House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph of rear view of house with man standing on roof."Cameron Ching on roof of Ching family home, Clyde St, Linton".cameron ching, ching family, di piazza, houses

Millie Ching married Bob Cornish.Sepia wedding photograph of a lady wearing gown and veil, seated with right arm resting on back of chair, holding bouquet of flowers on lap with left hand."Millie Ching".millie ching, millie cornish, weddings

Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows a woman wearing a skirt and jacket, and a white blouse with high collar. Subject is identified by inscription as Mrs Watson, nee Ching."Mrs Watson nee Minnie Ching"minnie ching, mrs watson

Invoice issued by R. Ching, Sussex Street, Linton. Items listed include potatoes, jam and coffee.Text: " GET WISE! / TAKE / GRANNY CHAMBERLAIN'S / ADVICE / USE / CHAMBERLAIN'S / COUGH / REMEDY / BOUGHT OF / R. CHING, / General Storekeeper, / Sussex St., LINTON, Victoria. "r. ching

Receipt issued to W. Grigg for items purchased from W.E. Ching, Linton Produce Store, 01/04/1940.Text: " LINTON PRODUCE STORE / Bought of W.E. CHING / General Storekeeper, &c. / Agent for Mt. Lyell Manure / Colonial Fire Insurance Co. Provision Merchant and Produce Dealer. "w.e. ching, linton produce store, w. grigg

Receipt issued to W. Grigg for items purchased from W.E. Ching, Linton Produce Store, 01/12/1940.Text: " LINTON PRODUCE STORE / Bought of W.E. CHING / General Storekeeper, &c. / Agent for Mt. Lyell Manure / Colonial Fire Insurance Co. Provision Merchant and Produce Dealer. "w.e. ching, linton produce store, w. grigg

Sepia photograph of a man wearing suit and hat, young man in shirtsleeves and cap, with horse standing outside a wooden building.Richard Ching snr.richard ching, workers, stable hands, horses

William Ching and his wife Mary migrated from Cornwall to Victoria in 1853. They lived at Buninyong and Geelong before buying farm land at Linton/Happy Valley. The Ching farm was known as 'Ophir Farm'. William Ching died 1917 at Linton age 89. His wife Mary Ching died 1894 age 64 at Linton. William, Mary, and their children Francis William Ching, Mary Ann Ching, and Godiva Marion Ching are all buried at Linton cemetery. Photograph is part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 23 Sepia photograph of and old white haired bearded man wearing suit.mr william ching snr., old lintonian collection, mary ching

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s. Cameron Ching shown on roof demolishing it.Black and white photograph of rear view house with a person bent over standing on roof.ching family, cameron ching, di piazza, buildings, houses

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph left side view house 7 Clyde St Linton.bill ching, les ching, di piazza, buildings, houses

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazzo's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white left side and front view house.bill ching, les ching, di piazza, buildings, houses

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph front view of a house with shed at side and picket fence in front.bill ching, les ching, di piazza, buildings, houses

R. Ching's grocery shop, Sussex Street, Linton, established in 1861, was sold by Alan Ching to Alf Nunn (father of Dulcie Morgan) in 1960 and was subsequently demolished. This photograph was originally believed to have been taken in the early 1900s. However in 2017, Betty Grigg identified the men in it as Alan Ching (lhs) and Eugene Grigg (rhs), and said the photograph was most likely taken around 1941.Black and white photograph of brick shop with two men in aprons standing in doorway.ching's store, richard ching, buildings, shops

House in Clyde Street, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph right side with two brick chimneys and tank, and front view of house with paling fence.ching family, di piazza, buildings, houses

House at 7 Clyde Street, Linton, formerly Di Piazza's, last lived in by bachelor brothers Bill and Les Ching, 1980s-1990s.Black and white photograph of house with shed at side and front fence."House on site of Di Piazza's Clyde St, donor Shane Grigg".ching family, di piazza, buildings, houses

Photograph probably taken around 1960. Donated to Daylesford Historical society in "Collection of Mr E. Semmens" July 1970: Given to LDHS 2002.Black & white photograph of Ching's grocery shop Linton."Linton/B. Ching's/Old store".ching's grocery shop linton, r. ching grocer & produce merchant

1960s, ballarat, ching, grocers

Black and White Photo of Hotel with People Left to Right 1 ?, 2 Geo Dolman, 3 Isabel Dolman, 4 James Dolman, 5 Grandma Dolman, 6 Miss Chisholm, 7 Little Girl (Margaret Ferguson?)organization, business, hospitality, ching hotel, hotel, hotels, geo dolman, isabel dolman, james dolman, grandma dolman, miss chisholm, margaret ferguson, dolman, dolmans

Black and white photograph of interior of shop, with four gentlemen standing, two in front of the counter shaking hands and two behind the counter.alan ching, eugene grigg snr., ching's store

