Lowe Kong Meng
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Lowe Kong Meng was a Chinese-Australian businessman. Born into a trading family in Penang, Kong Meng learned English and French at an early age and worked as an importing merchant around the Indian Oc
Portrait of Kong Meng c. 1887
The Kong Meng building on Little Bourke Street in Melbourne's Chinatown 1934
Lowe Kong Meng c. 1866
Imperial commissioners Wang Ronghe and Yu Quiong with an unidentified man (centre)
Robe, South Australia
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Robe is a town and fishing port located in the Limestone Coast region in the south-eastern part of South Australia. The town's distinctive combination of historical buildings, ocean, fishing fleets, l
Looking west: the northern area of the town
The former customs house, a legacy of pre‑Federation times when individual colonies collected customs duties, is typical of many heritage-listed places in Robe built of local limestone
Victoria Street, looking west