AH LUM (6)

Description

Biographical informationAh Lum (6) was born in about 1883 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was just over five feet and four inches in height.

He worked as a carter for Ah Ling & Co., Barrack Street, Perth, in 1916. In 1920 he worked for the Wing Sing market garden at Balcatta.

Ah Lum was fined 27 shillings for 'Breaching the Tax Act' in January 1918, 20 shillings for 'Breaching By-Laws' in June 1918 and 10 shillings for refusing to give his name and address in June 1919 (B).

He travelled overseas twice: October 1919 to October 1920; and March 1924 to (Melbourne) July 1925.Other nameAh Lum, 1883- (differentiated name)Date of birth1883

Document

AAC_Box-007-8_0100

Organisation

Ah Ling & Co.

Ah Lum (6) aged 40 in 1924 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1924/16)

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Ling & Co.Wing Sing Market Garden, BalcattaSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCarterMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1924

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH LUM (6)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA