Mee Sing Chinese language restaurant in Lyneham closes down after 58 years | The Canberra Occasions

Helen’s dad and mom, Peter and Briggita, opened Mee Sing in 1965, the 12 months they acquired married. Peter fled communist China along with his household and grew up in Hong Kong. A lot of Peter’s mates had been transferring to Australia, however the younger retail employee could not afford it. At some point in 1961 he gained the bingo jackpot, purchased a ticket to Australia and arrived in Sydney with $20 in his pocket. Briggita’s household got here from Lithuania, and the unlikely pair met whereas working in a restaurant.