AH HOONG (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hoong was born on the 24th September 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet and seven inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker at Wah Hing's furniture factory, 48 Stirling Street, Perth, until 1918 when he was employed as a shop assistant at Chen Hop's store, Market Street, Fremantle (B).

He was recorded as working as a kitchen hand before leaving Western Australia permanently in September 1955 (E).

Ah Hoong visited China three times: October 1913 to September 1916; September 1920 to October 1923; and September 1933 to June 1935 (D).Other nameAh Hoong, 1881- (differentiated name)AH HONG (17) (also known as)Date of birth24th September 1881

Photograph of Ah Hoong (3) aged 32 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/154)

Employment

Job titleShop assistantDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wah Hing's furniture factoryChen Hop's storeSubject (place)48 Stirling Street, PerthMarket Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerKitchen workerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1920NAA CEDT File Extension 1923NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #4303781>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

AH HOONG (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA