13 Nov 2001

'The Tung Wah Times' Index, 1898-1936
La Trobe University & Museum of Chinese Australian History, Melbourne, Australia
Annotated index of 8083 articles from the Sydney, Australia newspaper 'The Tung Wah Times', 1898-1936.
Self-description: "The Tung Wah Times [Donghua xinbao - ed. ] (1902-1936 previously the Tung Wah News 1898-1902) [...] was an important community centre for the Chinese in Australia. It served as the head office of the Australian Chinese Empire Reform Association and other community organisations, including the NSW Chinese Merchants' Society. It also provided a venue for many community functions - including protest rallies, and celebrations of the birthdays of Confucius and the Chinese Emperor."
Site contents: Browse Database, Search Database, Chinese Newspapers in Australia from the Turn of the Century [by Liu Weiping].
The site is a part of the Chinese Heritage of Australian Federation (CHAF) (www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au). A sample of records 1-6 follows: Foreword 29 Jun1898 (Foreword to first issue written by editor); Russia covets Chinese territory 29 Jun1898 (Russia sends three more gunboats to northeastern China and signs secret agreement with Japan); Feud between two family clans 29 Jun1898 (Feud and recent clashes in Zengcheng, Guangdong, between Chen and Lei clans); Charity organisation in Dongguan 29 Jun1898 (Charity institution in Dongguan, Guangdong, and its recent alms giving); Bandits in Shandong 29 Jun1898 (Bandit activities in Shandong and recent suppression by central government); Russian troops enter China 29 Jun1898 (Russian troops cross border river and enter Heilongjiang);
URL http://www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/tungwah.shtml
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.chaf.lib.latrobe.edu.au/tungwah.shtml
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30