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Albert Young Hassell

Child

LOO Jim

Other relative

AH KIT (1)

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A & A Hassell

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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AH LOO (2)

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Biographical informationAh Loo (2) was born in about 1854 in Kungchow [Guangzhou], China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1873.

Ah Loo (2) was the cousin of Ah Kit (1).

He was employed by Albert Young Hassell as a teamster, shearer and horse rider at Kendenup for many years. He cohabited with an Aboriginal woman and had a son, James (Jim) Loo.

He worked initially as a sandalwood cutter for Hassell near Albany. Later he worked as a market gardener at Elleker. In the 1890s he was working for Lim Fong on a market garden in Albany. At some time in the late 19th century or early 20th century , he leased the garden and orchard from Francis Bird at Strawberry Hill Farm with Charlie Ah Chi. He was still working as a market gardener at Albany, in 1916 (B). In 1918 he worked briefly as a labourer at Katanning (B) before returning to Albany.

He was a member of the Chinese Masonic Society in Albany. He died at Albany in 1926. His death notice mentions that his brother, Ah Wah, was chief mourner.Other nameAh Loo, 1854- (differentiated name)Date of birth1854

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AAC-Box-007-0093

AAC-Box-007-6-0246

AAC-Box-007-6-0287

AAC-Box-007-6-0289

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 0030

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 0031

Box 007 Miscellaneous Notes 13

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0364

Letter to the Editor - Chinese at Strawberry Hill farm

Person

AH KIM (4)

AH KIT (1)

AH WAH (4)

Albert Young Hassell

John Kit

LIM FONG

LOO Jim

Organisation

A & A Hassell

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleLabourerEmployerAlbert Young HassellDate employed[date unknown]

Family

SiblingAh Wah (4)ChildLOO JimOther relativeAH KIT (1)

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Subject (person)LIM FONGAh Chi CharlieAH WAH (4)Albert Young HassellSubject (organisation)Strawberry Hill Farm, AlbanyA & A HassellSubject (place)AlbanyKatanningKendenupSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningSandalwood industryAboriginal AustraliansRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNotice of Death in the Albany Advertiserfile:///C:/Users/00101105/Downloads/Gardos_Amy_2004%20(1).pdf <file:///C:/Users/00101105/Downloads/Gardos_Amy_2004%20(1).pdf>

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceKungChowDate1854

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateAugust 1873

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RelationTravelled toPlaceKatanningDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceAlbanyDate[date unknown]

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AH LOO (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA