Photograph

Title: Kong Meng's building at 210 Little Bourke Street
Description: Constructed in 1887, this building was photographed in 1934. It was probably located on the corner of Celestial Avenue at 208-210 Little Bourke Street. The rooms on the left at 210 Little Bourke Street were occupied by On Hie & Co and at 208 by the Ning Yang Society.
Date: c. 1934
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Little Bourke Street
Interpretive description: Image P00295 is a slightly darker print than P00011 in the Museum of Chinese Australian History collection.
External Url: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=MAIN&reset_config=true&docId=SLV_VOYAGER1727756

Versions

Title
[Kong Meng's Building, corner of Little Bourke Street and Celestial Avenue]

Date
1934

Type
catalogue record + digital image

Form
gelatin silver ; 11.7 x 7.0 cm. Stamped on verso: Printed by Harringtons -- 4 86. Further information on verso of backing card

Creator
Moir, John Kinmont (1893-1958)

Control
H4897

Source
General photographic collection; State Library of Victoria - Picture Collection. Details

Rights
Reproduction rights owned by the State Library of Victoria.
Title
Kong Meng's Building 1934, Melbourne, Victoria

Description
There is a spelling mistake on the name of the building which reads 'Kong Meng’s building’s with 1887 as the building's date. This building is belived to be on the corner of Celestial Ave [?] and Little Bourke Street, probably 208-210 Little Bourke Street. The building was demolished prior to 1987 and replaced by the rooms of the Ning Yang Society (old name for Toi San (Tai Shan) society).
The left hand business is called 'On Hie'. The character on the door shows that ‘On’ is infact ‘An’ the character for 'peace'. Window has some text about what the company does in English. 208 Little Bourke Street has a name plate which is difficult to read but probably says the Ning Yang society in Chinese and in English.

Date
c. 1934

Type
Print (front)

Form
Black and white photograph. '5' on rear.

Control
P00011; P00295

Source
Chinese Museum copies of selected holdings at State Library of Victoria; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

Copy of H4897, Moir collection Photograph album 15, p140 held by the State Library of Victoria.