Joan Jack OAM Research Centre and Ming Yeung Library, Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo, Victoria

Identity area

Identifier

daa/337

Authorized form of name

Joan Jack OAM Research Centre and Ming Yeung Library, Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo, Victoria

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Community

Contact area

 

Director

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Address

Street address

5-11 Bridge Street, Bendigo
Postal address: PO Box 877, Bendigo 3550

Locality

Bendigo

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3550

Telephone

03 5441 5044

Fax

Note

Description area

History

The research centre and library of the Golden Dragon Museum aim to assist, promote and foster interest in the study of Bendigo Chinese history.

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Officer in charge: Director

Records management and collecting policies

Chinese history in Australia, but mainly early Chinese history in Bendigo and surrounding districts.
Donations of family histories relating to Chinese history are encouraged.

Buildings

Holdings

Records include:

  • immigration, cemetery, council rates, family trees, and various research papers
  • collection of local history publications
  • over 21,000 newspaper articles

covering central Victorian Chinese history from the 1850s to the present.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Research Centre and Library Archive collection: Open by appointment only.
Museum: Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9.30am-5pm.
Closed for some public holidays so check the website for details (see https://www.goldendragonmuseum.org/visit/opening-hours/ ).

Access conditions and requirements

Due to the age, condition and fragile nature of some items in storage, public access to the archives and collection is strictly limited to individual researchers and representatives from professional institutions, by appointment only.

Accessibility

All areas of the Museum, Classical Chinese Gardens and Kuan Yin Temple are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available in the foyer, please ask at reception.

Services area

Research services

General research advice provided.

Reproduction services

Consult the research centre.

Public areas

Control area

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Rules and/or conventions used

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

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Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Arts and Culture (Thematic area)
  • Family / Domestic Life (Thematic area)
  • Genealogical (Thematic area)
  • Immigration (Thematic area)
  • Labour (Thematic area)
  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Social Organisations and Activities (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

5-11 Bridge Street, Bendigo Postal address: PO Box 877, Bendigo 3550
Bendigo, Victoria 3550