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CHEW LUN Harry

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Biographical informationChew Lun Harry was born in Fremantle in 1903. He was the son of Chew Lun and Chew Lun May. He was the brother of Lun Quark Sing, Ada and Emily.

He attended Fremantle Technical School around 1917 (Daily News, 26 October 1917, p. 8).

He left Western Australia in September 1920 with his father and sisters to live in China after the death of his mother.

He died in China in 1924.Other nameChew Lun, Harry (differentiated name)CHEW QUIRK YUN (also known as)Date of birth1903Date of death1924

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CHEW LUN

CHEW LUN Ada (female)

CHEW LUN Ada (female)

CHEW LUN Emily (female)

CHEW LUN Emily (female)

CHEW LUN May (female)

CHEW LUN May (female)

LUN QUARK SING

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AAC_Box_2_0434

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

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

Chew Lun - article in Fremantle Herald, February 2025

Chew Lun - article in Fremantle Herald, February 2025

Harry Chew Lun CEDT 1920 (NAA Item ID: 1741564)

Harry Chew Lun CEDT 1920 (NAA Item ID: 1741564)

Harry Chew Lun, aged 17, pictured in 1920 before travelling to China with his father and siblings (source: National Archives, K1145, 1920/153)

Harry Chew Lun, aged 17, pictured in 1920 before travelling to China with his father and siblings (source: National Archives, K1145, 1920/153)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceFremantleDate1903

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ParentCHEW LUNCHEW LUN May (female)SiblingLUN QUARK SINGCHEW LUN Ada (female)CHEW LUN Emily (female)

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Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1920

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

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