HEE MOON

Description

Biographical informationHee Moon was born in January 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in November 1896. He was five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Bibra Lake from at least 1913 to March 1917 when he moved to Sydney (B).

Hee Moon travelled overseas between March and December 1913 (D).Other nameHee Moon (differentiated name)Date of birthJanuary 1868

Hee Moon aged 46 in 1913 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1913/71)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Bibra LakeSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1913NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102828>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateNovember 1896

UWA Collected

HEE MOON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA