Chang Woo Gow, the Chinese Giant, in Australia 1870

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(Chang Woo Gow 1841 - 1893), Chang the Chinese Giant, Ballarat, 1870, Albumen print photograph of carte-de-visite 106 x 62 mm, verso imprinted for Bardwell's Royal Studio, Opposite the Theatre Ballarat. Chang Woo Gow (born in Canton, China) visited Australia during 1870-71 as a side-show attraction, making public appearances in Melbourne, Ballarat, Bendigo and Sydney. He married his second wife, Catherine Santley, an Australian woman, towards the end of his tour.

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