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AH MOON (5)

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Biographical informationAh Moon (5) was born in about 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He was a little over five feet and two inches in height.

He worked as a grocer at the corner of Suffolk and South Terrace, Fremantle, from at least 1910 to 1919 (E). In 1925 he was working in a shop at 195 Beaufort Street, Perth.

He travelled overseas three times: November 1904 to June 1907; May 1910 to December 1912; and June 1919 to May 1922. He applied for a CEDT in 1925 but did not use it (D).Other nameAh Moon, 1879- (differentiated name)Date of birth1879

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Ah Moon (5) CEDT 1910 (NAA Item ID: 1735907)

Ah Moon (5) CEDT 1910 (NAA Item ID: 1735907)

Ah Moon pictured aged 40 in 1919 on his Certificate of Exemption from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1919/56).

Ah Moon pictured aged 40 in 1919 on his Certificate of Exemption from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1919/56).

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

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Job titleGrocerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (place)Suffolk and South Terrace, Fremantle195 Beaufort Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperGrocerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1925 unused

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

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