Summary
Receipt issued by the Melbourne General Cemetery (No 10144) to Samuel Louey-Gung on 13 May 1954 for payment of Plot Presbyterian NA 644. Plot size - 8 x 4 feet. Cost - 18/8. Samuel was born in Carlton in 1920 to Chinese parents. At a young age he travelled to China with his family where he remained to finish his education and marry. In 1947 he returned to Melbourne with his wife and two children. He worked with his father at the Geraldton Fruit Company, and had four more children in Australia. The Gung family collection documents their experiences of immigrating and living in Australia from the 1920s to the 1960s and the gradual easing of the White Australia policy.
Physical Description
Yellowing paper with black printed text. Orange 'Victorian Stamp Duty' stamp on it. Personal details written in pencil.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Jeff Gung, 30 Nov 2006
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Issued To
Mr Samuel Gung, Ascot Vale, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1954
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Issued By
Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1954
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Language
English
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Inscriptions
Text: No. 10144/Melbourne General Cemetery.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
13.8 cm (Length), 15.2 cm (Width)
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Keywords
Burials, Chinese Communities, Chinese Immigration, Death & Mourning
