James Chung Gon, (23 July 1854 – 23 February 1952) was a prominent Chinese Australian storekeeper, tin miner, market gardener, and Baptist lay preacher in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, who became the leader of the Tasmanian Chinese community by the time of his death at 97, and was instrumental in organising the removal of the Weldborough joss house to the Victoria Museum in Launceston in the 1930s.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
James Chung Gon | |||||||||||
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鍾潤 | |||||||||||
| Pronunciation | Chung Gon | ||||||||||
| Born | July 23, 1854 | ||||||||||
| Died | February 23, 1952 (aged 97) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||
| Other names | 鍾潮孔 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Chinese-Australian storekeeper, tin miner, market gardener and Baptist lay leader | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鍾潤 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟润 | ||||||||||
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| Chung Chu-Kong | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鍾潮孔 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 钟潮孔 | ||||||||||
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His funeral procession in 1952 was observed by hundreds of mourners lining the road, and his pallbearers included a Tasmanian Government Minister and the Mayor of Launceston.[7]
References edit
- ^ Alexander, Alison, ed. (2005). "Chinese Community". The Companion to Tasmanian History. Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies, University of Tasmania. ISBN 1-86295-223-X. OCLC 61888464. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Cassidy, Jill (1979). "James Chung Gon (1854–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ Cassandra Pybus (2013). "China in the Tasmanian Imaginary - Tin Dragons and Smoke Screens". Griffith Review (39). South Brisbane, Australia: Griffith University in conjunction with Text Pub. ISSN 1448-2924. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Edward Chung Gon". The Tasmanian Cyclopedia. Tasmania, Australia: The Service Publishing Company. 1931. p. 199.
- ^ Wu Qianlong and Mobo Gao (2006). "Decoding historical scripts in Chinese: The Tasmanian Chungs from Xinhui". Journal of Chinese Australia (2). Bundoora, Australia: Journal of Chinese Australia Editorial Committee. ISSN 1832-5823. Archived from the original on 2 July 2007. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "CHINESE PATRIARCH DIES IN HIS 98th YEAR". The Mercury. Hobart, Australia. 25 February 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Many Honour Late Mr. Chung Gon". The Examiner. Launceston, Australia. 26 February 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
