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Chung Hwa Kung Hwei

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    Chinese Dancing Group - Hula Skirts. ca. 1936-37, c. 1936 - c. 1937, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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Alternative Names
  • Chung Hua Kung Hwei (also used)
  • Chung Hwa Kung Hwei (also used)
  • Zhong Hua Gong Hui (also used)
Summary

Zhong Hua Gong Hui is spelt a 'Chung Hua/Hwa Kung Hwei' in Melbourne. This is a similar romanisation to one used in Singapore, SE Asia and to a lesser extent in Hong Kong.

The Chung Hwa Kung Hwei was a sort of united front group formed to raise money for the anti-Japanese war in the 1930s and 1940s. It was set up to get around the fact that not everyone in the community supported the Kuomintung/Chinese Nationalist Party.

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Title
Bai Huah committee of the Chung Wah Society (or Chung Hwa Kung Hwei)
Type
Photograph
Date
1920 - 1940
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Title
Headquarters of Chinese citizen's society in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1955 - c. 1960
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Little Bourke Street
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See also

Title
Dancing group in hula skirts
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1936 - c. 1937
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Created: 20 July 2005, Last modified: 20 September 2005