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King Hai Club (Chinese Benefit Club), Perth & Fremantle
Weld Club, Perth
Fremantle Club, Fremantle
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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School of Social Sciences
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BOW HING
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Biographical information
Bow Hing (aka Eng Bow Hing) was born in about 1871 in Hikow, Hainan, China. He migrated to Western Australia in December 1892.
He worked as cook at the Weld Club in Perth and at the Fremantle Club (A). He sometimes stayed at the King Hai Club, Marquis Street, West Perth (B).
He travelled overseas once: October 1901 to June 1902(D).
Other name
Bow Hing, 1871- (differentiated name)
ENG BOW HING (also known as)
Date of birth
1871
Document
Bow Hing 1901-2245
Organisation
King Hai Club (Chinese Benefit Club), Perth & Fremantle
Person
BOW Charlie
Photograph of Bow Hing aged 30 in 1901 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1901/158)
Employment
Job title
Cook
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (organisation)
King Hai Club (Chinese Benefit Club), Perth & Fremantle
Weld Club, Perth
Fremantle Club, Fremantle
Subject (place)
Marquis Street, West Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Cook
Related collection
Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA Immigration File 1901
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
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Place of birth
Place
Hikow
Date
1871
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
December 1892
BOW HING
(December 1892). UWA Collected, accessed 11/02/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/16649