AH GEONG

Description

Biographical informationAh Geong was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was about five feet and three inches in height.

He is recorded as having worked on C. Lin's market garden in Green Street, Osborne Park in 1912 to 1924 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: June 1913 to May 1917; February 1924 to January 1927; and February 1932 to October 1934 (D).Other nameAh Geong (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Document

AAC_Box-007-8_0267

Organisation

C. Lin's (See Lin's) Market Garden, Osborne Park

Ah Geong in 1924 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1924/23)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Connections

Subject (organisation)C. Lin's (See Lin's) Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)Green Street, Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1924NAA CEDT File 1932

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH GEONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA