Sarah Hang Gong

Sarah Hang Gong (23 April 1844 – 6 April 1911) was an interpreter, midwife and Chinese community leader and businesswoman who lived much of her life in Darwin, Northern Territory.

Early life Hang Gong was born in London to Thomas and Sarah Bowman and, as a family and with at least one sister (Elizabeth), they immigrated to Australia in around 1861. Before this Hang Gong had qualified as a midwife at Guy's Hospital. In Australia they settled in the Creswick area in Victoria where her father worker as a brewer.

In 1904 Alex Dowker, who had recently visited the Northern Territory, published articles in the North Queensland Register regarding the Hang Gong families fortunes, and their success in tin mining. In description of Hang Gong he wrote:

Hang Gong died on 6 April 1911 of alcoholism and associated illness.

Legacy Hang Gong Avenue in Driver (Palmerston) is named for Hang Gong and her family.