AH TONG (2)

Description

Biographical informationAh Tong (2) was born in about 1859 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891.

He worked as a partner in drapery shop at Market Street, Fremantle, when he applied for a CEDT in December 1898 (C).Other nameAh Tong (Draper) (differentiated name)Date of birth1859

Document

AAC_Box-007-6_0390

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0368

Organisation

G. Manwar & Co

Photograph of Ah Tong (2) in 1898 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: PP281/6, AH FONG(1))

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1891 (WA)

Employment

Job titleDraperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Tong & Co., FremantleSubject (place)Market Street, FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperDraperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1898-1900

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TONG (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA