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AH LOY (11)

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Biographical informationAh Loy (11) was born May 1888 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Perth in 1910. It is not known when he left WA but he returned from Tasmania in June 1917 and worked for Ah Sam at Bayswater.

He spent four months in Melbourne as a cabinetmaker for Wah Tung furniture factory between January and May 1918.

He returned to Ah Sam's garden at Bayswater in May 1918 and worked there until June 1919 when he moved to Guildford. In March 1920 he started work on Jack Lee's garden at Kalamunda.

He travelled overseas from September 1911 to August 1912.Other nameAh Loy, 1888- (differentiated name)Date of birth1888

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Jack Lee's Market Garden, Kalamunda

Jack Lee's Market Garden, Kalamunda

Ah Loy pictured around the age of 22 in 1910 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1910/20).

Ah Loy pictured around the age of 22 in 1910 on his Certificate Exempting him from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1910/20).

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Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (organisation)Jack Lee's Market Garden, KalamundaAh Sam's Market Garden, BayswaterSubject (place)KalamundaGuildfordBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1888

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

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