AH HONG (14)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hong (14) was employed by Mr Wallace McLeod, Cherrita Station, Roebourne in 1880 as a shepherd. In November 1881, Ah Hong brought charges against A. Gillam, an employee of McLeod, for assault. The case was dismissed for lack of evidence.

Two months later, in January 1882. Ah Hong was sentenced to 2 months imprisonment with hard labour for absconding from McLeod's service with six other Chinese employees. Four months after his release from jail, on 5 July 1882, Ah Hong was charged with stealing sheep from McLeod. This charge, however, was later dismissed. On 10 July 1882 he was implicated in the murder of Ah Moy as Ah Hong shared a room with him on the night he was killed (C).Other nameAh Hong (Of Roebourne, W.A) (differentiated name)

Document

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Murder of a Chinaman - West Australian Newspaper 9 January 1883

Person

AH CHONG (14)

AH MOY (4)

VONG AH PAN

Wallace McLeod

ZUY SING

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCheritta StationDate[date unknown]

Employment

EmployerWallace McLeodDate employed1882

Connections

Subject (person)AH MOY (4)Wallace McLeodArthur Charles GillamSubject (organisation)Cheritta StationSubject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH HONG (14)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA