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William Fong
No full textWilliam Fong in the loungeroom of his house at 114 East Point Road, after Cyclone Tracy, a tarpaulin covers the bookcase behind him, Fannie Bay, NT, December 1974.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:1974-1
Nellie Fong
No full textNellie went to work in her uncle's shop when she was 11 years old where she swept the floor, cleaned and ran messages. When she was 15 she met Thomas (Tom) Fong and at the age of 17 Nellie and Tom were married in China at a formal wedding ceremony in 1933. The couple returned to Australia and lived at Pine Creek for 16 years. Nellie worked in the garden and attended the chickens and ducks. Nellie and her children were sent to Alice Springs on the back of a truck in March 1942 after Darwin had been bombed and then on a train to Adelaide. They lived in a house with 26 people. In 1943, Tom obtained permission to return to the Territory to grow vegetables and the family were permitted to accompany him. Nellie was probably the first Chinese woman to return. In 1950, the family moved to Darwin and lived at Stuart Park before they purchased a block of land at Fannie Bay and built a house in 1951. In 1963, Tom bought a service station at Nightcliff at the time, a dirt road now Bagot Road. Nellie and her husband worked incredibly hard and repaid their loan within three years. When Cyclone Tracy came the family suffered property damage and Nellie had two weeks down south. Nellie attends the functions organised by the Chung Wah Society, now also augmented with Timorese Chinese and Vietnamese, she still enjoys her and demonstrates her skills as a creative florist. She is the Matriarch of one of Darwin's oldest families.Business Woma
William Fong
No full textA man stands amongst Chung Wah Society debris after Cyclone Tracy, the Darwin City Council Chambers visible in the background, Litchfield Street, Darwin, December, 1974.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:1974-1
Damaged bedroom
No full textDesmond Fong standing in a bedroom damaged by Cyclone Tracy, 114 East Point Road, Fannie Bay, NT, December, 1974.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:1974-1
Debris piles
No full textA pile of cyclone debris at 120 East Point Road, a tarpaulin makes a temporary roof, Fannie Bay, NT, December, 1974.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:1974-1
Construction Utility
No full textA construction worker's utility parked out the front of 114 East Point Road during the home's reconstruction, Fannie Bay, NT, 1975.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:197
120 East Point Road (front)
No full text120 East Point Road partly covered from the weather, a car and ute sit in the driveway, Fannie Bay, NT, 1975.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:197
Temporary roof
No full textA temporary roof being put on 114 East Point Road after Cyclone Tracy, Fannie Bay, NT, December, 1974.Fong, Darwina & William
Damaged office
No full textA room in 114 East Point Road formerly used as an office, smashed drawers lie among other cyclone debris, Fannie Bay, NT, December, 1974.Fong, Darwina & William.Date:1974-1
William Fong
No full textMrs Fong's residence, after Cyclone Tracy, a soft drink factory is to the left, Knuckey Street.Fong, Darwina & William
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