CHIN MUN

Description

Biographical informationChin was born in about 1882 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a cabinet maker for the Sam Hop Furniture Factory, 262 Roe Street, Perth, from 1903 to at least 1910 (F).

He travelled overseas: from February to October 1910 (D).

[Whilst the ages and arrival dates are slightly different, this person is clearly the same person as Chun Mun, this is clear from the faces]Other nameChin Mun (differentiated name)CHUN MUN (may also be)Date of birth1882

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Person

Chin Mun aged 28 in 1910 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1910/7)

Employment

Job titleCabinet makerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)CHUN MUNSubject (organisation)Sam Hop & Co. Furniture Factory, PerthSubject (place)262 Roe Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCabinet makerRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated itemCHUN MUNRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1882

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

UWA Collected

CHIN MUN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA