FOO LOO

Description

Biographical informationFoo Loo was employed by Edward Pettit, Geraldton, as a cook for Gilbert Henry Rotton's well-sinking party in 1887.

On 12 January 1887, Foo Loo, after arguing with Pettit, stabbed him under the arm. Foo Loo was sentenced to two years imprisonment with hard labour.Other nameFoo Loo (differentiated name)

Document

AAC_Box-007_0174

AAC_Box_004_Binder-1_0151

Person

Edward Pettit

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookEmployerEdward PettitDate employed1887

Connections

Subject (person)Gilbert Henry RottonSubject (place)GeraldtonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaStabbingRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

UWA Collected

FOO LOO

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA