Merchants
Lowe Kong Meng. The man who made his mark
Newspaper clipping publicising the 'Chinese Fortunes' exhibition held at Ballarat's Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka. The article focuses on Lowe Kong Meng a wealthy Chinese merchant and leader of the Chinese community. He lived at Valetta, 206 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne from 1868 to 1876.
The Age, 28 Jan 2016, Spectrum, pp.16-17
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Victorian Historical Journal June 2016
Essays on various aspects of Victoria's history. Includes two articles which have some relevance to East Melbourne 1. Empires of Leaves: Tea Traders in Late Nineteenth-century and Edwardian Melbourne by Peter Griggs.
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