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Episode 1: John Shying - The story of Australia's first known Chinese settler
Episode 1: John Shying – The story of Australia’s first known Chinese settler
5 December 2019 In Season 2Uncategorized
John Shying is the first known Chinese person to arrive in Australia and make a life Down Under. He emigrated to the colony at Sydney as a young man in 1818, just 30 years...
Episode 2: Mei Quong Tart - The entrepreneur who started Sydney's first cafes
Episode 2: Mei Quong Tart – The entrepreneur who started Sydney’s first cafes
3 December 2019 In Season 2Uncategorized
Mei Quong Tart was one of the most recognised figures in Sydney during the late 1800s. He was an entrepreneur and philanthropist - and most importantly, he opened Sydney’s...
Episode 3: William Liu - The pathfinder who fought for Chinese rights
Episode 3: William Liu – The pathfinder who fought for Chinese rights
2 December 2019 In Season 2Uncategorized
William Liu was a tireless campaigner for the rights of other Chinese Australians to live and settle peacefully in this country. Earlier in his life, he had been instrumental...

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