CHEN GIN

Description

Biographical informationChen Gin was born in about 1861. He was five feet and eight inches in height.

He leased a shop at Fremantle before travelling overseas in June 1902. A much younger looking man (likely to be his son) returned via Melbourne in October 1904 per the Eastern. The photos had been changed on the CoD form. The young man was subjected to a Dictation Test which he failed. He was therefore rejected and sent back to China on the vessel on which he had arrived (A).

The real Chen Gin must have returned at some time after this because in February 1911 he was charged with falsifying immigration papers (G). The changed photographs were presented as evidence. The outcome of the enquiry is not known.

Other nameChen Gin (differentiated name)Date of birth1861

Photograph and slide

Chen Gin (the younger)

Chen Gin aged 41 in 1902 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1902/155)

Connections

Subject (place)FremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperImmigration fraudFalsifying documentsRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1902

Item information

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

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CHEN GIN

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