AH PHOM

Description

Biographical informationAh Phom travelled on the 'Clarence Packet' from Fremantle to Dirk Hartog Island with King Chu, Ah Hoo (1), Ah Chuck and Ah Soor to work for Aubrey Brown. During the voyage, on 14 July 1881, Ah Phom witnessed the murder of Ah Soor by Captain O'Grady and Sidong, a Malay, who beat him with wood and rope and then threw his body overboard.

In September 1881, Ah Phom sailed to Perth to give evidence at the trial of O'Grady. He stayed at the Poor House but later took up residence at Mrs Jackson's lodging house (C).Other nameAh Phom (differentiated name)

Document

AAC-Box-007-0038

AAC-Box-007-6-0135

AAC-Box-007-6-0314

AAC-Box-007-6-0365

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0274

Person

AH CHUCK (1)

AH HOO (1)

AH SOOR

Aubrey Brown

KING CHU

Employment

EmployerAubrey Brown

Connections

Subject (person)Aubrey BrownKING CHUAH HOO (1)AH CHUCK (1)AH SOORO'GradySidongSubject (organisation)Mount Eliza DepotSubject (place)Mt Eliza Poor HouseMrs Jackson's lodging houseDirk Hartog IslandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaPoor reliefSS Clarence PacketRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH PHOM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA