James Chung Gon

James Chung Gon

James Chung Gon
鍾潤
PronunciationChung Gon
Born(1854-07-23)23 July 1854
Xinhui, Guangdong, Qing Empire
Died23 February 1952(1952-02-23) (aged 97)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Other name鍾潮孔
OccupationsChinese-Australian storekeeper, tin miner, market gardener and Baptist lay leader
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鍾潤
Simplified Chinese钟润
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Rùn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZung1 Jeon6
Chung Chu-Kong
Traditional Chinese鍾潮孔
Simplified Chinese钟潮孔
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōng Cháokǒng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZung1 Ciu4Hung2

James Chung Gon (23 July 1854 – 23 February 1952) was a 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]

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Cassidy, Jill (1979). "James Chung Gon (1854–1952)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Edward Chung Gon". The Tasmanian Cyclopedia. Tasmania, Australia: The Service Publishing Company. 1931. p. 199.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Many Honour Late Mr. Chung Gon". The Examiner. Launceston, Australia. 26 February 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.

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