AH LOO (4)

Description

Biographical informationAh Loo (4) was born in 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896.

He worked as a market gardener in Beechboro Road, Bayswater in 1916. He was working for Cheong & Co, 437 Hay Street, Subiaco, in 1917, as a storekeeper. He worked in Key Hong's store, 135 James Street, Perth, in 1918.

He resumed market gardening in 1918 and worked for Lapsley, Osborne Park. In 1920 Ah Loo moved to Yee Lee's market garden, Bibra Lake (B).Other nameAh Loo (Of Bibra Lake, W.A.) (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0364

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Cheong & Co., PerthKey Hong's Store, PerthYee Lee's Market Garden, Bibra LakeLapsley's Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)BayswaterOsborne ParkBibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LOO (4)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA