AH TUE

Description

Biographical informationAh Tue was born in November 1869 in Bun Sio, Hainan Island, China. He migrated to Western Australia in July 1889. He was about five feet eight and a half inches in height.

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a cook for two years for Joseph Blythe at Derby. Ah Tue was given an advance of S$54 and received S$18 a month (C).

In August 1903 Ah Tue was living in Carnarvon with a Japanese woman named Tunnie. Tunnie was shot dead by Ah Hook and Ah Tue was also shot but survived.

In 1903 Ah Tue was employed as a stationhand and teamster by Burt on Yinnetharra Station, Gascoyne (B). He travelled overseas from April 1913 until July 1915. He returned to Yinnetharra Station, Gascoyne and stayed there until he left Western Australia in April 1918. He was reported to have died in China in 1919 (D).Other nameAh Tue (differentiated name)DAN A TIU (also known as)Date of birthNovember 1869Date of death1919

Document

A Nor'West Tragedy

AAC_Box-007_0032

AAC_Box-007_0121

Ah Tue CEDT (NAA: K1145, 1917/116)

Ah Tue CEDT 1913 (NAA: K1145, 1913/83)

Person

Joseph Blythe

Septimus Burt

Photograph of Ah Tue aged 45 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source NAA: K1145, 1913/83)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceBun Sio, Hainan IslandDate1869

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate July 1889 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceYinnetharra StationDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceDerbyDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleStation HandEmployerSeptimus BurtDate employed1903-1918

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerJoseph BlytheDate employedJuly 1889

Connections

Subject (person)Joseph BlytheAh HookSeptimus BurtTunnieSubject (organisation)Yinnetharra Station, GascoyneSubject (place)Derby, Western AustraliaSingaporeGascoyneCarnarvonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaJapanese heritage in Western AustraliaCookMurderFarm labourerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1917NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

AH TUE

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