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Yee Fong

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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FONG KAM

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Biographical informationBorn November 1880 in Canton. Arrived in 1898.

Gardener at Roebourne from 1911 to 1919 when he moved to a shop at Broome.

Fong Kam was recorded as a cook in 1929 and a baker in 1936.

He travelled overseas six times: June 1911 to August 1912, November 1916 to July 1918, February 1923 to June 1925, January 1929 to July 1930, February 1936 to May 1937 and January to December 1947.

His wife, Yee Fong, arrived in Australia c.1935.Other nameFong Kam (differentiated name)FONG KIM (also known as)Wong Chong (also known as)

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Fong Kam 1911 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1736348)

Fong Kam 1916 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1741351)

Fong Kam 1923 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1742255)

Fong Kam 1929 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1742676)

Fong Kam 1936 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1743388)

Fong Kam 1946 CEDT (NAA Item ID: 1743440)

Person

Yee Fong

Fong Kam pictured here in 1936 on one of many Certificates for Exemption from the Dictation Test he was required to complete in his six trips back to China over several decades (source: National Archives, K1145, 1936/1)

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate[date unknown]

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1898

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RelationTravelled toPlaceRoebourneDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

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Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Family

SpouseYee Fong

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Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

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FONG KAM

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