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CHEN FONG
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Chen Fong was born in about 1866 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896.
He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake in 1916 (B).
Other name
Chen Fong (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1866
Document
Box-007-Sorb-Box-0376
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
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Subject (place)
Bibra Lake
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)
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1866
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Immigrated to
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Australia
Date
1896
CHEN FONG
(1896). UWA Collected, accessed 09/03/2026, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/16702