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Gung Family Collection

Photograph - Gung Family, Melbourne, circa 1950

Image: Photograph - Gung Family, Melbourne, circa 1950

Source: Museum Victoria

The documents and photographs in the Gung family collection provide an insight into the family's experiences of immigrating to Australia from China at the beginning of the twentieth century. Included in the collection are immigration papers that are of historical interest because they reflect changes in Australian immigration policy from the 1900s to the 1960s. Throughout this time, Australia's immigration policies - collectively known as the While Australia policy - restricted the immigration and rights of non-Europeans. This meant that Sydney Louey Gung, the first member of the family to arrive in Australia, and his wife, Yun Ping, who was born in Melbourne in 1890, were not eligible to apply for Australian citizenship, despite having settled permanently in Australia. The gradual relaxation of the Policy in the early 1960s allowed Sydney's daughter-in-law, Mary Louey Gung, and her children to successfully apply to become Australian citizens. For examples of these documents, refer to the 'Aliens Entering Australia in Overseas Vessel or Aircraft' application form completed by Sydney in 1946 and a letter to Mary, dated 1962, stating that her application to become an Australian citizen has been approved.

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