{"id":2167,"date":"2021-08-26T14:23:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T04:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/?page_id=2167"},"modified":"2022-09-05T09:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T23:53:09","slug":"ashfield-in-8-objects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/ashfield-in-8-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashfield in 8 objects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ashfield is an old Sydney suburb which clearly demonstrates the breathe and depth of Chinese Australian history. Literature and business, temples and opera are just some of the clues provided by this Ashfield 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ah Wong meets Mary Poppins<\/li><li>Quong Tart&#8217;s head<\/li><li>The corner shop<\/li><li>Temple in a Masonic Hall<\/li><li>Chinese opera upstairs<\/li><li>Milton House wedding<\/li><li>A Chinese English phrase book<\/li><li>Alien registration shop<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/mary-poppins-meets-ah-wong\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"739\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ah-WongMary-739x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ah-WongMary-739x1024.jpg 739w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ah-WongMary-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ah-WongMary-768x1064.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ah-WongMary.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 739px) 100vw, 739px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins lived for many years in Ashfield and before that Queensland where she possibly met her \u201cAh Wong\u201d.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/50-quong-tarts-head-ashfield\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-1072x1536.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572-1430x2048.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_5572.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Moy Quong Tart (\u6885\u5149\u9054), a long time Ashfield Resident <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/the-corner-shop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corner-shop-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corner-shop-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corner-shop-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corner-shop-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Corner-shop.jpg 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong><em>Now: <\/em><\/strong>Nepalese Supermarket<strong><em> &#8211; 1950s<\/em><\/strong>: William Young with daughters Veronica (Merle) and Carol, Charlotte st, Ashfield shop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/chinese-temple-liverpool-rd-ashfield\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Temple-twice.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Temple-twice.jpg 994w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Temple-twice-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Temple-twice-768x645.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chinese Temple &#8211; Previously a Masonic Temple, Liverpool Rd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/chinese-opera-in-australia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Opera-sign-1004x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Opera-sign-1004x1024.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Opera-sign-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Opera-sign-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Opera-sign.jpg 1135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Cantonese Opera, Liverpool Road Ashfield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/milton-house\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"761\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Milton-wedding-1024x761.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Milton-wedding-1024x761.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Milton-wedding-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Milton-wedding-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Milton-wedding.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Milton House &#8211; now a boarding house &#8211; once the home of a wealthy Chinese Australian family.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/8-english-chinese-phrase-book\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"764\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/QT-phrase-book-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/QT-phrase-book-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/QT-phrase-book-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/QT-phrase-book-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/QT-phrase-book.jpg 897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Chinese English Phrase book &#8211; gift of Quong Tart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/alien-registration-shop\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alien-card-shop-802x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alien-card-shop-802x1024.jpg 802w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alien-card-shop-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alien-card-shop-768x981.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alien-card-shop.jpg 1147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Summer Hill electronics store &#8211; once a backroom shop for forging alien registration cards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashfield is an old Sydney suburb which clearly demonstrates the breathe and depth of Chinese Australian history. Literature and business, temples and opera are just some of the clues provided by this Ashfield 8. Ah Wong meets Mary Poppins Quong Tart&#8217;s head The corner shop Temple in a Masonic Hall Chinese opera upstairs Milton House &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/ashfield-in-8-objects\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ashfield in 8 objects&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2167","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2167"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3715,"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2167\/revisions\/3715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinozhistory.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}