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Cheong, Grace Mary (1879 - 1898)

Born
1879
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
1898
Alternative Names
  • Cheong, Grace Mary (maiden name)
Summary

Grace Mary Cheong was one of the daughters of Cheok Hong Cheong and Wong Toy Chen. She was educated at Methodist Ladies College. She was academically very bright and had she not died prematurely her father was to have sent her to university. Grace Mary was only eighteen years old when she died of complications following a bout of influenza.

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Title
Collection of pictures from a picnic in Aspendale Park
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 7 February 1905 - c. 18 February 1905
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Aspendale
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Welch, Ian, 'Alien Son: A Life of Cheok Hong Cheong', PhD thesis, Australian National University, 2004. Also available at http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20051108.111252.