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HONG SUN
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Biographical information
Hong Sun was born in January 1852 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in February 1888.
He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1916 (B).
Other name
Hong Sun (differentiated name)
Date of birth
January 1852
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Relation
Place of birth
Place
Canton
Date
1852
Significant place
Relation
Immigrated to
Place
Australia
Date
February 1888
Employment
Job title
Gardener
Date employed
[date unknown]
Connections
Subject (place)
Osborne Park
Subject (topic)
Chinese heritage in Western Australia
Market gardening
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Anne Atkinson Collection
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NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102969>
Item information
Contributor
School of Social Sciences
Source of information
Asian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)
HONG SUN
(February 1888). UWA Collected, accessed 21/04/2025, https://collected.uwa.edu.au/nodes/view/17337