CHUNG ON (1)

Description

Biographical informationChung On (aka Cheong On) was born in October 1873 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1898. He was five feet and five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Belmont in 1908 (E). Worked at Osborne Park from 1909 to around 1920 (B).

He travelled overseas three times: March 1908 to August 1909; June 1913 to June 1915; and July 1920 to September 1922 (D).Other nameChung On (differentiated name)CHEONG ON (also known as)Date of birthOctober 1873

Photograph of Chung On aged 40 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/93)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1873

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BelmontOsborne ParkSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT 1908NAA CEDT 1913NAA CEDT 1920

Item information

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

UWA Collected

CHUNG ON (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA