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DOO SHAM
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Biographical information
Doo Sham was born in April 1853 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in April 1872.
He worked as a market gardener at Belmont in 1916. He lived at 21 Lake Street, Perth, in 1918.
He was fined £5 for 'Assisting in a Gaming House in Perth' in June 1919.
He left Western Australia in October 1920 (B).
Other name
Doo Sham (differentiated name)
Date of birth
April 1853
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Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1853
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Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
April 1872
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Belmont
21 Lake Street, Perth
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
Gaming House
Gambling
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102488>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
DOO SHAM
(April 1872). UWA Collected, accessed 27/03/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17081