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DAN TIEN SING

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Biographical informationDan Tien Sing (陳夫成) was born in April 1864 in Lok Ui (Hailam), China. He migrated to Western Australia in April 1889. He was five feet six inches in height (wearing boots).

He was recruited in Singapore to work as a cook and indoor servant under contract to Tom Cue, location unrecorded, for S$20 per month for two years (C). He worked as a cook on Yalbalgo Station, Gascoyne, in 1916 (B). He was recorded as a cook in the Carnarvon district from at least 1917 to 1928 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: March 1918 to June 1919; November 1922 to June 1923; and November 1928 to May 1929 (D).Other nameDan Tien Sing (differentiated name)DAN THIN SENG (also known as)TIEN SING DAN (also known as)陳夫成Date of birthApril 1864

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AAC-Box-007-8-0052

AAC-Box-007-8-0052

Photograph of Dan Tien Sing aged 51 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/113)

Photograph of Dan Tien Sing aged 51 in 1917 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1917/113)

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Job titleCookEmployerTom CueDate employed[date unknown]

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Subject (person)Tom CueSubject (organisation)Yalbalgo Station, GascoyneSubject (place)GascoyneCarnarvon districtSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1917NAA CEDT File 1922NAA CEDT File 1928NAA War Registration File 1916-1920

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

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceLok Ui (Hailam)Date1864

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate April 1889 (WA)

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RelationTravelled toPlaceCarnarvonDate[date unknown]

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