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AH YUEN (2)

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Biographical informationAh Yuen (趙遠) was born in June 1884 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1899. He had a wife (黃氏) and son residing in China. He was five feet four and quarter inches in height.

He was recorded as a market gardener from at least 1916 to 1934. He worked on a market garden in Caledonian Road, Maylands, in 1916 and in Jubilee Street, South Perth, in 1917. He worked for Hop Soon, Leederville, in 1918 and for Yee Wah in River Street (?Road), South Perth, in May 1919.

In August 1919, he worked as a shop assistant for Ah Ling & Co, 127 Barrack Street, Perth.

He travelled overseas in December 1922 and returned in December 1923. Ah Yuen made a further three visits overseas: May 1924 to January 1925; December 1929 to December 1930; January 1934 to November 1936.Other nameAh Yuen (differentiated name)趙遠Date of birthJune 1884

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AAC-Box-007-8-0225

AAC-Box-007-8-0225

AAC-Box-007-8-0371

AAC-Box-007-8-0371

Ah Yuen (2) CEDT 1934 (NAA: K1145, 1934/7)

Ah Yuen (2) CEDT 1934 (NAA: K1145, 1934/7)

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Ah Ling & Co., Perth (formerly Chew Youke & Co.)

Ah Ling & Co., Perth (formerly Chew Youke & Co.)

Hop Soon's Market Garden, Leederville

Hop Soon's Market Garden, Leederville

Photograph of Ah Yuen aged 38 in 1922 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1922/14)

Photograph of Ah Yuen aged 38 in 1922 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1922/14)

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Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (organisation)Hop Soon's Market Garden, LeedervilleAh Ling & Co., Perth (formerly Chew Youke & Co.)Yee Wah's Market Garden, South PerthSubject (place)Caledonian Road, Maylands127 Barrack Street, PerthJubilee Street, South PerthRiver Street, South PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningShop assistantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1922NAA CEDT File 1924NAA CEDT File 1929NAA CEDT File 1934

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1884

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1899

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