AH MOON (3)

Description

Biographical informationAh Moon (3) was born in about 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was just under six feet and seven inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at Perth in 1910 (E). In 1916 he worked as a market gardener in Green Street, Osborne Park (B). In 1924 he was market gardening at Balcatta (E).

He travelled overseas three times: April 1906 to August 1907; February 1920 to May 1921; and May 1924 to July 1925 (D). He applied for a CEDT in 1910 but did not use it.Other nameAh Moon, 1873- (differentiated name)Date of birth1873

Ah Moon (3) aged 46 in 1920 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1920/13)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Green Street, Osborne ParkBalcattaSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1920NAA CEDT File 1910 unused

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH MOON (3)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA