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SHOM George

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AH LING (1)

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Anne Atkinson Collection

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School of Social Sciences

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HEM BEN YEM

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Biographical informationBorn November 1885 in KongMoon. Arrived in July 1901 or June 1902.

Related to George Shom. Wife and family in China. May have had three brothers: George Shom, Ah Wing and Wah Yim (or War Jim?). Ah Wing and Wah Yim may have worked at Ah Ling & Co.

From the time of his arrival until 1928, Hem Ben Yem worked as a shop assistant in the Ah Ling & Co store, 127 Barrack St, Perth. During this time he also leased gardens at Burswood and Kalamunda. After the Ah Ling & Co's store was sold in 1928, Hem Ben Yem worked as a gardener.

He left WA in 1930 and lived in Sydney until 1932 when he returned to WA and worked on a garden at Bayswater.

In 1936 he moved to Leederville. Between 1940 and 1947 he lived in Charles Street, Leederville.

He travelled overseas three times: March 1907 to January 1908, October 1919 to July 1922 and May 1928 to May 1930. He left WA permanently in March 1947.Other nameHem Ben Yem (differentiated name)BEN YEN LEM BENYEM (also known as)

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Organisation

Ah Ling & Co.

Ah Ling & Co., Burswood

Ah Ling & Co., Kalamunda

Hem Ben Yem's Garden, Burswood

Person

AH WING (4)

SHOM George

WONG POW

Hem Ben Yem, pictured in 1928 and referred to as Ben Yen on his Certificate for Exemption from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1928/57)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceKongMoonDateOctober 1885

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1902 SS Sultan

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Family

ParentAh HongSiblingWar JimSHOM GeorgeOther relativeAH LING (1)

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Subject (organisation)Ah Ling & Co.Ah Ling & Co., KalamundaAh Ling & Co., BurswoodHem Ben Yem's Garden, BurswoodSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson Collection

Item information

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

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HEM BEN YEM

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA