CHEW YICK

Description

Biographical informationChew Yick was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1896. He was five feet three inches in height.

He shared the lease of market gardens at Fremantle and Jandakot before travelling overseas in September 1903. He returned to Western Australia in July 1905 (A).Other nameChew Yick (differentiated name)Date of birth1871

Chew Yick aged 32 in 1903 from his CoD paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1903/69)

Connections

Subject (place)JandakotFremantleSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1903

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1896

UWA Collected

CHEW YICK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA