FONG KIM FOO

Description

Biographical informationFong Kim Foo was born in about 1896 in Darwin, Northern Territory. He was five feet two and a half inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Port Hedland before travelling overseas twice: July 1929 and March 1931; July 1937 to October 1938 (E).Other nameFong Kim Foo (differentiated name)Date of birth1896

Fong Kim Foo aged 41 in 1937 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1937/27)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceDarwinDate1896

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlacePort HedlandDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Port HedlandSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1929NAA CEDT File 1937

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG KIM FOO

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA