AH DONG

Description

Biographical informationAh Dong was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897 leaving his Wife and children in China (A). He was five feet two and a half inches in height.

From at least 1903 to 1919 he was a partner at the Sing Lee Laundry at 43 Lord Street, East Perth (B). He owned freehold property in Perth in 1903 (A).

He visited China between September 1903 and June 1905 (A) and left Western Australia in July 1919 (D).Other nameAh Dong (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Photograph and slide

Ah Dong in 1902

Photograph of Ah Dong in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/74)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sing Lee Laundry, East PerthSubject (place)43 Lord Street, East PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902NAA CEDT File 1919

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH DONG

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