GO KON JON

Description

Biographical informationGo Kon Jon was born in about 1884 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet six and a quarter inches in height.

He worked as a cook at Broome before travelling overseas between March and September 1914.

He left Western Australia permanently in October 1915 (E).Other nameGo Kon Jon (differentiated name)Date of birth1884

Go Kon Jon aged 30 in 1914 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1914/68)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1884

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

Significant place

RelationTravelled toPlaceBroomeDate[date unknown]

Employment

Job titleCookDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)BroomeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaCookRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914

Item information

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

UWA Collected

GO KON JON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA