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Chinese Temples Uralla Tingha Emmaville
Histories
Rocky River (Uralla)
Tingha
Emmaville
Temples
Objects List – New England Temples
Inverell Pioneer Village
McCrossin’s Mill Museum
Wing Hing Long Museum
People of New England – List
Translations
Methods – Our approach to translation
Aspects
Inscriptions gallery
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Articles / News
November 30, 2023
Vale Malcolm Oakes 1949-2023
Kira Brown, Gill Oxley, Paul Macgregor, Ely Finch and I are devastated at the loss...
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Paul Macgregor
Articles
September 25, 2023
Queensland Museum’s Chinese collections
One of the largest of the Queensland Museum’s Chinese collections is the Kwong Sang Collection.
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Paul Macgregor
Articles
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Museums
July 22, 2023
Silk cloth inscribed by Liang Qichao, probably when in Inverell, NSW, in 1901
Likely written for Inverell storekeeper Fong Mon How, this poem expresses support for the Chinese...
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Paul Macgregor
Articles
July 22, 2023
The four sons of Cheng Sam Bow and Mrs Minnie Bow of Rocky River
Caption: Sam Bow’s store at Rocky River. Image courtesy of Janice Wilton, Heritage Futures Database...
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Gill Oxley
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People
July 22, 2023
The Melbourne See Yup Temple stelae: a genealogical resource
These stelae are inscribed with thousands of Chinese characters, and list the names of the...
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Paul Macgregor
Articles
February 25, 2021
Pieces of Eight: Pig Ovens
The Our Chinese Past Temples Project is looking at artefacts from at least 8 Chinese...
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Malcolm Oakes
Articles
February 9, 2021
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year in 2021 begins on 12 February. Back in 1880, Chinese New Year's...
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Malcolm Oakes
Articles
February 4, 2021
Introducing Our Chinese Past member – Malcolm Oakes
My name is Malcolm Oakes and I am a member of Our Chinese Past. I’m...
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Malcolm Oakes
Articles
September 30, 2020
Our Names
Our English name “Our Chinese Past” was selected to reflect our view of Australia’s Chinese...
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Ely Finch
Articles
September 15, 2020
Introducing Our Chinese Past Translator – Ely Finch
My name is Ely Finch and I have the honour to be the translator for...
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Ely Finch
Articles
August 22, 2020
Chinese shepherds in NSW
This is a section of a long carved and gilded panel on display at McCrossin’s...
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Juanita Kwok
Articles
August 2, 2020
Emmaville was once known as “Vegetable Creek”
Emmaville was once known by the name “Vegetable Creek” because of the large number of...
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Gill Oxley
Articles
July 10, 2020
Introducing Our Chinese Past member – Gill Oxley
In 2015 I was searching for a member of my own family who had gone...
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Gill Oxley
Articles
July 7, 2020
Introducing Our Chinese Past member – Kira Brown
I inherited a substantial collection of family memorabilia, which sparked an interest in researching my...
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Kira Brown
Articles
July 4, 2020
Looking at the history of Temples in New England North West region
There were at least nine different temples in the New England North West region. Local histories...
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Paul Macgregor
Articles
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Temples
June 26, 2020
From a road trip around North West NSW
Paul Macgregor and Juanita Kwok McCrossins Mill Museum in Uralla Our Chinese Past came about...
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Juanita Kwok
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News