CHUNG SUN (1)

Description

Biographical informationChung Sun (1) was born in about August 1862 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in August 1892.

He was employed by Ah Ling & Co. on their South Perth market gardens from February 1896 to August 1899 when he applied for a CEDT (C).

In 1916 he worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park and then moved to Bayswater in 1917. He returned to Osborne Park and worked on a market garden in Hector Street, in 1918 (B).Other nameChung Sun, 1862- (differentiated name)Date of birthAugust 1862

Document

Organisation

Chung Sun, 1899, taken from his immigration certificate. Courtesy State Records Office WA:S675, Cons 527, 1899/1746

Connections

Subject (organisation)Ah Ling & Co., Perth (formerly Chew Youke & Co.)Ah Ling & Co. Market Garden, South PerthSubject (place)South PerthHector Street, Osborne ParkBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1862

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate August 1892 (WA)

UWA Collected

CHUNG SUN (1)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA