Photograph

Title: Headquarters of Chinese citizen's society in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Date: c. 1955 - c. 1960
Place: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne - Little Bourke Street

Title
Headquarters of Chinese citizen's society in Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Description
Photograph taken at 124 Little Bourke Street. Car and suit suggest the photograph was probably taken in late 1950s. Couplets translated as follows. RH couplet: discusses KMT's history and achievements based on Dr Sun Yat-sen’s doctorines. LH couplet (RH side): Names of five communist marshalls: Liu Bo Xun, Ne Rong Jun, Ho Long, Yeh Jin Ying and Lo [? unsure] with a declaration that they intend to kill them). LH couplet (LH side): To clean/clear the house, expel the traitors and evil beliefs. To see the dawn in China (Hua Xia). To see the evil group lose their head in Beijing market. To burn clean/burn out/destroy with fire the red territory and to kill the head Mao.)

Date
c. 1955 - c. 1960

Type
Print (front)

Form
Black and white photograph.

Creator
Brandy, Cyrus Townsend

Control
P00294

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

Photograph by Cyrus Townsend Brady Jnr. C1960, held by State Library of Victoria, LTAF 77 H 34563. 89-8-8.
Type
Print (back)

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

Chinese-Australian Historical Images in Australia