CHUNG KEE

Description

Biographical informationChung Kee was born in June 1880 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1897.

He worked as a laundryman at the Tramway Laundry, 224 High Street, Fremantle, in 1916 (B).

In the 1920s he operated his own laundry at 57 8th Avenue, Maylands.Other nameChung Kee (differentiated name)Date of birthJune 1880

Organisation

Chung Kee Laundry, Maylands

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Tramway Laundry, FremantleChung Kee Laundry, MaylandsSubject (place)224 High Street, Fremantle57 8th Avenue MaylandsSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102397-5102398>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1880

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1897

UWA Collected

CHUNG KEE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA