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As stated on the "J Ward" Web Site, "The Ararat Asylum started its life as a goldfield prison in 1859". 

The following register shows some of the Chinese inmates who were in the Ararat Asylum. See also VPRS 7427P1 Nominal Register of patients (VA 2841) Ararat

Register of Chinese Patients - Ararat Asylum 1867-1884

Name Native of Last Known Residence Date of Admission Name and Address of Relatives Date of Discharge How Discharged
Ah Tune     1 Oct 1875   28 Aug 1876 Died
Ah Hin, alias Ah Cow   Ararat Gaol 9 Jan 1877   19 Mar 1877 Discharged 
Ah Hin, alias Ah Cow   Stawell 5 May 1877      
Ah Young   Stockyard Hill 16 Nov 1877 Relatives not known. No property 22 Mar 1878 Died
Ah Tong     15 Apr 1878 Unknown 13 Sep 1878 Died
Ah Pang (?)     10 Feb 1882 No relatives 22 Apr 1883 Died
Ah Fong (or Pong)   Ballarat East 10 Mar 1882 No relations 14 Aug 1883 Died
Ah Fong (or Pong)   Linton 10 Jul 1882 No Property   Died
Ah Kay     18 Jul 1882 No property   Died
Ah Pay     29 May 1884 Was previously admitted as Ah Sev 10/2/1882 28 Oct 1884 Recovered
Chun, Long Duck   Avoca Gaol 21 Jun 1871 Alias Lee Sing 15 Jul 1872 ,           20 Dec 1872 On Trial,                                 Discharged
Chow, Ah     2 Mar 1875   19 Mar 1879 Discharged 
Cong, Ah   Golden Point, Ballarat East 2 Oct 1878   7 Feb 1879 Died
Chung, Ah     10 May 1879 Ah Wong, brother, resides at Haddon 7 Jun 1879 Died
Ching, Ah Lim   Chinese Camp 30 Jan 1880   28 Aug 1880 Died
Chow, Hui   Haddon 14 May 1880 Wife and 2 children in poor circumstances 7 Aug 1880  Died
Fook Kay (vide Kay)            
Finn, Ah   Tan Pit Gully 30 Aug 1879 Ah Ghin, a relative resides at Tan Pit Gully 18 Sep 1880,          20 Aug 1881 On Leave                              Discharged
Fook, Bing   Smythesdale 9 Apr 1881      
Get, We   Collingwood Asylum 4 Nov 1887      
Gin, Ah     30 Oct 1874   7 May 1875 Discharged
Haw, Sin     26 Apr 1870   25 Jun 1870 Discharged
Hin, Ah alias Ah Cow       See previous entry    
Hong, Ah   Rocky Flat near Talbot 18 Jun 1883   27 Jun 1883 Died
Kah, Ah     5 Apr 1880 Wing Ching, cousin, Chinese Camp Ararat. 19 Apr 1880 Died
Kay, Ah     18 Jan 1884   18 Aug 1885 Died
Luck, Wing     10 Aug 1868   17 Sep 1858 Discharged
Lan, Chee     18 May 1875   18 Jul 1877 Died
Mee, Thy   Pennyweight Flat, Ballarat 9 Aug 1868      
Paw, Ah   Collingwood Asylum 18 Nov 1887 (cjs - dates mismatch may need to reference Collingwood Asylum Files) 15 Sep 1877          19 Sept 1877 Escaped              Recaptured 
Pong, Ah     10 Mar 1882 No relatives 20 Jun 1883 To Beechworth 
Pem, Ah     10 Feb 1882 No relatives 9 Jun 1882              17 Dec 1882 On Leave                              Discharged
Quon, Ty   Golden Point, Ballarat East 23 Apr 1881   31 May 1881 Recovered
Seng, Ken   Collingwood Asylum 16 Nov 1868   17 Jan 1889 Discharged on bond
San, Ah     17 Jan 1872   16 Apr 1874 Discharged
Sick, Ah     28 Jul 1871   14 Nove 1880 Discharged
Sue, Ah     16 Apr 1874      
Soon, Le Pas   Donald 25 Jan 1879 No Friends 26 Jan 1879 Died
Scott, Mary Ann     16 Jun 1879 William Scott resides at Carngham in poor circumstances 12 Jul 1879 Died
Sung, Ah     18 Oct 1877 Friends not known, found wandering in Palmer's Gully, Ballarat East 22 Mar 1879 Died
Sin, Ah (or Sing)   Ballarat 19 Apr 1880      
Shee, Ching     15 Aug 1881 No relatives    
Tou, Yee   Collingwood Asylum 15 Feb 1868   3 Aug 1889             11 Sep 1889 On Trial                 Discharged
Tam, Ah     14 Jun 1870   25 Jun 1881 Discharged
Tan, Ah     11 Feb 1871      
Tye, Ah            
Tung, Kow     12 Oct 1872   25 Oct 1872 Died
Tune, Ah     1 Oct 1875 Ah Shung (brother) Golden Point, Ballarat and Henry Gwok Ping, Chinese Doctor, Ballarat is said to be a cousin. Supposed to have about 25 pound in wages due to him by Mr. McPhee, coach proprietor 28 Aug 1876 Died
Tak, Wul   Ballarat Benevolent Asylum 23 Mar 1880   25 Jun 1883 To Beechworth
Wing, Luck       See Luck    
Waw, Chong     1 Nov 1875   28 Feb 1879 Discharged
Wee, Ah     9 Jun 1880   30 Aug 1880 Died
Yeah, Ah     20 Jan 1868   11 Sep 1869 Died
Yup, Tep   Collingwood Asylum 4 Nov 1857   11 Mar 1868 Discharged
You, Ah   Collingwood Asylum 15 Feb 1868   11 Mar 1868 Discharged
Yung, Ah   Ballarat East 13 Dec 1870   31 Oct 1877 Died
You, Quon   Hard Hills, Linton 11 Aug 1879 No Property 27 Jun 1881 Discharged
Yick, Ah     18 Oct 1882 Ah Loon, brother, resides near Stawell, previous place of abode Deep Lead 24 Mar 1885 Discharged