- Died
- 1929
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia - Occupation
- butcher, labourer and storekeeper
- Summary
Ali Hassan was an émigré from Hong Kong. He originally worked as a labourer on the building of Darwin's jetty and later worked his way to be manager of Darwin's only butcher's shop. In 1919 he married Selina Lee. They had three children: Connie, Allan and Ruby. Ali Hassan died early in 1929.
Related Subjects
Children
Family
Wife
Archival Collections
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
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- Title
- Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie
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- Photograph
- Details
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- Ali and Selina Hassan with their children Ruby and Connie in Darwin 1920s
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- Photograph
- Date
- 1920s
- Place
- Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
- Details
See also
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- Lee family group at Ali Hassan's house
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- Photograph
- Details
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.
Created: 7 November 2005
