AH SING (21)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sing (21) was born in January 1877. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1897. He was about five feet and three inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Newcastle Street, Leederville, in 1912 (E). He worked on a market garden in Joel Terrace, Mount Lawley, in 1916 (B).

He travelled overseas five times: January 1905 to December 1905; March 1912 to June 1913; January 1915 to July 1916; October 1920 to August 1922; and April 1926 to September 1927 (D).Other nameAh Sing, 1877- (differentiated name)Date of birth1877

Photograph of Ah Sing (21) in 1926 from his CEDT file paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1926/39)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Newcastle Street, LeedervilleJoel Terrace, Mount LawleySubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1905NAA CEDT File 1912NAA CEDT File 1915NAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1926

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1897

UWA Collected

AH SING (21)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA