AH NOON (1)

Description

Biographical informationAh Noon (1) was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia either in 1894 or 1899 (two different dates specified). He was five feet and six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake from at least 1909 to 1917 when he moved to a market garden at Lion Mill. In 1919 he started work on a market garden at South Perth (B).

He travelled overseas twice. February 1910 to January 1912 and April 1921 to July 1923 (D).Other nameAh Noon, 1871- (differentiated name)Date of birth1871

Ah Noon (1) aged 51 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/63)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894 or 1899

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceLion MillDate[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Bibra Lake Lion MillSouth PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1921

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH NOON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA