AH HONG (9)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hong (9) was born in about 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1893. He was just over five feet and one inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Albany in 1910 (E). In November 1911 it seems that he won first prize in the Albany Horticultural Society show for his vegetables (West Australian, Tuesday 14th November 1911, page 4), although he was overseas at this time.

He travelled overseas three times: September 1906 to June 1907; January 1911 to September 1912 (D); and August 1914 to August 1916.Other nameAh Hong, 1878- (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Ah Hong (9) aged 32 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/222)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)AlbanySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1893

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH HONG (9)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA