GOG DOW

Description

Biographical informationGog Dow was born in September 1879 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1896. He was five feet eight and a half inches in height.

He was a merchant for Wing Hing & Co., 207 William Street, Perth, from at least 1909 to 1923 (E).

He travelled overseas three times: December 1909 to October 1912; November 1913 to January 1919; and February 1923 to February 1926 (D). Between January and September 1919 he lived in Sydney (B).Other nameGog Dow (differentiated name)Date of birthSeptember 1879

Organisation

Wing Hing & Co., Perth

Gog Dow aged 45 in 1923 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1923/33)

Employment

Job titleMerchantDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wing Hing & Co., PerthSubject (place)207 William Street, PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperMerchantRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1909NAA CEDT File 1913NAA CEDT File 1923NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102751 & 5102491>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1879

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1896

UWA Collected

GOG DOW

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA