AH HOY (5)

Description

Biographical informationAh Hoy (5) commenced a market garden in partnership with Chow Youke (1) in 1882. The market garden was in South Perth on land leased from Justice Stone.

During the 1880s Ah Hoy was also a partner in a shop in Barrack Street, Perth which sold vegetables and Chinese goods (this shop may have been Ah Ling & Co, 127 Barrack Street).

In June 1886, Ah Hoy left Western Australia to buy seeds and goods. On his return in July 1887, he was required to pay a poll tax.Other nameAh Hoy (differentiated name)

Document

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0161

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0162

Organisation

Ah Ling & Co.

Person

CHOW YOUKE (1)

Employment

Job titleMarket gardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)CHOW YOUKE (1)Subject (organisation)Ah Ling & Co.Ah Hoy's Market Garden, South PerthSubject (place)South PerthBarrack Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH HOY (5)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA