HOM GOON

Description

Biographical informationHom Goon was born in November 1864 in Canton, China. He migrated to Victoria, Australia in 1892 and moved to Western Australia in 1904. He was five feet four and three quarter inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Midland Junction from 1904 to 1918 when he moved to Wah Lee's market garden at Osborne Park. In 1919 he worked on Ah Lock's market garden at Bayswater.

He travelled overseas between June 1914 and July 1916.Other nameHom Goon (differentiated name)Date of birthNovember 1864

Document

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Hom Goon CEDT File (NAA: Item ID 1740595)

Organisation

Ah Lock's Market Garden, Bayswater

Wah Lee's Market Garden, Osborne Park

Hom Goon pictured aged 50 in 1914 on his Certificate for Exemption from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1914/130).

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1904 (WA)

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1864

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1892 (Vic)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wah Lee's Market Garden, Osborne ParkAh Lock's Market Garden, BayswaterSubject (place)Midland JunctionOsborne ParkBayswaterSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1914NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102950>

Item information

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

UWA Collected

HOM GOON

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA