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AH YUEN (1)

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Biographical informationAh Yuen was born in October 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895. He was five feet two and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker in Perth in 1910 (E). In 1914, he worked as a market gardener in Jones Street, Osborne Park. He returned to cabinet making in 1918 and worked at the Lee Fay Furniture Factory, 45 Marquis Street, Perth, in 1918. In 1919 he resided at 76 Melbourne Road, Perth (B).

Ah Yuen travelled overseas three times: March 1910 to June 1912; June 1915 to September 1918; and May 1921 to July 1923. In 1918, on his way back to Western Australia he stayed a short while at 39 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria (D).Other nameAh Yuen, 1872- (differentiated name)Date of birth1872

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Ah Yuen (1) CEDT 1910 (NAA: K1145, 1910/69)

Ah Yuen (1) CEDT 1910 (NAA: K1145, 1910/69)

Photograph of Ah Yuen aged 43 in 1914 from his Certificate of Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/105)

Photograph of Ah Yuen aged 43 in 1914 from his Certificate of Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/105)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1872

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

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Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (organisation)Lee Fay's Furniture FactorySubject (place)Jones Street, Osborne Park45 Marquis Street, Perth76 Melbourne Road, Perth39 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VictoriaSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1914NAA CEDT File 1921

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

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