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KIE HAW HAY

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AH LOCK (1)

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Biographical informationAh Lock (1) was born in 1863/5 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1881 . He was five feet five and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Leederville. He was noted as literate in Chinese but not English.

He travelled overseas from 4 May 1899 per "SS Karrakatta" to 26 April 1900 returning per "SS Sultan".

He resided with Kie Haw Hay at 283 Hay Street, Perth, in 1906. He was recorded as a vegetable hawker and market gardener in Britannia Street, Leederville, in 1914. In 1916, he worked in Bourke Street, Leederville.

He travelled overseas in April 1906 and sought a one-year extension in February 1908 but returned within the required three-year period in September 1908. He travelled again between and May 1914 to October 1915. He travelled to China in May 1927 and does not appear to have returned to Australia.
[Ah Lock's Certificates Exempting him from the Dictation Test (CEDT) files can be accessed via the 'Related Link' below.]Other nameAh Lock, 1863- (differentiated name)Date of birth1863

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AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0010

AAC-Box-004-Binder-2-0010

AAC-Box-007-6-0283

AAC-Box-007-6-0283

Ah Lock 1899-0866

Ah Lock 1899-0866

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KIE HAW HAY

Ah Lock pictured around the age of 43 on his 1906 CEDT file (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/80).

Ah Lock pictured around the age of 43 on his 1906 CEDT file (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/80).

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Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (person)KIE HAW HAYSubject (place)LeedervilleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaVegetable hawkerMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1927

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1863

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1881

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