AH CHUNG (6)

Description

Biographical informationAh Chung (6) was born in about 1877 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet eight and thee quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Queens Park in 1916 (B).

He made two return visits overseas: January 1905 to April 1906 and February 1919 to August 1920 (D).Other nameAh Chung (Gardener), 1877- (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Photograph of Ah Chung (6) in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/20)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1877

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Queens ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1905NAA CEDT File 1919

Item information

ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

UWA Collected

AH CHUNG (6)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA