CHEN WONG

Description

Biographical informationChen Wong (aka Hong Loon) was born in December 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1895. He was five feet seven inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener on Yee Lee's garden, Bibra Lake, in 1916. He then moved to Glendalough Estate, Leederville, in 1918 (B).

He travelled overseas four times: July 1907 to June 1909; June 1911 to September 1913; December 1919 to May 1921; and February 1937 to March 1938. He applied for a CEDT in 1917 but did not use it (D).Other nameChen Wong (differentiated name)HANG LOON (also known as)Date of birthDecember 1871

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0364

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0377

Chen Wong aged 40 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/135)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Yee Lee's Market Garden, Bibra LakeSubject (place)Glendalough Estate, LeedervilleBibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906NAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1917 unusedNAA CEDT File 1919NAA CEDT File 1937

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1895

UWA Collected

CHEN WONG

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA