CHONG KING (2)

Description

Biographical informationChong King (2) was born in about 1878 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Roebourne before travelling overseas in March 1908. He returned to Australia via Darwin in 1910 (B).Other nameChong King, 1878- (differentiated name)Date of birth1878

Photograph of Chong King (2) aged 30 in 1908 from his CEDT paperwork (source NAA: K1145, 1908/31)

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceChinaDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

CHONG KING (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA