HONG WAH

Description

Biographical informationHong Wah was born in about 1868 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in 1901. He was five feet and four inches in height.

He worked as a laundryman at You Kee's laundry, Hampton Road, Fremantle, from at least 1908 until 1917, when the laundry closed (F). In 1926 he worked at the Wing Lee Laundry, South Terrace, Fremantle (E).

He travelled overseas from April 1908 to November 1910. He applied for a CEDT in 1926 but did not use it (D).Other nameHong Wah (differentiated name)Date of birth1868

Photograph of Hong Wah aged 40 in 1908 from his CEDT File (source: NAA: K1145, 1908/58)

Employment

Job titleLaundrymanDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (organisation)Wing Lee Laundry, FremantleYou Kee Laundry, FremantleSubject (place)South Terrace, FremantleHampton Road, Fremantle,Subject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaLaundryRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1908NAA CEDT File 1926

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1868

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDate1901

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HONG WAH

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