DICK TUE

Description

Biographical informationDick Tue was born in about 1863 in Hainan, China.

He worked as a cook at the Imperial Hotel, Perth, before travelling overseas in June 1901. He returned to Western Australia in August 1902 (A).
[See Cheng A Tiu and Cheng Dek Jiu].Other nameDick Tue (differentiated name)CHENG A TIU (may also be)CHENG DEK JIU (may also be)Date of birth1863

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0052

Dick Tue aged 38 in 1901 from his CoD paperwork. This is a rare photograph showing a person smoking (source: NAA: K1145, 1901/36)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceHainanDate1863

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)CHENG A TIUCHENG DEK JIUSubject (organisation)Imperial Hotel, PerthSubject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

DICK TUE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA