CO AH

Description

Biographical informationCo Ah was convicted in 1881 of shooting with intent to do bodily harm.

In April 1882, John Freeman was charged with attempting to assault and stab Co Ah. The case was dismissed in the Roebourne Court.

In June 1882, Co Ah was charged with assaulting Thomas Carter. The case was settled out of court.

In July 1882, Co Ah was employed by Thomas Roberts when he was charged with obtaining money under false pretenses from Roberts' father-in-law, Thomas Lewis Bassett. Co Ah was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour (C).Other nameCo Ah (differentiated name)

Document

AAC-Box-007-0184

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0145

Person

Thomas Roberts

Employment

EmployerThomas RobertsDate employed1882

Connections

Subject (person)John FreemanThomas CarterThomas RobertsThomas Lewis BassettSubject (place)Harding River, RoebourneSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaPrisonAssaultStabbingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

UWA Collected

CO AH

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA