AH GOONG

Description

Biographical informationAh Goong was born in about 1876 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was a little over five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bayswater before travelling overseas in August 1907. On his return in September 1908, he gardened at Lockridge where he stayed until 1919 (E). In 1921 Ah Goong was gardening at Maylands (B).

He made a further four overseas visits: April 1914 overseas, to August 1915; March 1919 to December 1920; March 1925 to August 1926; and February 1931 to January 1933 (D).Other nameAh Goong (differentiated name)Date of birth1876

Ah Goong in 1919 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/27)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1876

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BayswaterLockridgeMaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1907NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1925NAA CEDT File 1931

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH GOONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA