CHEN QUE

Description

Biographical informationChen Que was born May 1881 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Maylands in 1910, Bayswater in 1913 and in Suburban Road, South Perth, in 1916 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: April to December 1910; February 1913 to May 1914; and April 1917 to August 1918 (D).Other nameChen Que (differentiated name)Date of birthMay 1881

Chen Que aged 36 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/48)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1881

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)MaylandsBayswaterSuburban Road, South PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1917NAA War Registration File 1916-1920NAA Immigration File 1918-1937

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHEN QUE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA