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What do Yiu Ming Temple and Dundullimal Homestead reveal about their influences on life in contemporary Australia? |
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How do the influences revealed by these places contribute to our understanding of: multiculturalism; cultural continuity; Australia’s regional and global links; past and present attitudes to public participation in heritage decisions? |
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What is being preserved in these places; who decided what was important and should be kept; and how is it being done? |
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Yiu Ming Temple and Dundullimal Homestead are part of the collective cultural heritage of Australia. While Yiu Ming Temple has special significance for the people who visit and worship there, it is also connected to the story of Chinese settlement in Australia – a story that is part of the heritage of all Australians. Dundullimal Run was the head station of a large squatting run and is associated with land division and growth of the pastoral industry over two hundred years. The homestead and buildings are a tangible link with the history of pastoralism, regional settlement, land use and economies.
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| Click on the icon on the left to hear King Fong's views on heritage |
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Click the icon to view images of Dundullimal Homestead prior to restoration [1973-83]
Yiu Ming Temple and Dundullimal Homestead communicate an Australian way of life. Retreat Street Alexandria illustrates a community approach to survival and adaptation to life in a new country. Dundullimal Homestead also represents the human spirit to survive and adapt. Peter Garrett views heritage work as "aiming to serve the community interest, to discharge a responsibility to earth and culture in the context of a civil society". Recognising the contribution of many cultures to one nation is integral to Australian civil society. |
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| Click on the icon on the left to hear Tony McAvoy's views on heritage |
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| Immigrants from China have lived in Retreat Street Alexandria – the site of the Yiu Ming Temple – since the 1870s. Over this period the Yiu Ming Society – one of the oldest and largest of the Chinese societies – has assisted immigrants from two counties in Guandong by providing low cost housing, financial support and employment opportunities. Yiu Ming Temple is an important place of worship and communal activity for Sydney’s Chinese community. Its construction – authorised by the Yiu Ming Society – commenced in 1908 and was completed in 1910. |
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| Built in 1842, Dundullimal Homestead is the oldest house in western New South Wales. Dundullimal is name of the Aboriginal group that occupied the area around Dubbo: the word Dundullimal means thunderstorm or hailstorm. Dundullimal Run was originally established beyond the ‘limits of location’ – in an area the authorities restricted for settlement. Dundullimal Homestead was last occupied in the 1950s by a descendent of the property owner from 1871-1914, Thomas Baird. The National Trust currently manages the homestead as a working museum. |
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| Click on the icon on the left to hear Bernie Howitt's views on heritage |
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