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FONG CHONG
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Biographical information
Fong Chong was born in about 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in April 1895.
He worked as a market gardener at Rose Avenue, Bayswater, from 1916 to at least 1921 (B).
Other name
Fong Chong (differentiated name)
Date of birth
1878
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1878
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
April 1895
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Rose Avenue, Bayswater
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
Related link
NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102560>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
FONG CHONG
(April 1895). UWA Collected, accessed 19/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17099