CHUE HING Thomas

Description

Biographical informationChue Hing (Thomas) was born in about 1852 in Canton, China. He migrated to Australia in 1887 and moved to Western Australia in 1894. He was five feet two and a half inches in height.

He was working as a market gardener in Garratt Road, Bayswater, in 1916. He had previously had an accident in which two fingers on his left hand had been crushed (B).

He travelled overseas from November 1912 until November 1913.Other nameChue Hing (Thomas) (differentiated name)Date of birth1852

Photo of Chue Hing Thomas aged 60 in 1912 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1912/236)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1852

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1887

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Garratt Road, BayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1910NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102334>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHUE HING Thomas

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA