Film Night – Ochre and Ink; and Robert Fortune the Tea Thief

Southern Cross Club Jamison

Members only event OCHRE AND INK, 2011, 27 mins Tells the extraordinary story of artist Zhou Xiaoping and his inspiring 23 year collaboration with Indigenous artists in the Maningrida area in the heart of Arnhem Land, Northern Territory. A film by James Bradley, with co-producer Rachel Clements. ROBERT FORTUNE THE TEA THIEF, 2002, 52 min […]

Yum Cha lunch @ Yum Cha CBD

Sunday 20 June 12 noon. Members and their guests only. A yum cha lunch at 12 noon at Yum Cha @ CBD, West Row, Canberra City Cost $30 per person.  Bookings at acfsevent@gmail.com by 16 June.

Talk by Robert Macklin

Talk by author Robert Macklin Our function for August will be a talk by Robert Macklin about his book Dragon and Kangaroo. The Dragon and the Kangaroo is the fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country - our intertwined history from colonial times to today. Chinese 'presence' in Australia extends […]

Hidden Treasures: The First Chinese – a walk in Queanbeyan – Deferred

Hidden treasures: The First Chinese − a Walk in Queanbeyan Sunday 19 September 2021 Tour information The tour will cover the fascinating story of one of this area’s earliest migrant populations, and visit some associated heritage sites. Access to skilled and reliable labour was a problem in early New South Wales, and particularly so after convict transportation […]

Talk by Professor Jocelyn Chey

Professor Chey is one of Australia’s preeminent Sinologists. In a remarkable career, she moved seamlessly back and forth between academia, the public service, and the private sector. The title of her talk is “Both sides of the wall: stories from a lifetime’s engagement with China.” She will describe studying Chinese in 1950s Sydney and her […]

Christmas Dinner

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