CHUNG LIN

Description

Biographical informationChung Lin was born in about 1874 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet six inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener in Green Street, Osborne Park, from at least 1913 to 1922 (B).

He travelled overseas three times: February 1905 to June 1907; October 1913 to May 1917; and February 1922 to March 1925 (D).Other nameChung Lin (differentiated name)Date of birth1874

Chung Lin aged 47 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/125)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1874

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Green Street, Osborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CoD File 1904NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT Extension File 1916NAA CEDT File 1921NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102406>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHUNG LIN

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA