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    Chinese lion and drays in city of Melbourne to promote the "Chinese Lion Carnival", c. 1943, by Argus Newspaper Collection of Photographs, State Library of Victoria, courtesy of State Library of Victoria - Picture Collection.
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    Dragon procession in Echuca, 1922, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Lion dance outside Waltons, c. 1960, by Unknown creator (see disclaimer), courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Moomba Young Chinese League dragon procesion, 1950s - 1970s
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    Processional dragon on Bourke & Swanston Sts., c. 17 March 1958, by Unknown creator (see disclaimer), courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Young Chinese League group at St Vincents Royale Ballroom, c. 23 September 1954, courtesy of Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History).
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    Chinese festival, Darwin, 1922, courtesy of State Library of South Australia.
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    Chinese Lion, by Litchfield, Jessie, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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    The Chinese Dragon and procession, by Fletcher, Mrs, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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    Funeral, 1920s, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.
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Published Resources

Newspaper Articles

  • 'Y.C.L Dragon at Moomba', The Sun, 13 March 1956, p. 25. Details
  • 'Y.C.L. Dragon at Moomba', The Sun, 1 March 1958, p. 22. Details
  • 'Y.C.L. New Lion', The Sun, 5 October 1960, p. 2. Details
  • 'Y.C.L. dragon', The Sun, 13 March 1979, p. 3. Details

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Images

Title
Chinese lion and drays in city of Melbourne to promote the "Chinese Lion Carnival"
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1943
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Dragon procession in Echuca
Type
Photograph
Date
1922
Place
Australia - Victoria - Echuca
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Lion dance outside Waltons
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1960
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Little Bourke Street
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Moomba Young Chinese League dragon procesion
Type
Photograph
Date
1950s - 1970s
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Bourke Street
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Processional dragon on Bourke & Swanston Sts.
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 17 March 1958
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Bourke Street
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Young Chinese League group at St Vincents Royale Ballroom
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 23 September 1954
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Title
Bringing the dragon (or lion?) out of a Chinese temple at New Years Festival
Type
Photograph
Date
1922
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Chinese dragon procession for Melbourne charity event
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 5 May 1900
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Chinese dragon used in Chinese New Year procession
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1923
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Chinese lion outside Woods Street temple
Type
Photograph
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Woods Street
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Chinese lion/dragon with procession
Type
Photograph
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Chinese procession with banners, lion and firecrackers
Type
Photograph
Date
1920s
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Dragon walking along major Melbourne street (Swanston Street?)
Type
Photograph
Date
1901
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Title
Dragon with unidentified man looking on
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1936 - c. 1958
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)?
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Lion dancer in procession
Type
Photograph
Date
- 1939
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street
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Lion with white legs and man holding the tail
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1928 - c. 1931
Place
Australia - Northern Territory
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Mooomba Parade, Melbourne in the mid 1950’s
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1955
Place
Australia - Victoria - Melbourne
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Stone lion
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1946
Place
Australia - Northern Territory
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Three unidentified men standing with stone lion
Type
Photograph
Date
- 1959
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Brock's Creek - Burnside Station
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Two servicemen examining stone lions outside a temple
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1939 - c. 1945
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Brock's Creek
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Two unidentified women posed with Chinese lion statue
Type
Photograph
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Unidentified children under a Chinese dragon in front of a house in Darwin.
Type
Photograph
Date
c. 1915
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street
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Unidentified man examining processional lion
Type
Photograph
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston)
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Unidentified man teasing a lion dancer
Type
Photograph
Place
Australia - Northern Territory
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View of lion in procession from above
Type
Photograph
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Darwin (Palmerston) - Cavenagh Street
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Created: 9 August 2006