A M WING

Description

Biographical informationA. M. Wing was born in about 1872 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1894.

He worked as a laundryman in Forrest Street, Collie, from at least 1911 to 1919 (F).Other nameAm Wing (differentiated name)Tom WingDate of birth1872

Photograph of AM Wing in 1919 from his Exemption from Dictation Test paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1919/13)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1872

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1894

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceCollieDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1919 unused

Item information

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

UWA Collected

A M WING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA