HING WON

Description

Biographical informationHing Won (aka Loong Hing One) was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1897. He was five feet five inches in height.

He worked as a shop keeper at Perth in 1908.

He applied for a CEDT in 1908 but did not use it (D).Other nameHing Won (differentiated name)LOONG HING ONE (also known as)Date of birth1868

Document

Box-007-Sorb-Box-0365

Hing Won aged 40 in 1908 from his unused CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/65)

Employment

Job titleShopkeeperDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)PerthSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaShop keeperRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908 unused

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1897

UWA Collected

HING WON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA