'Adelaide Ah Kow was born in Rochester in 1878 - her parents James Ah Kow [ ] and Mary Selick raised a family on their market garden property beside the Campaspe River. In adult life Adelaide became a devout member of the Salvation Army having a long career as an officer (an ordained minister) and preacher at a time when such a calling was closed to women in other mainstream denominations. This photo shows her in Salvation Army uniform c.1910. Major Adelaide Ah Kow also became a prominent historian and biographer of the Salvation Army and its works in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia - she was most active as an author from the 1930s through to the 1950s.' (Source : Golden Dragon Museum Facebook page)
