HONG WING

Description

Biographical informationHong Wing was born in June 1867 in Canton, China. He migrated to Western Australia in October 1888. He was around five feet five and a half inches in height.

He worked as a market gardener at Osborne Park in 1911 and Belmont in 1916 (E).

He travelled overseas twice: March 1911 to June 1912; and October 1916 to July 1917 (D). In July 1918, Hong Wing moved to Sydney (B).Other nameHong Wing (differentiated name)Date of birthJune 1867

Hong Wing aged 44 in 1911 from his CEDT paperwork (source: NAA: K1145, 1911/52)

Employment

Job titleGardenerDate employed[date unknown]

Connections

Subject (place)Osborne ParkBelmontSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaMarket gardeningRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1911NAA CEDT File 1916NAA War Registration File 1916-1920 <Not digitised #5102973>

Item information

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

Significant place

RelationPlace of birthPlaceCantonDate1867

Significant place

RelationImmigrated toPlaceAustraliaDateOctober 1888

UWA Collected

HONG WING

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA