CHIN YOOK

Description

Biographical informationChin Yook was born in about 1871 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet two and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Broome before travelling overseas in March 1916. He returned to live in Darwin in April 1917 (E).Other nameChin Yook (differentiated name)Date of birth1871

Chin Yook aged 45 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/80)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1871

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeDarwinSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1916

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHIN YOOK

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA