Biographical informationHie Soon (大紡良) was born in about 1861 in China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1891. He was a cousin of Hing Lee.
He worked as a foreman and worker in the Wing Lee market garden, Wanneroo, from 1891 to 1898. The garden was a division of the firm W. Hie Toy, Murray Street, Perth. Hie Soon managed the garden at Wanneroo.
He visited China in September 1898 and, from there, applied for an extension to his CEDT. He returned to Western Australia in August 1900 (C).Other nameHie Soon (differentiated name)大紡良Date of birth1861
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Hie Soon, pictured around the age of 37 on his certificate to return to the colony (source:State Records Office, S675, Cons 527, 1898/2494).