CHUN NEUY

Description

Biographical informationChun Neuy (aka Chun Neng) was born in about 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1900. He was five feet three and a half inches in height.

Worked on Chen See's market garden, Main Street, Osborne Park, from at least 1912 to 1921 (B). He resided at 21 Lake Street, Perth, in 1926 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: April 1916 to June 1917; February 1920 to June 1921; and January 1926 to April 1927 (D). He applied for a CEDT in 1913 but did not use it.Other nameChun Neuy (differentiated name)CHUN NENG (also known as)Chun Nuey (also known as)Chun Ah Neuy (also known as)Date of birth1874

Chun Neuy aged 42 in 1916 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1916/86)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1900

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Chen See's Market Garden, Osborne ParkSubject (place)Main Street, Osborne Park21 Lake Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913 unusedNAA CEDT File 1916NAA CEDT File 1920NAA CEDT File 1926NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102358-5102359>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHUN NEUY

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA