Asian Studies Program
Chinese Australia
The Tung Wah Times:
A window into Chinese community history
From this page it is possible to browse or search
an index of the Tung Wah newspapers (1898-1936). The Tung Wah newspaper index was compiled by Dr Liu Luxin.
The Tung Wah News (1898-1902) and theTung
Wah Times (1902-1936) are among the most important publications
in the history of Australia's Chinese communities. For many
years, the newspapers were an important community centre for
the Chinese in Australia. They served as the head office of
the Australian Chinese Empire Reform Association and other
community organisations, including the NSW Chinese Merchants'
Society. They also provided a venue for many community functions
- including protest rallies, and celebrations of the birthdays
of Confucius and the Chinese Emperor - and served as a bridge
linking communities with their motherland. The high-quality
editorial and comments on many social and political affairs
reflected the views of Chinese communities in Australia. The Tung Wah newpapers also provide rich resources for
the study of Chinese communities in Australia, for researching
events in China, and for tracing the history of other Chinese
communities around the world.
The names of people, organisations and places
in the index have been translated into mandarin pinyin. Copies
of the Tung Wah Times and Tung Wah News can
be found at the National Library of Australia and in the Mitchell
Library in the State Library of New South Wales.
Further information:
Chinese
Newspapers in Australia from the Turn of the Century by Liu Weiping (translated by Sang Yichuan and John Fitzgerald).
What's in the Tung Wah newspaper? - 'Wading
10,000 li to seek their fortune: Tung Wah News selections 1898-1901'
by Michael Williams
Chinese overseas newspapers on the web:
Lat Pau (Singapore)
United Australia (Shanghai)
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