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FONG HING

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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See Sing & Co.

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School of Social Sciences

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FONG FULSON

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Biographical informationFong Fulson was born in 1873 in Xingning County in Guangdong Province, China. He was the father of Fong Hing. He arrived in Western Australia around 1891. He was a store assistant in Geraldton in 1899. He was then made a partner in the firm See Sing & Co. and was the Manager of their Roebourne operations from at least 1910 to 1926.

See Sing & Co. had significant annual turnover, typically between 8,000 and 14,000 pounds of turnover per year. The company ran a general store, tailors, importers and a bakery. They had operations in Roebourne, Cossack and Broome.

Fong Fulson was put under pressure by the Commonwealth Government to engage more in exports. He protested that "In Roebourne there is no goods obtainable to export". He travelled overseas four times, in 1899, February 1906 to November 1907, September 1913 to June 1916, November 1923 to September 1924.

He finally left Western Australia on the 17th December 1926. He applied for a CEDT in 1926 and it was valid up until December 1932, but he never returned and so never used it.Other nameFong Fulson (differentiated name)FULSON Frank (also known as)Date of birthBetween 1st January 1873 and 31st December 1873

Organisation

See Sing & Co.

Person

FONG HING

Photograph from the Certificate Exempting Fong Fulson from a Dictation Test in 1926. NAA: K1145, 1926/84

Photograph from the Certificate Exempting Fong Fulson from a Dictation Test in 1926. NAA: K1145, 1926/84

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceSin Neng (Cantonese)Date[date unknown]

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate 1891 or October 1893 (WA)

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleManaging DirectorEmployerSee Sing & Co.Date employed1st January 1910

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Related collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionSubject (organisation)See Sing & Co.Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated linkChild's cutlery, pearlshell knife, fork and spoon. Given by Fong Fulson of See Sing & Co., Storekeepers of Roebourne, to Constance (Hall) Berryman, about 1920

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

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