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CHEN COXON
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Chen Coxon was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1879.
He worked as a market gardener at Burlong, Northam, in 1916.
Other name
Chen Coxon (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1868
Document
AAC_Box-007-8_0173
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AH DUCK (1)
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1868
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Immigrated to
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Australia
Date
1879
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Travelled to
Place
Northam
Date
[date unknown]
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
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Subject (place)
Burlong, Northam
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920
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School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
CHEN COXON
([date unknown]). UWA Collected, accessed 27/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/16698