AH SUNG (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Sung (2) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1885 or 1888. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Broome from at least 1908 to 1914. He worked at Wyndham in 1917 (B). He had ties with the Chinese community in Darwin.

He travelled overseas twice: December 1908 to December 1909; and March 1914 to July 1914 (D).Other nameAh Sung, 1868- (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Ah Sung (2) aged 46 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/64)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeWyndhamSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1885 or 1888

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceWyndhamDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

AH SUNG (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA