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Darwin Chinese soccer team

Details:

Title

Darwin Chinese soccer team,

Photo number

PH0771/0013,

Collection

Chan Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1938,

Location

Darwin,

Description

The Darwin Chinese soccer team, front row, second from left, Arthur Lee ; back row- second on right William (Wei Kwong) Low (Lau Wei Kwong 劉 渭 廣). Circa 1937-1938.,

Notes

William was the adopted son of Lau Dan (aka Wo Yuen) a Chinese merchant on lot 401 Cavenagh Street and his wife Lin How Loo. William Wei Kwong Low was born in Loong Do, Zhongshan, China on 4 April 1918 and arrived in Darwin on the Montoro on 14 May 1923. He married Gum Hee Lee in Darwin on 7 April 1940. William Wei Kwong Low died in Sydney, N.S.W. on 29 August 1992 and he is buried at Rookwood Chinese Cemetery. William Wei Kwong served in the Australian army [Service No D278]. His mother Lin How and wife Gum Hee sailed per Zealandia to Bowen, Queensland before moving to New South Wales. Information provided by Leonie Low (nee Nissen) (Daughter-in-law) 26-03-2014.,

Language

English,

Subject

men, soccer teams, Asian peoples, sports teams,

Digital format

3972 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 69.85Mb,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 13.0 cm,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/8992,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/8992

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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/859374,