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Liu, William Joseph Lum (1893 - 1983)

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    Lau Kwong Fook (William Liu), wife Yooty Liu, daughter Winsome Liu, Mrs May Lun with unidentified man and girl, 1927, courtesy of M. Mar (private hands).
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    中國國民黨雪梨支部懇親會各支分部代表攝影 (Group photography of representatives of 1st convention in the front of building of KMT Headquarters), 1927, courtesy of Chinese Nationalist Party of Australasia (Sydney).
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    中國國民黨雪梨支部懇親會各支分部代表攝影 Group photography of representatives of 1st convention in the front of building of KMT Headquarters , May 1922, courtesy of Chinese Nationalist Party of Australasia (Sydney).
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    William Liu (Lau Kwong Fook) with baby Marina Fay, Winsome Fay, Joyce Fay and Marjorie Fay, 1936, courtesy of M. Mar (private hands).
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Born
1893
Died
1983
Alternative Names
  • Lau Kwong Fook (Cantonese)
  • Liu Guangfu (Mandarin)
  • Liu, William Joseph Lum (also used)
  • 劉光福 (Chinese characters)
Summary

William Joseph Lumb Liu (劉光福) was the oldest son of Ah Lum and Florence Thomas. He is also the brother of Charlie Liu and Ruby Fay. He attended first Chinese Nationalist Party convention in Sydney in 1922.

Children

Wife

Related Events

Archival Collections

National Library of Australia Oral History Collection

State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library

  • William J. Liu - Papers, 1907-1983, together with the papers of D. G. (Dalton Gokbo) Liu, 1921-1994, 1907 - 1994, MLMSS 6294; State Library of New South Wales - Mitchell Library. Details

Published Resources

Books

  • Fitzgerald, John, Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2007. Details
  • Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors: The Story of Sydney's Chinese, State Library of NSW Press, Sydney, 1996. Details
  • Fitzgerald, Shirley, Red Tape and Gold Scissors [Chinese language version.], 1996. Details

Journal Articles

  • Loy-Wilson, Sophie, 'Peanuts and publicists: "Letting Australian friends know the Chinese side of the story" in interwar Sydney', History Australia, vol. 6, no. 1, April, pp. 06.1-06.20. Details

Images

Title
Lau Kwong Fook (William Liu), wife Yooty Liu, daughter Winsome Liu, Mrs May Lun with unidentified man and girl
Type
Photograph
Date
1927
Details
Title
Thirty KMT representatives of the 1st KMT Convention in front of the KMT's new headquarters in Sydney
Type
Photograph
Date
1927
Place
Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
Details
Title
Thirty representatives of the 1st KMT convention in front of the new KMT headquarters in Sydney
Type
Photograph
Date
May 1922
Place
Australia - New South Wales - Sydney
Details
Title
William Liu (Lau Kwong Fook) with baby Marina Fay, Winsome Fay, Joyce Fay and Marjorie Fay
Type
Photograph
Date
1936
Place
Australia - New South Wales - Inverell
Details

Sources used to compile this entry: 'Glossary of Chinese terms' in J. Fitzgerald, Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia, http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/bwlglossary/.

Created: 18 February 2007, Last modified: 26 March 2011