GEW THORNE

Description

Biographical informationGew Thorne was born in about January 1870 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1880. He was five feet three and a quarter inches in height.

He worked at Mullewa in 1904, then moved to Geraldton in 1905 where he was employed as a driver by Sydney Fong. In 1921 he worked in Broome. In 1931 he was recorded as a shop keeper in Geraldton.

He travelled overseas twice: from 1911 (date not recorded) to October 1915; and between February 1921 and August 1926 and left Western Australia permanently in February 1931 (D).Other nameGew Thorne (differentiated name)Date of birthJanuary 1870

Gew Thorne aged 49 in 1921 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1921/14)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1870

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RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1880

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RelationTravelled toPlaceMullewaDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

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RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Sydney Fong & Co.Subject (place)GeraldtonMullewaBroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaDriverShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT Extension File 1915NAA CEDT File 1921NAA CEDT Extension File 1926NAA Immigration File 1922-1932 <Not digitised #4317280>NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102736>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

GEW THORNE

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA