Kate Bagnall 白碧Sophie Couchman and I have been awarded the 2024 Annual Prize in Legal History (Best Article or Book Chapter) for our 2023 article, 'Identification Photography and the Surveillance of Chinese Mobility in Colonial Australasia’, awarded by the Australian and New Zealand Legal History Society. Yay us!
I did a fun work thing this weekend that reminded me of the me I was before long COVID. Nothing I enjoy more than helping good people make sense of the complicated lives of their ancestors – in this case, an early mixed Chinese-Irish-English Tasmanian family. #ChinOzHist #FamilyHistory #genealogy
Kung hei fat choi! 恭喜發財! Happy new year!
As we enter the Year of the Dragon in 2024, here’s a look back at how the Chinese community in the tin mining settlement of Thomas’ Plains Tasmania, celebrated New Year in 1884 – one hundred and forty years ago!
In my latest blog post, I issue a word of warning to family historians who might be relying on a family tree from Ancestry.com for information about their ancestor’s Chinese origins.
https://chineseaustralia.org/so-you-think-your-ancestor-might-come-from-shunde/
It’s 130 years since the Aotearoa New Zealand granted women the right to vote in parliamentary elections, after the Electoral Act (NZ) was signed into law on 19 September 1893.
Here’s a blog post I wrote about Minnie Alloo of Dunedin and her family, some of the women who gained the right to vote that day!
Minnie and her sisters were of mixed Chinese-Scottish ancestry, all born in the Australasian colonies.
I’ve finally found some time to get back to my New Zealand Chinese naturalisation database. I’ve been doing a final check of my data, but then this afternoon I remembered I wanted to see if I could match my fellows to the men in Don’s Roll of Chinese… and guess what, I can! At least for some of them! #ChinOzHist #histodons
‘After the Rushes: The Chinese role in regional Victoria in the late 1800s’ – 2023 Jeffory and Sylvia Mander Memorial Lecture Presented by Prof Keir Reeves with Bendigo Winegrowers Association, 14 September 2023
'Uncovering the history of Chinese Australian families'
My presentation for National Family History Month at Libraries Tasmania is now available to watch in YouTube!
Uncovering the stories of Chinese Australian families
NSW Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe has unveiled a Blue Plaque in Ashfield, recognising the life of historical figure Quong Tart and celebrating his political advocacy and charity work in the 1800s https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/blue-plaque-commemorating-the-life-of-quong-tart-unveiled-in-sydney #ChinOzHist
I will be presenting on 'Uncovering the stories of Chinese Australian families' at Libraries Tasmania on 8 August 2023 (in-person and webinar) https://libraries.tas.gov.au/event/nfhm-uncovering-the-stories-of-chinese-australian-families/ #ChinOzHist #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
NFHM: Uncovering the stories of Chinese Australian families - Libraries Tasmania
National Family History Month: Uncovering the stories of Chinese Australian families with Dr. Kate Bagnall, University of Tasmania ONLINE REGISTRATION click here Part of Libraries Tasmania’s National Family History Month […]