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Dong Sisters

The Story Behind This Mural

The Dong Sisters were the daughters of a Chinese family that originally came to Australia in the 1870s in search of gold.   Settling in Maryborough, the family established market gardens on the flats in Granville.  After the 1893 flood washed their gardens away, they reestablished themselves on land near where the Golf Course is today.  A shop in town was subsequently opened in 1915 and the daughters Maud and Ellen built a thriving business selling vegetables, plants and seeds to the Maryborough community.  They were the first agents to supply Yates seeds and sold them by the sack load to local farmers. They also imported fireworks (called crackers) from China and did a brisk business during the Christmas periods.  Their shop closed in 1956 and Maud and Ellen spent their later years at the Fairhaven Retirement Home.  Ellen died in 1993 aged 101 and Maud passed away the following year aged 95, having spent all of their lives in Maryborough.

Mural Location

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About the Artist

The artist, Dan Krause is an acknowledged street artist specialising in spray painting murals

Contributors to this Mural

The Maryborough Mural Project relies entirely on the generosity of volunteers and sponsors from our local community.   The artist’s commission for this mural was generously provided through Mayor Chris Loft’s discretionary funds.  The Committee would like to thank Ms Katrina Dollin, Mrs Tracey Christoffel, Mr Mal Finlayson, Ms Tracey Gray, Mrs Dawn Vanderwolf, Ms Yvonne Loveday and Mr Rai Whitten for their time and expertise in coordinating this mural.  The Committee also thanks the following businesses for their kind and generous sponsorship of this mural: