Chinese community at Burwood, 30 March 1942; photographs by Ray Olson
Abstract
This image appeared in Pix, Vol. 9 No. 15 (11 April 1942) in an article about Chinese evacuated from New Guinea and housed in the Chinese Evacuation Home in Burwood. The caption to this image reads “SUPERINTENDENT Matron L. Poland, superintendent of the Chinese Evacuation Home, laughs over the [?] duties with May and Yit Ngo. A roster is drawn up in English and then translated into Chinese. Mrs. Poland has had 10 years experience in New Guinea, where she was married. Her husband is a member of the New Guinea Volunteer Rifles. She last saw him in Wau, and has not heard of him since.”
| Subject | Chinese language |
| Photographs | |
| Category | 4. World War II |
| Author | Olson, Ray |
| Place | Sydney |
| Keywords | Chinese Australian |
| Current Holder | State Library of New South Wales |
| Date | 1942-03-30 |
| Series Number | ON 388/Box 064/Item 103 |
| Item Number | MyEQbElZKo8QD |
| Access Rights | Digitised |
| Rights | Out of copyright: Created before 1955 Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales |
| Country Of Origin | Australia |
| Language | Chinese |
| English | |
| Description From Source | Contents 25 negatives – 9 x 11 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. format) Part of ACP Magazines Ltd. photographic archive including Pix magazine negatives, 1930s-1980s Creators Australian Consolidated Press and Consolidated Press |
| Physical Format | Photographs |
| Related Resources | http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-476466900 |
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