Black and white image of a man with moustache, wearing working clothes and boots. Bundles of twigs propped against fence post and rail behind him. The clothing appears quite ragged in appearance. His trousers are held up by rope tied at his waist. Jimmy was said to be the last Chinese miner to live in the Linton area. The photograph shows Jimmy in his market garden on Snake Valley Road, Linton, circa1900.jimmy lee ching, chinese, miners, linton

Part of Old Lintonian collection No. 24.Sepia photograph of a woman wearing high necked long sleeved long skirted outfit with tie at neck, gloves and hat, seated with hands on lap holding a handbag.mrs william ching senior, old lintonian collection

Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 104. Jimmy was said to be the last Chinese miner to live in the Linton area. He died in 1928 and is buried in the Linton cemetery. Photograph shows Jimmy selling vegetables in Linton, c.1900.Black and white photograph of a man wearing long jacket, trousers and cap, balancing sacks on a pole across his shoulders."Jimmy the Chinaman".jimmy lee ching, "jimmy the chinaman", chinese settlers, old lintonian collection

Sepia photograph of a young man with moustache, wearing suit, fob watch and broad brimmed hat standing with right arm at hip, left arm draped over shoulder of second young man with moustache, wearing suit and hat, seated with hands on lap.george bennett, jim ching, surman collection

Black and white photograph showing the store in Sussex Street, Linton which was owned and operated by members of the Ching family from 1861. The sign over the shop reads "R. Ching, Grocer and Produce Merchant". To the right in the photograph part of the Ching dwelling, attached to the store, can be seen. Two cars parked outside the building suggest that the photograph was taken in the late 1950s or around 1960 ( as the store closed in 1961.)r. ching grocer and produce merchant, ching's store

Back row: 7th from left: Bernice Ball; 2nd last girl on right, Stella Todd; last girl on right, Ella Ching; boy 3rd from right, Bert Godden, behind him David McMillan. Front row: 2nd boy from right, kneeling: Perc Cornish, girl to left, kneeling: Effie Gascoigne.Black and white copy of original photograph, which shows a group of Linton State School pupils with their teacher, most likely Helena Barry, who taught at the school between 1905 and 1911. The photograph is dated c.1910 from the ages of the children who are identified in it. Stella Todd, born 1901, started school in 1906; Bertie Godden and Ella Ching, both born 1899, started school in 1904; Euphemia (Effie) Gascoigne, born 1904, started school in 1909.linton state school no. 880, helena barry, bernice ball, stella todd, ella ching, bert godden, david mcmillan, perc cornish, effie gascoigne

Coloured postcard depicting the Ching Dynasty display at the Dai Gum San wax museum in View Street.postcard, photograph, wax museum, imperial figures, ching dynasty, dai gum san wax museum

Black and white copy of original photograph which shows the shop in Sussex Street owned by J. H. Morgan, the shop and dwelling owned by Richard Ching (telegraph pole in front), and the shop and dwelling owned by Annie Brown (née Nicholls). A small building between Ching's and Brown's shops may be the workshop of Dan McMillan, bootmaker. What appears to be a laneway between the Morgan shop and the Ching dwelling was once occupied by the Surface Hill Hotel (demolished c.1911). Shops in Sussex Street, Linton, c.1922: Morgan's, Ching's, Brown's. The original Bank of New South Wales building (by 1922 a private residence owned by the Lewers family) can just be seen further along the street, screened by a large tree.On reverse:"J. H. Morgans store Sussex St Linton c.1922".annie brown (née nicholls), j.h. morgan, richard ching, dan mcmillan

Back row, from left: Ivan Kerr, Richard Kerr, Cameron Ching, Darb O'Beirne, Eugene Grigg, Unknown, Graham Ching. Front row: Viv Nunn, Eric Ringin, Rod O'Beirne, Joe Reidy, Unknown, Ivan Grigg.Colour image of 13 men. 7 are standing and 6 are seated.ivan kerr, richard kerr, cameron ching, darby o'beirne, eugene grigg, graham ching, viv nunn, eric ringin, rod o'beirne, joe reidy, ivan grigg

The photograph is undated but was probably taken before 1912, as the Surface Hill Hotel was closed and demolished around this time.Sepia postcard photograph which shows the Surface Hill Hotel and Ching's Produce Store on the right, and O'Sullivan's saddlery and G G Bennett's butcher's shop on the left.sussex street linton, buildings, shops, surface hill hotel, r. ching grocer and produce merchant, o'sullivan's saddlery, g g bennett butcher's shop

Invoice issued to 'Mr. Lewis' (i.e. Lewers) [Manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Linton from Hugh Gray & Son, of Ballarat, for cleaning, lacquering and adjusting gold beam and scales. A charge for "cartage" has been added to the invoice by R. Ching. The invoice is marked "paid" twice, first by a representative of Hugh Gray & Sons, then by R. Ching (Richard Ching, who ran contracting and carting businesses at Linton).Invoice issued on March 28th, 1877, by Hugh & Sons, "Mechanists and Philosophical Instrument Makers" of Ballarat. bank of new south wales linton branch, samuel lewers, richard ching