The Life of Quong Tart
Author: Margaret (Mrs Quong) Tart
ISBN: 9781920897802
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Year first published: 22 Jul 2004
Pages: 109
Format: Paperback / softback
Quong Tart was born in Guangdong province and migrated with his uncle to Australia in 1859. After working on the goldfields he established a tea trading business and opened a chain of tea rooms in Sydney. He became a leading merchant and a local community leader and philanthropist, and was well-known and respected despite anti-Chinese attitudes.
ISBN: 9781920897802
Publisher: Sydney University Press
Year first published: 22 Jul 2004
Pages: 109
Format: Paperback / softback
Quong Tart was born in Guangdong province and migrated with his uncle to Australia in 1859. After working on the goldfields he established a tea trading business and opened a chain of tea rooms in Sydney. He became a leading merchant and a local community leader and philanthropist, and was well-known and respected despite anti-Chinese attitudes.
