FONG KING (2)

Description

Biographical informationFong King (2) was born in May 1878 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1890.

He worked as a market gardener for Wah On, South Perth, in 1916. He moved to Wing Sang Lee's market garden, Belgravia Street, Belmont, in 1918.

In February 1919 he was charged with manslaughter (B). He was found guilty of manslaughter over the death of Griffith Roberts and sentenced to five years hard labour.Other nameFong King, 1878- (differentiated name)Date of birthMay 1878

Document

AAC-Box-007-8-0341

AAC-Box-007-8-0385

Osborne Park Shooting Case - 1919

Organisation

Wah On's Market Garden, South Perth

Wing Sang Lee's Market Garden, Belmont

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1878

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1894

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (person)Griffith RobertsSubject (organisation)Wah On's Market Garden, South PerthWing Sang Lee's Market Garden, BelmontSubject (place)South PerthBelgravia Street, BelmontSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaManslaughterMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FONG KING (2)

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA