy of Cheong family archives (private collection).
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    Daughters of Arthur Lee Senior with their sister-in-law Lily Chin, c. 1920, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Emily Lee (nee Fook), wife of Lee Hang Gong's son Arthur, with her children, around 1915, c. 1915, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Presenting address, May 1930, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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    Kuo Min Tang Party, 24 January 1932, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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    Family group. Left to right, back to front: Mary, Yuan See, Horrie, Kun Meng (Clarence), Hilda, George, Low See, Willie, Timothy, Selina, Charlie, Mona, Mary, Ah Hee, Ah Kuan (Peter)., c. 1910, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Lee family group at Ali Hassan's house, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Wedding group, 1930, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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Born
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
draper, storekeeper and tailor
Alternative Names
  • Hassan, Selina (married name)
  • Lee, Selina (maiden name)
Summary

In 1919 Selina Lee married Ali Hassan. They had three children, Ruby, Connie and Allan before Ali Hassan's early death in 1929. Selina began a tailoring and drapery business, that did a good trade outfitting the military when a garrison was established in Darwin. In 1940, Selina decided to move to Singapore to educate her children in Chinese religion. They were caught there during the Japanese occupation but managed to avoid the harsh treatment otherwise inflicted on the Chinese population because they lived in the Malay quarter. When the war finished they returned to Australia and established a home in Richmond, Melbourne. Selina Hassan bought a sub-newsagency.

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Archival Collections

Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History)

  • Selina Hassan collection, SH; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

State Library of Victoria - Picture Collection

  • Hassan family, 1880s - 1950, LTA 658; State Library of Victoria - Picture Collection. Details

Published Resources

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

Images

Title
Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie
Type
Photograph
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Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie in Darwin 1920s
Type
Photograph
Date
1920s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Chin Pak Cheong and friends on a Darwin beach c1930s
Type
Photograph
Date
1930s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Daughters of Arthur Lee senior with their sister-in-law Lily Chin
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1920
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Emily Lee (nee Fook), wife of Lee Hang Gong's son Arthur, with her children, around 1915
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1915
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Title
Gee Ming Ket presenting address to Amy Johnson
Type
Photograph
Date
May 1930
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Esplanade
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Title
Kuomintang meeting with Dr Chen (Chinese Consul-General) with other leading Chinese residents
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 24 January 1932
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Title
Lee [?] family group
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1910
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Lee family group at Ali Hassan's house
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Photograph
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Title
Lucy (nee Yet Loong) Lee wedding portrait
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1930
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)?
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Title
Selina Hassan (nee Lee) with her children (from left) Connie, Allan and Ruby in Sydney
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1928
Place
Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
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Title
Selina Hassan holding her daughter Connie
Type
Photograph
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Selina Hassan in bathing costume
Type
Photograph
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Title
Selina Hassan with her two eldest sisters Ah King and Ah Ying
Type
Photograph
Date
c. September 1919
Place
Hong Kong
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Selina Hassan, Ethel (Goot Ying) Cheong, Ruby Hassan, Myrtle Yee, unidentified, Jessie, Pauline Chin
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1935
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)?
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Title
Selina Lee and her sister Mary Lee, Darwin, c1920
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1920
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Selina Lee and Mary Wong holding parasols
Type
Photograph
Date
1922
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Selina Lee in Chinese dress, 1917
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1917 - 1920s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Selina Lee in western dress
Type
Photograph
Date
1920s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Selina Lee on verandah in a cane chair
Type
Photograph
Date
1920s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Bennett Street
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See also

Title
North side of Cavenagh Street near Bennett Street intersection
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1913 -
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street
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Sources used to compile this entry: Macgregor, Paul, 'Dreams of Jade and Gold', in Epstein, Anna (ed.), The Australian Family: Images and Essays, Scribe Publications, Melbourne, 1998, pp. 25-35; Museum of Chinese Australian History collection.

Created: 18 July 2005, Last modified: 18 August 2006