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    Children, 1910s, by Miller, William Charles?, courtesy of Northern Territory Library.

Title
Two identified children
Description

One child sits in a feeding chair and the other stands beside. They both wear Chinese dress, possibly for a festival or celebration of some sort.

Date
c. 1909 - c. 1914
Place
Australia - Northern Territory - Pine Creek
Interpretive description

Photograph dated based on the years that Willam Charles Miller was in the Territory. These also overlap with the Elsie Masson's stay in the Territory.

External Url
http://hdl.handle.net/10070/17160

Versions

  1. Click to view this catalogue record + digital image
    Title
    Children
    Description

    Two Chinese children probably Pine Creek.

    Date
    1910s
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Creator
    Miller, William Charles?
    Control
    14\14503, PH0188/0101
    Source

    David R. Miller collection, c. 1910 - 1940s, 0188; Northern Territory Library. Details

    Copied from Masson, E R 'An Untamed Territory' (1915) p.30 and is attributed to Dr Maplestone.

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Northern Territory Library.
  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Children of Chinatown. Photo, Dr. Maplestone.
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    facing p.30
    Source

    Masson, Elsie R., An Untamed Territory: The Northern Territory of Australia, Macmillan, London, 1915. Details

  3. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese children, Pine Creek c.1900
    Date
    c. 1900
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    pp.12-13
    Source

    Dimond, Glenys (ed.), Sweet and Sour: Experiences of Chinese Families in the Northern Territory, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 1996. Details

    Original source: William Charles Miller collection, Northern Territory Library PH01880\0102

  4. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese children, Pine Creek c1900
    Date
    c. 1900
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    p.12
    Source

    Dimond, Glenys (ed.), Sweet and Sour: Experiences of Chinese Families in the Northern Territory, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 1996. Details

    Original source: Northern Territory Library PH0188/0102, William Charles Miller collection

  5. Print
    Title
    Two Chinese children, Pine Creek, Northern Territory, c1910
    Date
    c. 1910
    Type
    Print
    Control
    402/28/57, A32
    Source

    Compactus collection; National Library of Australia - Picture collection. Details

    Copies made by John Butcher (Northern Territory) from the W.C. Miller collection

  6. Published photograph
    Title
    The image of Chinese children used by Elsie Masson to illustrate her book was probably taken in Pine Creek about 1910
    Date
    c. 1910
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    p.188
    Source

    Reynolds, Henry, North of Capricorn: The Untold Story of Australia's North, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW, 2003. Details

    Reproduced from print held by the Northern Territory library

  7. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese boy, about 1914
    Date
    c. 1914
    Type
    Published photograph
    Control
    p.15
    Source

    Read, Peter (ed.), Darwin life 1870-1940 : spoken, written and photographed by those who took part, A Social History of the Northern Territory, vol. 6, Professional Services Branch, N.T. Department of Education, Darwin, 1979. Details

    Original source: E. Masson, An Untamed Territory

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Created: 25 August 2004, Last modified: 4 January 2007