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CHEW LUN May (female)

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Chew Lun's Market Garden, Bibra Lake

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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CHEW LUN

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Biographical informationChew Lun (aka Ah Lun and Chew Lung) was born in August 1861 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1889.

He was married to May Chew Lun (b. 1865. d. 1919). He was father of four children all born in Western Australia: Lun Quark Sing (b. 1895), Harry (b. 1903, d. 1924), Ada (b. 1904) and Emily (b. 1907).

He worked as a shop keeper at Fremantle before travelling overseas in February 1902 (probably with his wife and son). He returned in June 1902. In 1907, a quantity of opium was seized at Chew Lun's house in Jandakot. He was fined £10.

He was a market gardener at Bibra Lake in 1916 (refer to Chew Lun's Market Garden, Bibra Lake). Ratebooks indicate he may have been in Bibra Lake much earlier, around 1906 and leased land from Ramsey and Laurence.

After his wife died, Chew Lun took his children to China, leaving in September 1920. He returned to Western Australia alone in September 1927 (CEDT extension granted).Other nameChew Lun (differentiated name)AH LUN (also known as)CHEW LUNG (also known as)Date of birthAugust 1861

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Ah Lun (aka Chew Lun) CEDT 1902 (NAA Item ID: 1722253)

Chew Lun - article in Fremantle Herald, February 2025

Chew Lun CEDT 1920 (NAA Item ID: 1741554)

The Opium Traffic - Important Seizure at Fremantle

Person

CHEW LUN Ada (female)

CHEW LUN Emily (female)

CHEW LUN Harry

CHEW LUN May (female)

LUN QUARK SING

Organisation

Chew Lun's Market Garden, Bibra Lake

Chew Lun pictured aged 59 in 1920 before returning to China with his children after the death of his wife, May Chew Lun (source: National Archives, K1145, 1920/148)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1861

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateFebruary 1889

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Family

SpouseCHEW LUN May (female)ChildLUN QUARK SINGCHEW LUN HarryCHEW LUN Ada (female)CHEW LUN Emily (female)

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Subject (organisation)Chew Lun's Market Garden, Bibra LakeSubject (place)FremantleJandakotBibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperOpiumRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1920NAA War Registration File 1916-1920NAA Imm. Travel File 1902

Item information

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

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CHEW LUN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA