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CHIA A BUN
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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AH BUN
Description
Biographical information
Ah Bun was born in about 1860 in Hockchow in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1889.
He worked as a cook in Port Hedland in 1917 (B). [See Chia A Bun]
Other name
Ah Bun (differentiated name)
CHIA A BUN (may also be)
Date of birth
1860
Person
CHIA A BUN
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (person)
CHIA A BUN
Subject (place)
Port Hedland
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
Related item
CHIA A BUN
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
Significant place
Relation
Place of birth
Place
Hock Chow
Date
1860
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
1889
Significant place
Relation
Travelled to
Place
Port Hedland
Date
[date unknown]
AH BUN
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 16/01/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/15605
